Milk Thistle

Milk Thistle

Paradise4.7 (2,728 ratings)
Format:Capsule Quantity: 60 Capsule(s) · 60 servings
Goals
$11.99 $0.19 per serving

Product analysis

78 out of 100

Milk Thistle offers an economical extract for people seeking liver support, although its effects vary between preparations.

AI assessment of the formula, label and price. How scoring works

Nutrient Quality40

Silymarin identifies part of the preparation, but does not by itself establish a quality advantage. Effects from a particular extract cannot automatically be transferred to every milk thistle supplement.

Ingredient Transparency100

The extract amount and silymarin form are identified. That helps you compare the preparation more precisely than the plant name alone.

Value For Money100

The serving offers favorable value for the identified milk thistle extract. The amount of whole extract should be compared separately from its silymarin content.

Customer Satisfaction86

Customers generally give positive ratings, backed by thousands of opinions. Those ratings describe satisfaction without establishing effectiveness or safety.

Product Focus85

A single extract keeps the liver-support purpose clear. Mixed preparation-specific findings do not establish routine toxin clearance.

Format
Capsule
Container
60 Capsule(s)
Per serving
$0.19
Customer rating
4.7 · 2,728 ratings
Report analysis

Goals

Liver & Detox
Impact
Highest effect
A Ingredient FitD+ PathwaysA- EvidenceA+ Formulation Logic
Milk Thistle · 250 mg

Milk thistle has mixed, preparation-specific liver-disease findings that do not establish routine toxin clearance. Whole extract, silymarin and silybin amounts are distinct.

How this product is rated for Liver & Detox

Ingredient fit93

The recognized ingredients and their declared amounts shape the formula’s focus; routine toxin removal is not established.
Goal fit
The recognized ingredient gives this formula a focused composition for the comparison.
Dose adequacy
The declared amounts partly meet the saved amount comparison; that comparison does not establish a clinical detoxification dose.

Pathways53

The saved findings describe biochemical routes rather than demonstrated clearance of toxins. Their depth and breadth are distinguished below.
Depth
Liver cell integrity and fat export is the strongest saved route; this biochemical finding does not demonstrate toxin clearance.
Breadth
One route reached the coverage criterion; this describes breadth of composition, without proving broader toxin removal.

Evidence88

The saved evidence findings recognize ingredients and preparations, while the human research remains limited to nutritional or specific clinical settings.
Evidence strength
Milk Thistle leads the saved evidence finding; the supplied research does not establish generalized detoxification in unselected adults.
Studied preparation
The saved comparison recognizes the included preparation, but disease-specific studies cannot establish a routine detoxification benefit.

Formulation logic100

No required partner is missing, and none of the specified conflicts was triggered.
Partner coverage
No required partner is missing for the recognized ingredients; this does not establish synergistic toxin clearance.
Conflicts
None of the specified conflicts was triggered in the supplied findings.
Effective doses
All recognized ingredients meet the minimum amount criterion; this does not establish an effective clinical detoxification dose.
Study evidence

Ingredients

IngredientAmount per servingScore
Milk Thistle seed extract (Silymarin)
250 mg 80
Gluten Free Adults 18–50 Vegan Dairy Free No Allergies Vegetarian
Report overview
A+ Composition And Label DisclosureD+ Composition And Label DisclosureA+ Commercial Price And Usability
A serving provides 250 mg of milk thistle seed extract with a stated 80% silymarin concentration. The whole-product serving costs about $0.20.
How this ingredient is rated

Composition and Label Disclosure100

The seed extract has a stated silymarin concentration of 80%.
Declared Silymarin Concentration
The recorded concentration is 80% silymarin in the milk thistle seed extract.

Composition and Label Disclosure50

The extract weight and silymarin percentage are available; a separate silymarin weight is not.
Extract and Marker Amount Disclosure
A serving has 250 mg of seed extract with 80% silymarin; the saved facts do not give a separate silymarin weight.

Commercial Price and Usability100

A whole-product serving costs about $0.20.
Selected-Serving Price Comparison
The saved whole-product price is about $0.20 per serving.
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Sources

Published studies used for the product analysis and the top-ranked studies for each ingredient and goal.

  1. The effect of silymarin on liver enzymes in patients taking isotretinoin: A randomized clinical trial.
    Mirnezami M; Jafarimanesh H; Rezagholizamenjany M; Alimoradian A; Ranjbaran M · Dermatologic therapy · 2021
    Randomized trial74 participantsLiver & Detox forMilk Thistle
  2. A randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled study of therapeutic effects of silymarin in β-thalassemia major patients receiving desferrioxamine.
    Moayedi B; Gharagozloo M; Esmaeil N; Maracy MR; Hoorfar H; Jalaeikar M · European journal of haematology · 2013
    Randomized trial97 participantsLiver & Detox forMilk Thistle
  3. Effect of aerobic training with silymarin consumption on glycemic indices and liver enzymes in men with type 2 diabetes.
    Ghalandari K; Shabani M; Khajehlandi A; Mohammadi A · Archives of physiology and biochemistry · 2023
    Randomized trial60 participantsLiver & Detox forMilk Thistle
  4. Impact of silymarin-supplemented cookies on liver enzyme and inflammatory markers in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease patients.
    Jaffar HM; Bader Ul Ain H; Tufail T; Hanif A; Malik T · Food science & nutrition · 2024
    Clinical trial64 participantsLiver & Detox forMilk Thistle
  5. Impact of Silymarin Supplements on Liver Enzyme Levels: A Systematic Review.
    Calderon Martinez E; Herrera D; Mogan S; Hameed Z; Jangda AA; Khan TJ; Mroke P; Sajid S; Shah YR; Baig I · Cureus · 2023
    Systematic review3,846 participants29 studies pooledLiver & Detox forMilk Thistle