Blessed Thistle
by Nature's Sunshine · capsule · 100 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 99904 00100 8
- DSLD label 277989
- Serving 2 capsules
- 50 servings
Blessed Thistle by Nature's Sunshine lists one ingredient: 650 mg of blessed thistle per serving of 2 capsules. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 24, 2022.
What is in Blessed Thistle?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blessed Thistle | 650 mg | Higher than 74% of 90 products listing blessed thistle (median 56.25 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,300 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 277989 (entered October 24, 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.
- Blessed ThistleHerb Pharm same ingredients
- Blessed Thistle 390 mgNature's Way · off the market same ingredients
- Blessed Thistle 780 mgNature's Way same ingredients
- Blessed ThistleMama's Select same ingredients
- Blessed Thistle 800 mgBest Naturals same ingredients
- Blessed Thistle 900 mgBodSmith 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
- Recommended Use: Take 2 capsules with a meal twice daily.
- Warnings
- Do not use if inner seal is missing or damaged.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 277989.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Capsule.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Ko Pareve (Kosher).
How many labels does Blessed Thistle have?
2 labels are on file under this name since October 23, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 277989 (current) Entered October 24, 2022 · on the market · 100 capsules · UPC 0 99904 00100 8
- Label 208648 Entered October 23, 2019 · off the market January 21, 2022 · 100 capsules · UPC 0 99904 00100 8
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc. (manufacturer), Spanish Fork, UT. All Nature's Sunshine products.