Silymarin Milk Thistle Extract 150 mg
by NOW · capsule · 120 veg capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 33739 04737 3
- DSLD label 314076
- Serving 2 veg capsules
- 60 servings
Silymarin Milk Thistle Extract 150 mg by NOW lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 2 veg capsules, such as 300 mg of milk thistle fruit, seed extract and 700 mg of turmeric, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 20, 2024.
What is in Silymarin Milk Thistle Extract 150 mg?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 veg 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 5 Calories | ||
| Total Carbohydrates | 1 g | 1% | 74% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 3 g. |
| Milk Thistle Fruit, Seed Extractas Silybum marianum Fruit Extract, Silybum marianum Seed Extract | 300 mg | Higher than 72% of 1,277 products listing milk thistle (median 175 mg). Per day at the most servings: 900 mg. | |
| Silymarin Flavonoidsequivalent 80% | 240 mg | Higher than 76% of 208 products listing silymarin (median 116 mg). Per day at the most servings: 720 mg. | |
| Turmeric | 700 mg | Higher than 84% of 2,369 products listing turmeric (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,100 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 314076 (entered June 20, 2024), 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 1 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?
2 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Milk Thistle Extract 150 mgNOW same ingredients
- SilymarinBaar Nature's Blessing same ingredients
- Milk Thistle SeedGaia Herbs 3 shared, 78% alike
- HerbalFactors Milk ThistleNatural Factors · off the market 3 shared, 71% alike
- Milk ThistleDaVinci Laboratories Of Vermont · off the market 2 shared, 68% alike
- Milk Thistle SeedVitamer Laboratories · off the market 2 shared, 68% 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 Usage: Take 2 capsules 1 to 3 times daily with food.
- Warnings
- Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish, tree nut or sesame ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
- Caution: For adults only.
- Not for pregnant/nursing women. Consult physician if taking medication or have a medical condition (especially gall bladder dysfunction).
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish, tree nut or sesame ingredients.
- Non-GMO
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place after opening.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 314076.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Rice Flour, Stearic Acid.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP Quality Assured; Crescent H (Halal); Triangle K (Kosher).
How many labels does Silymarin Milk Thistle Extract 150 mg have?
8 labels are on file under this name since October 1, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 314076 (current) Entered June 20, 2024 · on the market · 120 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 04737 3
- Label 245023 Entered July 27, 2021 · off the market February 12, 2024 · 60 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 04735 9
- Label 72740 Entered April 25, 2017 · off the market February 12, 2024 · 120 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 04737 3
- Label 72727 Entered April 25, 2017 · off the market September 22, 2023 · 60 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 04735 9
- Label 44946 Entered April 24, 2015 · off the market March 7, 2017 · 120 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 04737 3
- Label 44945 Entered April 24, 2015 · off the market March 7, 2017 · 60 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 04735 9
- Label 13815 Entered October 1, 2012 · off the market March 24, 2015 · 120 vcaps(R) · UPC 7 33739 04737 3
- Label 13814 Entered October 1, 2012 · off the market March 24, 2015 · 60 vcaps(R) · UPC 7 33739 04735 9
DSLD also links this label to: Milk Thistle Extract 150 mg (package size 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 NOW Foods (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.