Milk thistle may be helpful to people with diabetes as well as those with certain forms of liver disease. But our tests showed one supplement to have only 20% of the expected amount of silymarin compounds — the key active components of milk thistle. Four other products provided no more than two-thirds of their expected amounts. Another fell short by 16%. And one supplement failed to identify the part of milk thistle used — a FDA labeling requirement.
In this Review, you'll get ConsumerLab's test results for twelve milk thistle supplements (including five that passed the test) as well as information about one product similar to those that passed testing. We'll tell you what to look for and what to look out for, so you'll understand the potential benefits and risks of milk thistle.
You must subscribe to get the full test results and ConsumerLab recommendations. In this comprehensive report, you'll discover:
- Which products failed and which products passed our tests and why.
- What milk thistle may do — and may not do.
- Suggested dosage
- Cautions and potential side effects.
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