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Milk Thistle Seed Capsules
Milk Thistle Seed Capsules
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$27.96 USD
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44/100
Rejected
Six-dimension breakdown
Evidence
42
Formulation
40
Manufacturing
45
Safety
55
Transparency
45
Sustainability
55
Why this scored 44/100
Evergreen Apothecary's 'Milk Thistle Seed Capsules' title strongly implies raw ground seed rather than a standardized silymarin extract — an important distinction. Raw milk thistle seed contains only 1.5-3% silymarin by weight, meaning even a 500-1000 mg capsule of raw seed delivers only ~15-30 mg silymarin, well below the 150-300 mg therapeutic range established in NAFLD trials (Zhong 2019). Small artisan herbalist brands often sell raw seed as a whole-food-philosophy product, but at consumer doses this is functionally sub-therapeutic for the hepatoprotective effect the herb is known for. Autofailed on sub_therapeutic_dose grounds — the product delivers a nominal 'milk thistle' but almost certainly not a clinically effective silymarin dose.
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Evidence & sources
The Vyvata score's Evidence dimension measures the quality of published RCT support for a product's active ingredients at the label dose. Our source hierarchy: double-blind RCTs in MEDLINE-indexed journals > single-blind RCTs > open-label trials > observational studies > mechanism papers > N=1 case studies (anecdotes). Predatory journals and manufacturer-authored studies without independent replication are weighted down.
Product-specific evidence citations for this item are embedded in the analysis text on the "Analysis" tab. For the full framework and evidence hierarchy, see the methodology page.
How to read the Evidence dimension
- 80–100: Multiple double-blind RCTs in indexed journals directly testing this product OR the exact ingredients at the exact dose.
- 60–79: Single double-blind RCT + supporting ingredient literature at the studied dose.
- 40–59: Open-label trials + ingredient literature; no product-specific double-blind evidence.
- 20–39: Ingredient literature only; no product-specific trials or trials in predatory venues.
- 0–19: No credible evidence base or unverifiable claims.
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- VSF score
- 44 / 100
- Tier
- Rejected
- Category
- Supplements
- Subcategory
- gut digestive
- Last scored
- Third-party certifications
- None on record at time of scoring
- Vendor
- Evergreen Apothecary
- Product type
- Oral Supplement/Vitamin
- Tags
- Evergreen Apothecary, Shopify Collective
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