Silymarin Milk Thistle Extract 2X - 300 mg with Artichoke & Dandelion
by NOW · capsule · 200 veg capsules
- Off the market since April 2015 (NIH)
- UPC 7 33739 04753 3
- DSLD label 36084
- Serving 1 veg capsule
Silymarin Milk Thistle Extract 2X - 300 mg with Artichoke & Dandelion by NOW lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 veg capsule, such as 300 mg of milk thistle extract, 100 mg of dandelion and 50 mg of artichoke. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 26, 2014.
What is in Silymarin Milk Thistle Extract 2X - 300 mg with Artichoke & Dandelion?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 veg 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 extractas Silymarin FlavonoidsMilk Thistle extract (Form: standardized to 80% Silymarin Flavonoids) PlantPart: fruit and seeds Genus: Silybum Species: marianum | 300 mg | Higher than 72% of 1,277 products listing milk thistle (median 175 mg). Per day at the most servings: 900 mg. | |
| Dandelion | 100 mg | 48% of 793 products listing dandelion give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg. | |
| Artichoke | 50 mg | 67% of 433 products listing artichoke give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 36084 (entered August 26, 2014), 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 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Milk Thistle Extract 300 mg/80% Liver Support FormulaProtocol For Life Balance · off the market same ingredients
- Double Strength Silymarin 300 mgNOW · off the market same ingredients
- Advanced LIV-CombNew Sun same ingredients
- Super Milk Thistle ExtractDouglas Cooper Co. same ingredients
- Milk Thistle 300 mg + Dandelion Root & Artichoke LeafNatural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage same ingredients
- Liver Support FormulaSAN 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
- SUGGESTED USAGE: As a dietary supplement, take 1 capsule 1 to 3 times daily.
- Warnings
- Caution: For adults only.
- Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Do Not Eat Freshness Packet. Keep in Bottle.
- Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place after opening.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 36084.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Cellulose powder, Silica, Magnesium Stearate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP QUALITY ASSURED.
How many labels does Silymarin Milk Thistle Extract 2X - 300 mg with Artichoke & Dandelion have?
6 labels are on file under this name since October 1, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 36084 (current) Entered August 26, 2014 · off the market April 24, 2015 · 200 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 04753 3
- Label 36083 Entered August 26, 2014 · off the market February 16, 2015 · 100 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 04739 7
- Label 36082 Entered August 26, 2014 · off the market February 16, 2015 · 50 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 04738 0
- Label 13857 Entered June 25, 2013 · off the market March 6, 2014 · 200 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 04753 3
- Label 13817 Entered October 1, 2012 · off the market March 6, 2014 · 100 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 04739 7
- Label 13816 Entered October 1, 2012 · off the market March 6, 2014 · 50 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 04738 0
DSLD also links this label to: Double Strength Silymarin (image difference, same product), Double Strength Silymarin (image difference, same product), Double Strength Silymarin (image difference, same product), Double Strength Silymarin (image difference, same product), Double Strength Milk Thistle Extract 300 mg (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 NOW FOODS (manufacturer, distributor), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.