Milk Thistle Liquid Phyto-Caps
by Gaia Herbs Professional Solutions · capsule · 60 liquid-filled capsules
- Off the market since December 2022 (NIH)
- UPC 7 51063 39924 1
- DSLD label 80145
- Serving 3 capsules
- 20 servings
Milk Thistle Liquid Phyto-Caps by Gaia Herbs Professional Solutions lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 3 capsules, such as 450 mg of milk thistle seed extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 20, 2017.
What is in Milk Thistle Liquid Phyto-Caps?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 15 Calories | ||
| Milk Thistle seed extractMilk Thistle seed extract PlantPart: seed Genus: Silybum Species: marianum Note: ecologically harvested | 450 mg | Higher than 85% of 1,277 products listing milk thistle (median 175 mg). | |
| Silymarinsas Milk ThistleSilymarins (Form: from Milk Thistle PlantPart: seed) | 360 mg | Higher than 94% of 208 products listing silymarin (median 116 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 80145 (entered November 20, 2017), 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 360 mg of silymarin is higher than 94% of the 208 silymarin products that print an amount; 11 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.
- Milk Thistle 350 mgSolaray same ingredients
- TrueMilkThistleNatureCity same ingredients
- Time Release Milk ThistleNature's Sunshine same ingredients
- SuperPure Milk ThistlePure Synergy same ingredients
- Milk Thistle SeedGaia Herbs Single Herbs · off the market same ingredients
- Milk Thistle ExtractNature's Lab same ingredients
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
- Recommendations: Adults take 3 capsules after the evening meal or as directed by your health care provider.
- Warnings
- Not recommended during pregnancy or nursing without consulting your health care provider prior to use.
- Keep away from children.
- Safety sealed for your protection.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Contains no animal by-products and no gelatin Tested free of heavy metal toxicity
- Storage
- Keep bottle capped at all times and store in a cool dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 80145.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Vegetable Glycerin, Lecithin, Water, Capsule.
How many labels does Milk Thistle Liquid Phyto-Caps have?
3 labels are on file under this name since October 25, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 80145 (current) Entered November 20, 2017 · off the market December 22, 2022 · 60 liquid-filled capsules · UPC 7 51063 39924 1
- Label 34486 Entered June 25, 2014 · off the market August 5, 2017 · 60 liquid-filled capsules · UPC 7 51063 39924 1
- Label 14777 Entered October 25, 2012 · off the market April 22, 2014 · 60 liquid-filled capsules · UPC 7 51063 39924 1
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Gaia Herbs, Inc. (manufacturer), Brevard, NC. All Gaia Herbs Professional Solutions products.