Milk Thistle Extract
by Protocol For Life Balance · capsule · 90 vcaps(R)
- Off the market since March 2012 (NIH)
- UPC 7 07359 14739 3
- DSLD label 11740
- Serving 1 vegetarian capsule
Milk Thistle Extract by Protocol For Life Balance lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 vegetarian capsule, such as 300 mg of milk thistle extract, 100 mg of dandelion root extract and 50 mg of artichoke extract, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 24, 2012.
What is in Milk Thistle Extract?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 vegetarian capsule. 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sodium | 7 mg | 1% | 88% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg). Per day at the most servings: 21 mg. |
| Milk Thistle extractas Silymarin FlavonoidsMilk Thistle extract (Form: standardized to 80% Silymarin Flavonoids) PlantPart: fruit and seeds Genus: Silybum Species: marianum | 300 mg | Higher than 72% of 1,277 products listing milk thistle (median 175 mg). Per day at the most servings: 900 mg. | |
| Dandelion root extractDandelion root extract PlantPart: root Genus: Taraxacum Species: officinale Note: 4:1 | 100 mg | 48% of 793 products listing dandelion give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg. | |
| Artichoke extractas CynarinArtichoke extract (Form: Standardized to 2% Cynarin) PlantPart: Leaf Genus: Cynara Species: scolymus | 50 mg | 67% of 433 products listing artichoke give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 11740 (entered August 24, 2012), 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?
Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.
The NIH database records 1 to 3 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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Milk Thistle Extract's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Silymarin Milk Thistle Extract 2X - 300 mg with Artichoke & DandelionNOW · off the market 3 shared, 86% alike
- Milk Thistle Extract 300 mg/80% Liver Support FormulaProtocol For Life Balance · off the market 3 shared, 86% alike
- Double Strength Silymarin 300 mgNOW · off the market 3 shared, 86% alike
- Liver DetoxOrganifi · off the market 3 shared, 86% alike
- Advanced LIV-CombNew Sun 3 shared, 86% alike
- Super Milk Thistle ExtractDouglas Cooper Co. 3 shared, 86% alike
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 USAGE: As an herbal dietary supplement, take 1 Vcap(R) 1 to 3 times daily. Increase dosage as directed by a health care practitioner.
- Warnings
- Cautions and Interactions Few side effects are reported when Silymarin is used within the recommended dose ranges. Rare cases of stomach upset, mild laxative effect, itching and headache have been described.* Significant interactions between milk thistle (Silymarin) and medications or other herbal remedies are largely unknown at normal levels of intake.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Contains no sugar, salt, starch, yeast, wheat, gluten, corn, soy, milk, egg, shellfish or preservatives.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 11740.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Cellulose, Silica, Magnesium Stearate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP.
How many labels does Milk Thistle Extract have?
One label is on file, entered on August 24, 2012.
- Label 11740 (current) Entered August 24, 2012 · off the market March 23, 2012 · 90 vcaps(R) · UPC 7 07359 14739 3
DSLD also links this label to: Milk Thistle Extract 300 mg/80% Liver Support Formula (image difference, same product), Milk Thistle Extract 300 mg/80% Liver Support Formula (image difference, same product), Milk Thistle Extract 300 mg (image difference, same product), Milk Thistle Extract 300 mg (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 NHG (manufacturer), Sparks, NV. All Protocol For Life Balance products.