Milk Thistle 250 mg
by Swanson Superior Herbs · capsule · 120 capsules
- Off the market since December 2023 (NIH)
- UPC 0 87614 14051 3
- DSLD label 78997
- Serving 1 capsule
Milk Thistle 250 mg by Swanson Superior Herbs lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 250 mg of milk thistle seed extract and 250 mg of milk thistle. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 21, 2017.
What is in Milk Thistle 250 mg?
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: standardized to 80% Silymarin) PlantPart: seed | 250 mg | Higher than 87% of 1,277 products listing milk thistle (median 175 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,500 mg. | |
| Milk Thistle | 250 mg |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 78997 (entered September 21, 2017), 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Silymarin Milk ThistleHerbal Authority same ingredients
- Milk ThistleDoctor's A-Z same ingredients
- Milk Thistle Extract (Ethanol/Water Extract) 250 mgVital Nutrients · off the market same ingredients
- Milk Thistle 500 mgAbsorb Health same ingredients
- Milk Thistle 500 mgMason Natural same ingredients
- Milk Thistle Seed 500 mgDr. Clark Store 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 Use: As a dietary supplement, take one capsule two to three times per day with water.
- Warnings
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 78997.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Guaranteed Purity & Potency.
How many labels does Milk Thistle 250 mg have?
2 labels are on file under this name since May 24, 2017: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 78997 (current) Entered September 21, 2017 · off the market December 4, 2023 · 120 capsules · UPC 0 87614 14051 3
- Label 73580 Entered May 24, 2017 · off the market July 25, 2017 · 120 capsules · UPC 0 87614 14051 3
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson Superior Herbs products.