Milk Thistle

Milk Thistle

Solgar4.8 (718 ratings)
Format:Capsule Quantity: 100 Capsule(s) · 100 servings
Goals
$18.74 $0.18 per serving

Product analysis

69 out of 100

Milk Thistle offers a focused botanical supplement associated with liver support. Findings vary between preparations, so its silymarin declaration does not establish routine toxin clearance.

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Nutrient Quality40

Silymarin is identified, but the quality of the preparation remains uncertain. Differing quantity declarations also prevent a single combined amount from being established.

Ingredient Transparency100

Amounts and the silymarin form are stated. The differing quantity declarations should be considered separately because they do not establish one combined amount.

Value For Money60

The serving cost offers moderate value. The quantity uncertainty limits a clear comparison of how much active material that cost buys.

Customer Satisfaction81

Customers are very positive about their purchases. Several hundred ratings offer a useful view of satisfaction, without showing whether the supplement works.

Product Focus88

The single botanical keeps the formula focused on liver-related support. Benefits depend on the preparation and setting, with no established routine toxin-clearing effect.

Format
Capsule
Container
100 Capsule(s)
Per serving
$0.18
Customer rating
4.8 · 718 ratings
Report analysis

Goals

Liver & Detox
Impact
Highest effect
A+ Ingredient FitC PathwaysA- EvidenceA+ Formulation Logic
Milk Thistle · 350 mg

Milk thistle has a connection with liver-function research, but the supplied results vary by preparation and disease population. A silymarin trial in chronic hepatitis C did not improve its main liver-enzyme outcome, while a specific silybin combination showed signals in fatty liver disease. These findings do not establish routine toxin clearance from this milk-thistle declaration.

How this product is rated for Liver & Detox

Ingredient fit100

Milk thistle supplies the main liver-related connection.
Goal fit
Milk thistle supplies the main liver-related connection.
Dose adequacy
Milk thistle reaches the saved amount comparison, without establishing a clinical toxin-clearance dose.

Pathways60

Liver cell integrity and fat export is the main route in the saved findings.
Depth
Liver cell integrity and fat export is the main route in the saved findings.
Breadth
One route reaches substantial coverage; other routes are limited.

Evidence88

Milk thistle leads the evidence finding, with effects dependent on disease population and exact preparation.
Evidence strength
Milk thistle leads the evidence finding, with effects dependent on disease population and exact preparation.
Studied preparation
The saved preparation finding recognizes milk thistle, without establishing equivalence among extracts, silymarin and silybin.

Formulation logic100

No required partner is missing and no configured ingredient conflict was found.
Partner coverage
The included ingredients work independently or have their required partner.
Conflicts
No configured ingredient conflict was found.
Effective doses
All included ingredients meet the saved minimum amount comparison; this does not establish a clinically effective toxin-clearance dose.
Study evidence

Ingredients

IngredientAmount per servingScore
standardized Milk Thistle extract (Silymarin)
100 mg 24
Milk Thistle powder
350 mg 24
Gluten Free Adults 18–50 Vegan Kosher Dairy Free Sugar Free Vegetarian
Report overview
F Composition And Label DisclosureF Composition And Label DisclosureC Commercial Price And Usability
A serving provides 100 mg of milk thistle seed extract and 350 mg of separate milk thistle. The extract is recorded as 80% silymarin; that percentage does not describe the other ingredient.
How this ingredient is rated

Composition and Label Disclosure30

A silymarin percentage is recorded for the extract, while the separate milk thistle has no recorded concentration.
Declared Silymarin Concentration
The extract is recorded as 80% silymarin; the separate milk thistle has no recorded silymarin percentage.

Composition and Label Disclosure0

The two milk thistle preparations are listed separately; their marker details differ.
Extract and Marker Amount Disclosure
The 100 mg extract includes a declared 80 mg of silymarin; the 350 mg of other milk thistle has no separate marker amount.

Commercial Price and Usability60

The whole-product serving costs about $0.19.
Selected-Serving Price Comparison
A whole-product serving costs about $0.19; the comparison considers this price alongside the available silymarin information.
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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