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Milk Thistle Plus

by Rainbow Light · tablet or pill · 60 tablets

  • Off the market since March 2023 (NIH)
  • UPC 0 21888 10762 9
  • DSLD label 42602
  • Serving 2 tablets
  • 30 servings

Milk Thistle Plus by Rainbow Light lists 10 ingredients, 7 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 1,000 IU of vitamin A, 1,000 mg of milk thistle [seed] 4:1 extract, 200 mg of ginger and 150 mg of artichoke [leaf] 4:1 extract; 3 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 25, 2015.

What is in Milk Thistle Plus?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 tablets. 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 Plus: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 42602, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Aas Beta-CaroteneVitamin A (Form: as Beta-Carotene)1,000 IU20%Vitamin A in Milk Thistle Plus against 5,772 products1,000 IU per serving; the middle half of products list 2,000 IU to 5,000 IU, the median 4,000 IU.1,000 IU

84% of 5,772 products listing vitamin A give more (median 4,000 IU).

Milk Thistle [seed] 4:1 extractMilk Thistle [seed] 4:1 extract PlantPart: seed Note: equivalent to 6,000 mg of herbal powder1,000 mgMilk Thistle in Milk Thistle Plus against 1,277 products1,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 90 mg to 300 mg, the median 175 mg.1,000 mg

Higher than 95% of 1,277 products listing milk thistle (median 175 mg).

Silymarin100 mgSilymarin in Milk Thistle Plus against 208 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 63.75 mg to 203 mg, the median 116 mg.100 mg

51% of 208 products listing silymarin give more (median 116 mg).

Ginger200 mgGinger in Milk Thistle Plus against 1,770 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 150 mg, the median 60 mg.200 mg

Higher than 77% of 1,770 products listing ginger (median 60 mg).

Artichoke [leaf] 4:1 extractArtichoke [leaf] 4:1 extract PlantPart: leaf Note: equivalent to 900 mg of herbal powder150 mgArtichoke in Milk Thistle Plus against 433 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.150 mg

Higher than 58% of 433 products listing artichoke (median 100 mg).

Carotene Antioxidant Complex100 mg
Carrot {concentrate}in the blend, no amount given
Spinach {concentrate}in the blend, no amount given
Parsley Concentratein the blend, no amount given
Bupleurum80 mg
Schisandra80 mgSchisandra in Milk Thistle Plus against 460 products80 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 240 mg, the median 108.75 mg.80 mg

65% of 460 products listing schisandra give more (median 108.75 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 42602 (entered February 25, 2015), 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 1,000 mg of milk thistle is higher than 95% of the 1,277 milk thistle products that print an amount; 29 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.

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: Take 2 tablets daily.
Allergens and what it does not contain
NATURAL PURITY GUARANTEE: Free of artificial colors, flavors, sweeteners, preservatives and additives. Contains no sugar, lactose/dairy, wheat, gluten or yeast. VeganGuard(R): Free of animal products.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 42602.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Modified Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Silica, Dextrin, Dextrose, Soy Lecithin.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GLUTEN FREE; VeganGuard(R); Eco-Guard(R) Bottle 100% Recycled 100% Recyclable.

How many labels does Milk Thistle Plus have?

One label is on file, entered on February 25, 2015.

  1. Label 42602 (current) Entered February 25, 2015 · off the market March 28, 2023 · 60 tablets · UPC 0 21888 10762 9

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

Who makes it?

The label names Rainbow Light Nutritional Systems (manufacturer, distributor), Santa Cruz, CA. All Rainbow Light products.

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