Milk Thistle plus Picrorhiza
by GNC Herbal Plus Standardized · capsule · 60 Vegetarian Capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 48107 09714 1
- DSLD label 866
- Serving 1 capsule
Milk Thistle plus Picrorhiza by GNC Herbal Plus Standardized lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 200 mg of milk thistle seed extract and 200 mg of picrorhiza kurrooa root extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 26, 2011.
What is in Milk Thistle plus Picrorhiza?
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 Thistle seed extractas SilymarinMilk Thistle seed extract (Form: 80% Silymarin Note: = 160mg) PlantPart: seed Genus: Silybum Species: marianum | 200 mg | Higher than 51% of 1,277 products listing milk thistle (median 175 mg). | |
| Picrorhiza kurrooa Root ExtractPicrorhiza kurrooa Root Extract CorrectedName: Picrorhiza Note: 5% Picroside II = 10mg | 200 mg | Higher than 58% of 59 products listing picrorhiza (median 100 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 866 (entered October 26, 2011), 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 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?
2 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Milk Thistle & PicrorhizaGNC Herbal Plus same ingredients
- Liver DetoxBronson Laboratories · off the market same ingredients
- Kutki PowderBanyan Botanicals 1 shared, 65% alike
- KutkiBanyan Botanicals 1 shared, 65% alike
- Picrorhiza Non-AlcoholHawaii Pharm 1 shared, 65% alike
- Picrorhiza Alcohol FreeHawaii Pharm 1 shared, 65% 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
- Directions: As a dietary supplement, take one capsule daily.
- Warnings
- Discontinue use two weeks prior to surgery.
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
- WARNING: Consult your physician prior to using this product if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medications, or have a medical condition.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 866.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Corn Starch, Chlorophyllin.
How many labels does Milk Thistle plus Picrorhiza have?
One label is on file, entered on October 26, 2011.
- Label 866 (current) Entered October 26, 2011 · on the market · 60 Vegetarian Capsules · UPC 0 48107 09714 1
DSLD also links this label to: Milk Thistle & Picrorhiza (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 General Nutrition Corporation (distributor), Pittsburgh, PA. All GNC Herbal Plus Standardized products.