Milk Thistle Extract 80% Silymarin
by Natural Factors · capsule · 90 capsules
- Off the market since July 2014 (NIH)
- UPC 0 68958 04181 0
- DSLD label 9387
- Serving 1 capsule
Milk Thistle Extract 80% Silymarin by Natural Factors lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 55 mg of dandelion. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 25, 2012.
What is in Milk Thistle Extract 80% Silymarin?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milk ThistleMilk Thistle PlantPart: seed Genus: Silybum Species: marianum Note: powdered extract | 250 mg | ||
| SilymarinSilymarin Note: 80% | 200 mg | Higher than 67% of 208 products listing silymarin (median 116 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,200 mg. | |
| DandelionDandelion PlantPart: root Genus: Taraxacum Species: officinale Note: powdered | 55 mg | 70% of 793 products listing dandelion give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 330 mg. | |
| TurmericTurmeric PlantPart: root Genus: Curcuma Species: longa Note: powdered | 27.5 mg |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 9387 (entered June 25, 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 3 to 6 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 80% Silymarin's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- SilymarinMetabolic Maintenance 1 shared, 61% alike
- EuroPure Silymarin 200 mgSource Naturals 1 shared, 61% alike
- Silymarin with BioSorbMRM Nutrition 1 shared, 61% alike
- Silymarin 150 mgDoctor's Best 1 shared, 61% alike
- Silymarin 300 mgMetabolic Maintenance 1 shared, 61% alike
- HerbalFactors Milk ThistleNatural Factors · off the market 2 shared, 59% 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: 1 capsule, 3-6 times per day with meals or as directed by a health professional.
- Warnings
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Sealed for your protection. Do not use if seal is broken.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Contains no artificial preservatives, color or sweeteners; no corn, dairy, wheat or yeast.
- Storage
- For freshness, store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 9387.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin capsule, Rice powder, Magnesium Stearate, Silica.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): STANDARDIZED POTENCY; (recycle) Recyclable container and label; Purity & Potency Guaranteed.
How many labels does Milk Thistle Extract 80% Silymarin have?
2 labels are on file under this name since June 25, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 9387 (current) Entered June 25, 2012 · off the market July 15, 2014 · 90 capsules · UPC 0 68958 04181 0
- Label 9383 Entered June 25, 2012 · off the market July 15, 2014 · 60 capsules · UPC 0 68958 04180 3
DSLD also links this label to: Milk Thistle 250 mg (package size difference, same product), Milk Thistle 250 mg (image difference, same product), Milk Thistle 250 mg (package size 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 Natural Factors Canada (manufacturer). All Natural Factors products.