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Milk Thistle

by Oregon's Wild Harvest · capsule · 180 organic vegan capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 06195 10603 8
  • DSLD label 317183
  • Serving 3 capsules
  • 60 servings

Milk Thistle by Oregon's Wild Harvest lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 3 capsules, such as 1,260 mg of milk thistle and 240 mg of milk thistle seed extract, powder. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 25, 2024.

What is in Milk Thistle?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 capsules. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).

Milk Thistle: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 317183, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Milk Thistleas Silybum marianumOrganic1,260 mgMilk Thistle in Milk Thistle against 1,277 products1,500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 90 mg to 300 mg, the median 175 mg.1,500 mg

Higher than 98% of 1,277 products listing milk thistle (median 175 mg).

Milk Thistle Seed Extract, Powderas Silymarinstandardized to 80% Silymarin240 mg

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 317183 (entered September 25, 2024), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.

Is that a lot?

The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:

  • Its 1,500 mg of milk thistle (2 rows of the label added together) is higher than 98% of the 1,277 milk thistle products that print an amount; 21 list more.

The NIH database records one serving a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.

The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.

Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.

Which products have the closest formulas?

6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.

What does the label say about taking it?

Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.

Directions
Suggested Use: As an herbal supplement, take one capsule three times per day or as directed by your healthcare professional. Best if taken on an empty stomach.
Warnings
Caution: Keep out of reach of children.
If taking medication consult a healthcare professional before use. Do not take if pregnant or nursing.
Discontinue use if unusual symptoms occur.
Do not exceed recommended dose.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Free from: Gluten, dairy and soy allergens.
Product verified non-GMO by SGS.
Verified Non-GMO

Source: label statements in DSLD label 317183.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Pullulan.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Verified Non-GMO USDA Organic; Oregon Tilth Certified Organic (OTCO). Listed with: USDA Organic seal (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does Milk Thistle have?

8 labels are on file under this name since April 25, 2018: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 307441 Entered October 24, 2024 · off the market June 27, 2024 · 180 vegan capsules · UPC 7 06195 10603 8
  2. Label 317183 (current) Entered September 25, 2024 · on the market · 180 organic vegan capsules · UPC 7 06195 10603 8
  3. Label 317182 Entered September 25, 2024 · on the market · 90 organic vegan capsules · UPC 7 06195 00019 0
  4. Label 307214 Entered February 22, 2024 · off the market June 27, 2024 · 90 vegan capsules · UPC 7 06195 00019 0
  5. Label 270845 Entered July 21, 2022 · off the market December 15, 2022 · 180 capsules · UPC 7 06195 10603 8
  6. Label 176041 Entered May 24, 2018 · off the market December 15, 2022 · 1 fl. Oz. · UPC 7 06195 00112 8
  7. Label 176046 Entered April 25, 2018 · off the market November 24, 2021 · 180 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 06195 10603 8
  8. Label 176043 Entered April 25, 2018 · off the market December 15, 2022 · 90 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 06195 00019 0

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Oregon's Wild Harvest (manufacturer), Redmond, OR. All Oregon's Wild Harvest products.

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