BulkSupplements Pure Milk Thistle Extract Powder 250 grams (8.8 oz) Powder

The name says it all.Great quality product, outstanding customer service, and very good sturdy resealable packaging.Save your money and fill your own pills.I couldn't be happier with their products.Great value, price is right. I would buy this one over many competing products because I trust their quality and effectiveness.I use this both as part of liver detox (600mg 3x daily) and support (200 mg once per day) about 30 minutes before a meal with lots of water. It does an excellent job at both.I think its important to realize a few things when using supplements and I believe it's unfair to blame company's for lack of results if you don't take it correctly.1) Use the correct measurement (Use real measuring spoons and sensitive scales) and dose for your purpose. Just like figuring out giving kids medicine figure out the correct amount (e.g. mg) for the Strength (e.g. extract strength) and purpose (e.g. Cleanse vs support)2) Evaluate the product without taking other products (Especially for the same purpose) should be obvious but you'll never know which one is working. Some supplements work against other supplements. Don't use a shotgun approach throwing every supplement in the book at what you are doing.3) Take it long enough, some supplements have to build up, some work right away. Do your research.4) Take it at the right time and frequency. Empty stomach or with meal? Divide the dosage or take all at once? Morning, night, pre-workout or post-work out or anytime?5) Know the signs of it working, if you are detoxing you won't necessarily feel better right away since you are getting out toxins and the toxins releasing into your blood stream may give you headaches or mess with your body chemistry.6) Eat right and drink lots of water, how can you detox while drinking that beer and eating pizza at 1:00 AM. Your body needs the water to flush.7) Don't write a negative review just because it didn't work for you. I think it is just fine to say it didn't work but you can't just blame the company. Not everyone is built the same so you may have to try to find what works for you. Some people with allergies may have a reaction to milk thistle. Many people don't do the above while taking one product only later to start doing the above and then claim that the new product works better. You have to keep all the conditions the same to really evaluate.Good luck and get to it.

Although Milk thistle is used most often for liver disorders, including liver damage caused by chemicals, Amanita phalloides mushroom poisoning, jaundice, chronic inflammatory liver disease, cirrhosis of the liver, and chronic hepatitis as well as hepatitis A, B and C., I purchased it for it's other health benefits. I will admit, it has a taste that requires getting used to, but if added flavoring then it would most likely not be a 'natural' product. I like that it comes in a heavy-duty sealable package, as well as delivered in just a couple of days after ordering.The United States National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have catalogued more than 400 scientific studies of milk thistle and its active compounds in their medicine database. Which was my main reason for purchasing. These studies reflect what generations past knew and depended on - that milk thistle is one of the most valuable and beneficial herbal remedies and treatments available anywhere in the world.Liver related conditions indicating the use of milk thistle are varied, including, but not limited to:Alcoholic cirrhosisChronic active hepatitisDrug and alcohol induced liver damageAcute viral hepatitisFatty liver, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)Fibrosis and CirrhosisHepatic toxicity caused by steroid usageEnvironmental sensitivities and toxinsA medical condition that necessitates the use of hepatotoxic medicationsRegular moderate-to-heavy alcohol useExperimental and clinical studies suggest that milk thistle extracts also have the following non-liver related benefits:Lowers cholesterol levels, which benefits the heartReduces the growth of cancer cells in breast, lung, colon, prostate, cervical and renal cancersFunctions as a therapeutic agent for the prevention of Alzheimer's diseaseImproves blood sugar levelsContains numerous anti-aging propertiesReduces cell damage caused by radiation and chemotherapy treatmentsSupplements sunscreen protection and may be useful against multiple types of skin diseaseWorks as a free radical scavenger and powerful antioxidantReduces hot flashes and other related menopausal symptomsHelps with intestinal / indigestion issuesReduces the effects of deathcap mushroom (Amanita phalloides) poisoning

First of all, I am so excited about finding BulkSupplements! I am on a very restrictive anti-inflammatory diet and have found that a lot of the supplements I was taking had additives in them that are not compliant. When I stumbled across BulkSupplements on Amazon and found that they are not only completely pure with no additives but are also in powder form (I have such a hard time taking handfuls of pills, and usually spend a good chunk of the morning with nausea even if I take them with food), I instantly made an order.The Milk Thistle Extract is great. I have not used milk thistle before so I can not compare it to other milk thistle supplements but I have been completely pleased. There is 400 servings in such a small package! There is no way to get that with capsules.I doesn't really have a taste as far as I can tell and I just drink it mixed with a little water. It doesn't dissolve completely but that doesn't bother me.I have only been using it for two days so I can't speak to its effectiveness completely yet but will update once I have had a chance to monitor its effects.

This seems fresh and the color is a brownish orange. I used to buy capsules that had milk thistle and turmeric yet they were light orange. It just shows you how diluted most products are with fillers. The price is great and I love that there are no fillers. However, the bag is a pain so I put it in another container with a desiccant from a bottle of vitamins. I wish Bulk Supplements would tape on a sealed desiccant to each order if they don't want to include it inside the package. Moisture will ruin the powder by introducing bacteria and fungus. I can't understand by they don't include it, everyone else does. That is why I gave 4 starts instead of 5.

Ground Up Bird Seed! Real "Milk Thistle Extract" is a powerful liver cleanser due to its concentration of SILYMARIN which is found in the roots of the plant. My 2 gripes with this misleading product are as follows: 1) The word EXTRACT implies a concentration of something, something removed from the plant -- but this is simply ground up seed. Nothing concentrated about it. 2) Milk Thistle Extract (should be a standardized extract of Silymarin) is not made from the seed or the leaves of the plant, but the roots! This product will not help your liver in any appreciable way. I'm sure it has fiber and nutrients, but I could put bird seed in my blender to get the same. This product should be labeled "Milk Thistle Seed Powder" and no one is asking for that...