Milk Thistle Max-V
by Douglas Laboratories · capsule · 60 vegetarian capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 3 10539 76735 1
- DSLD label 274087
- Serving 1 vegetarian capsule
- 60 servings
Milk Thistle Max-V by Douglas Laboratories lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 vegetarian capsule, such as 250 mg of milk thistle herbal extract and 100 mg of milk thistle extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 22, 2022.
What is in Milk Thistle Max-V?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milk Thistle Herbal Extractas Silymarinstandardized to provide 80% silmarin | 250 mg | Higher than 80% of 1,277 products listing milk thistle (median 175 mg). Per day at the most servings: 700 mg. | |
| Milk Thistle extract | 100 mg |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 274087 (entered September 22, 2022), 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?
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 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Milk Thistle 350 mgVSN Vital Strength Nutrition · off the market same ingredients
- Milk Thistle 350 mgVitaCeutical Labs same ingredients
- Milk Thistle 350 mgVitamer Laboratories same ingredients
- Milk Thistle 350 mgGenceutic Naturals same ingredients
- SilymarinNOW same ingredients
- LivaNewCarotec · off the market 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
- Suggested Usage: As a dietary supplement, adults take 1 capsule twice daily between meals, or as directed by your health professional. If digestive irritation occurs, take with meals.
- Warnings
- Warning: If you are pregnant, nursing, have any health condition or taking any medication, consult your health professional before using this product.
- Keep out of the reach of children.
- Use only if safety seal is intact.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Gluten-free, Non-GMO
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 274087.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Vegetable Stearate.
How many labels does Milk Thistle Max-V have?
5 labels are on file under this name since February 23, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 274087 (current) Entered September 22, 2022 · on the market · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 3 10539 76735 1
- Label 232516 Entered August 23, 2020 · off the market March 22, 2022 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 3 10539 76735 1
- Label 56712 Entered February 23, 2016 · off the market May 29, 2020 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 3 10539 76735 1
- Label 9743 Entered June 1, 2012 · off the market December 15, 2015 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 3 10539 76735 1
- Label 5294 Entered February 23, 2012 · off the market January 20, 2012 · 60 Vegetarian Capsules · UPC 3 10539 76735 1
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Douglas Laboratories (manufacturer), Pittsburgh, PA. All Douglas Laboratories products.