Milk Thistle Seed Complex
by NutriCology · capsule · 120 vegetarian capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 13947 50750 0
- DSLD label 258675
- Serving 1 capsule
- 120 servings
Milk Thistle Seed Complex by NutriCology lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 200 mg of phyllanthus amarus (leaf) extract, 200 mg of milk thistle (seed) extract and 200 mg of dandelion extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 22, 2022.
What is in Milk Thistle Seed Complex?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phyllanthus amarus (leaf) extract | 200 mg | 52% of 111 products listing chanca piedra give more (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mg. | |
| Milk Thistle (seed) extractas Silymarin | 200 mg | Higher than 51% of 1,277 products listing milk thistle (median 175 mg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mg. | |
| Dandelion extract | 200 mg | Higher than 63% of 793 products listing dandelion (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 258675 (entered January 22, 2022), 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 2 to 3 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?
4 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Phallanthus ComplexAllergy Research Group · off the market same ingredients
- Phyllanthus ComplexAllergy Research Group · off the market same ingredients
- Phyllanthus ComplexNutriCology · off the market same ingredients
- Milk Thistle PlusAllergy Research Group same ingredients
- Liver RescueHealthForce · off the market 3 shared, 75% alike
- Liver RescueHealthForce SuperFoods 3 shared, 75% 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 Use As a dietary supplement, 1 capsule two or three times daily with meals, or as directed by a healthcare practitioner.
- Storage
- Keep in a cool, dry place, tightly capped.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 258675.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Microcrystalline Cellulose, L-Leucine.
How many labels does Milk Thistle Seed Complex have?
One label is on file, entered on January 22, 2022.
- Label 258675 (current) Entered January 22, 2022 · on the market · 120 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 13947 50750 0
DSLD also links this label to: Phyllanthus Complex (image difference, same product), Phyllanthus Complex (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 NutriCology (distributor), South Salt Lake, UT. All NutriCology products.