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Milk Thistle Dandelion & Yellow Dock

by Swanson · capsule · 120 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 87614 11707 2
  • DSLD label 203211
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 60 servings

Milk Thistle Dandelion & Yellow Dock by Swanson lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 700 mg of milk thistle, 250 mg of dandelion, 250 mg of yellow dock and 100 mg of beet. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 28, 2019.

What is in Milk Thistle Dandelion & Yellow Dock?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 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 Dandelion & Yellow Dock: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 203211, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Milk Thistle700 mgMilk Thistle in Milk Thistle Dandelion & Yellow Dock against 1,277 products700 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 90 mg to 300 mg, the median 175 mg.700 mg

Higher than 94% of 1,277 products listing milk thistle (median 175 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,400 mg.

Dandelion250 mgDandelion in Milk Thistle Dandelion & Yellow Dock against 793 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.250 mg

Higher than 75% of 793 products listing dandelion (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 500 mg.

Yellow Dock250 mgYellow Dock in Milk Thistle Dandelion & Yellow Dock against 105 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 400 mg, the median 100 mg.250 mg

Higher than 71% of 105 products listing yellow dock (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 500 mg.

Beet100 mgBeet in Milk Thistle Dandelion & Yellow Dock against 850 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10.63 mg to 500 mg, the median 100 mg.100 mg

48% of 850 products listing beet give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 203211 (entered May 28, 2019), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. 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 700 mg of milk thistle is higher than 94% of the 1,277 milk thistle products that print an amount; 74 list more.

The NIH database records 2 servings 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?

4 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 a dietary supplement, take two capsules two times per day with water.
Warnings
Warning: For adults only.
Do not take this product if you are pregnant, nursing, have or have had kidney stones or have an obstruction of the bowels or bile ducts. Consult your physician before using this or any product if you are taking medication, have a medical condition or have gallbladder problems.
Keep out of reach of children.
Do not use if seal is broken.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 203211.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Calcium Palmitate, Silica, Rice Flour.

How many labels does Milk Thistle Dandelion & Yellow Dock have?

One label is on file, entered on May 28, 2019.

  1. Label 203211 (current) Entered May 28, 2019 · on the market · 120 capsules · UPC 0 87614 11707 2

DSLD also links this label to: Milk Thistle, Dandelion & Yellow Dock Herbal Liver Purifier (image difference, same product), Milk Thistle, Dandelion & Yellow Dock Herbal Liver Purifier (image difference, same product), Milk Thistle, Dandelion & Yellow Dock Herbal Liver Purifier (image difference, same product).

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

Who makes it?

The label names Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson products.

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