Milk Thistle 500 mg
Mason Natural
Milk Thistle 500 mg
4.7
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
(1073 ratings)
Milk Thistle 500 mg
Score 35
An extremely affordable Milk Thistle product that lacks critical standardization for silymarin, making its actual potency and efficacy for liver support highly questionable.
Quantity: 60 Capsule(s) • (60 servings)
Goals: flag Detoxification
leaderboard Score 35
An extremely affordable Milk Thistle product that lacks critical standardization for silymarin, making its actual potency and efficacy for liver support highly questionable.
insights Analysis
Mason Natural Milk Thistle 500 mg is presented as a very economical option for Milk Thistle supplementation. The product lists 500mg of 'Milk Thistle,' but critically omits details on whether this is an extract, and more importantly, provides no standardization for silymarin content. This lack of essential information on the active compound makes it exceedingly difficult to reliably assess its actual potency and effectiveness for liver support. Despite the seemingly high numerical dose, without silymarin standardization, its impact for targeted liver health and detoxification remains uncertain.
- Extremely low price per serving, making it very accessible.
- No indication of extract type or silymarin standardization, providing no assurance of potency.
- Generic 'Milk Thistle' ingredient provides no verifiable measure of active compounds.
- Likely less effective for targeted liver support compared to standardized products.
$6.39($0.10 per serving)
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Ingredients
| Ingredient | Amount per serving |
|---|---|
Milk Thistle | 500 mg |
Categories
Milk Thistle 30
It contains Milk Thistle, but without standardization for silymarin or clear extract information, it is a very generic representation within the collection. Other affordable alternatives offer more transparency or guaranteed active compounds.
Goals
While containing 'Milk Thistle,' the absence of information on whether it's an extract or standardized for silymarin means its efficacy for liver detoxification cannot be reliably assessed. It's likely to provide only general, unquantified support, if any significant effect.
Any benefits for skin health would be indirect and entirely dependent on effective liver detoxification. Given the uncertainty in the product's potency for liver support, its impact on skin health is highly speculative and likely minimal.
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