Ultimate Liver Elixir
by Swanson Ultra · capsule · 30 capsules
- Off the market since December 2023 (NIH)
- UPC 0 87614 02247 5
- DSLD label 184840
- Serving 1 capsule
Ultimate Liver Elixir by Swanson Ultra lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 250 mg of siliphos milk thistle phytosome, 150 mg of LINNEAssure red clover extract, 100 mg of alpha-lipoic acid and 100 mg of GreenSelect green tea extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 25, 2019.
What is in Ultimate Liver Elixir?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siliphos Milk Thistle Phytosomeas Glycine max Soybeans, Silybin, Silybum marianumSiliphos Milk Thistle Phytosome (Form: Silybum marianum PlantPart: fruits Genus: Silybum Species: marianum, Glycine max Soybeans Genus: Glycine Species: max, standardized to 29.7- 36.3% Silybin Note: 74.3-90.8 mg) | 250 mg | Higher than 80% of 1,277 products listing milk thistle (median 175 mg). | |
| LINNEAssure Red Clover extractas IsoflavonesLINNEAssure Red Clover extract (Form: standardized to 40% Isoflavones Note: 60 mg) (Alt. Name: Linnea IFL 40) PlantPart: aerial Genus: Trifolium Species: pratense | 150 mg | 46% of 279 products listing red clover give more (median 150 mg). | |
| Alpha-Lipoic Acid | 100 mg | Higher than 56% of 2,407 products listing alpha lipoic acid (median 50 mg). | |
| GreenSelect Green Tea extractas EGCG, PolyphenolsGreenSelect Green Tea extract (Form: standardized to 60% Polyphenols, 40% EGCG (Alt. Name: Epigallocatechin-3-O-Gallate)) PlantPart: dried leaves Genus: Camellia Species: sinensis | 100 mg | 46% of 2,595 products listing green tea give more (median 100 mg). | |
| L-Glutathioneas L-Glutamyl-L-CysteinylglycineL-Glutathione (Form: L-Glutamyl-L-Cysteinylglycine) Note: reduced | 100 mg | Higher than 61% of 717 products listing glutathione (median 50 mg). | |
| Milk Thistle extractas SilymarinMilk Thistle extract (Form: standardized to 80% Silymarin) PlantPart: seeds Genus: Silybum Species: marianum | 100 mg |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 184840 (entered February 25, 2019), 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 one serving 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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Ultimate Liver Elixir's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- GlutathioneNOW · off the market 3 shared, 60% alike
- L-GlutathioneNature's Craft 3 shared, 60% alike
- GlutathioneNature's Craft 3 shared, 60% alike
- Skin WhiteningeXplicit Supplements 3 shared, 51% alike
- L-Glutathione ComplexeXplicit Supplements 3 shared, 51% alike
- Glutathione 500 mgLuckyVitamin 3 shared, 46% 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, take one capsule per day with water.
- Warnings
- Do not use if seal is broken.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Warning: Do not take this product is you are pregnant or nursing. Consult your healthcare provider before use if you are taking any prescription medications.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 184840.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, May contain one or both of the following.
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 Ultimate Liver Elixir have?
One label is on file, entered on February 25, 2019.
- Label 184840 (current) Entered February 25, 2019 · off the market December 5, 2023 · 30 capsules · UPC 0 87614 02247 5
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 Ultra products.