We earn commission on purchases made through our links. It never affects ranking: tables are ordered purely by price per dose, and no retailer or brand can pay for position.We earn commission when you buy through our links. It never affects the ranking. Full disclosure.

Milk thistle

Also called silymarin, silybum marianum, silybin, silibinin.

The best price per 150 mg and per month, form by form, across 6 UK retailers, and where to buy it cheapest. A unit for comparing, not advice.

Comparing milk thistle

We count the silymarin a label states per serving, whatever the pack size or the serving size, so every product sits on one scale. Products that combine milk thistle with other ingredients are listed separately, because their price buys more than silymarin. 150 mg is our unit for comparing prices, not a dose to take: the label’s directions and a pharmacist decide that.

Milk thistle (by silymarin)

Prices last checked: . Ranked purely by price per 150 mg — a comparison unit, not a recommendation. We earn commission when you buy through these links; it never affects the order.

Compared at 150 mg. Enter the amount you take to see your own costs.

Sort and filterFilters
Retailers
Show
Milk thistle, Milk thistle (by silymarin): products ranked by price per 150 mg
RankProductPer 150 mgPer monthLastsBuyHow it is worked out
1
NOW Foods Milk Thistle Extract, Maximum Strength, 750 mg
Cheapest per doseMilk Thistle Extract, Maximum Strength, 750 mgHealf · 90 capsules · 90 servings · 600 mg a servingDetails and price historyAdd to my stackclaimed: vegan
5p£1.6212 months£19.40View at Healf (opens in a new tab)Free delivery over £50.00, otherwise £3.99AmazonFind it on Amazon (opens in a new tab)A search, not a matched product. Price not compared.
Show the working
  • Servings: 90 ÷ 1 per serving = 90
  • In the pack: 90 × 600 mg = 54 g
  • £19.40 ÷ 54 g × 150 mg = 5.39p per 150 mg
  • Amount per serving: active constituent content stated on the label (or its stated percentage of the extract).
What the retailer's listing says
  • pack units “90 caps”
  • servings stated “Servings Per Container: 90”
  • units per serving “Serving Size: 1 Veg Capsule”
  • amount per serving “Equivalent 80%) ; 750 mg”
  • silymarin “Standardized to 600 mg Silymarin Flavonoids”

Is this wrong? Tell us

2
NOW Foods Double Strength Milk Thistle - 300 mg
Double Strength Milk Thistle - 300 mgHealf · 200 capsules · 200 servings · 240 mg a servingDetails and price historyAdd to my stackalso contains dandelion, artichoke (cynara scolymus) (leaf)
8p£2.4011 months£25.59View at Healf (opens in a new tab)Free delivery over £50.00, otherwise £3.99AmazonFind it on Amazon (opens in a new tab)A search, not a matched product. Price not compared.
Show the working
  • Servings: 200 ÷ 1 per serving = 200
  • In the pack: 200 × 240 mg = 48 g
  • £25.59 ÷ 48 g × 150 mg = 8p per 150 mg
  • Amount per serving: active constituent content stated on the label (or its stated percentage of the extract).
  • Also contains: dandelion, artichoke (cynara scolymus) (leaf). The price counts the milk thistle only.
What the retailer's listing says
  • pack units “200 caps”
  • servings stated “Servings Per Container: 200”
  • units per serving “Serving Size: 1 Veg Capsule”
  • amount per serving “Equivalent 80%) ; 300 mg”
  • silymarin “Standardized to 240 mg Silymarin Flavonoids”

Is this wrong? Tell us

3
ZipVit Milk Thistle 6000mg
Best value under 6 months' supplyMilk Thistle 6000mgZipVit · 360 tablets · 180 servings · 133.3 mg a servingDetails and price historyAdd to my stack
12p£3.755 months£19.99View at ZipVit (opens in a new tab)Free deliveryAmazonFind it on Amazon (opens in a new tab)A search, not a matched product. Price not compared.
Show the working
  • Servings: 360 ÷ 2 per serving = 180
  • In the pack: 180 × 133.3 mg = 24 g
  • £19.99 ÷ 24 g × 150 mg = 12.5p per 150 mg
  • Amount per serving: active constituent content stated on the label (or its stated percentage of the extract).
What the retailer's listing says
  • pack units “6000mg - 360”
  • units per serving “Take 2 tablets daily”
  • amount per serving “Milk Thistle ; 6000mg”
  • silymarin “Providing Silymarin ; 133.34mg”

Is this wrong? Tell us

4
Simply Supplements Milk Thistle Capsules 6,000mg
Milk Thistle Capsules 6,000mg180 capsules · 180 servings · 136 mg a servingDetails and price historyAdd to my stackclaimed: veganclaimed: vegetarian
14p£4.235 months£22.99View at Simply Supplements (opens in a new tab)Free delivery from £20.00, otherwise £1.99AmazonFind it on Amazon (opens in a new tab)A search, not a matched product. Price not compared.
Show the working
  • Servings: 180 ÷ 1 per serving = 180
  • In the pack: 180 × 136 mg = 24.5 g
  • £22.99 ÷ 24.5 g × 150 mg = 14.1p per 150 mg
  • Amount per serving: active constituent content stated on the label (or its stated percentage of the extract).
What the retailer's listing says
  • amount per serving “our 6000mg Milk Thistle formula”
  • silymarin “contains 136mg of Silymarin per serving”

Is this wrong? Tell us

5
Life Extension Advanced Milk Thistle
Advanced Milk ThistleHealf · 60 softgels · 30 servings · 480 mg a servingDetails and price historyAdd to my stack
17p£5.133 months£16.42View at Healf (opens in a new tab)Free delivery over £50.00, otherwise £3.99AmazonFind it on Amazon (opens in a new tab)A search, not a matched product. Price not compared.
Show the working
  • Servings: 60 ÷ 2 per serving = 30
  • In the pack: 30 × 480 mg = 14.4 g
  • £16.42 ÷ 14.4 g × 150 mg = 17.1p per 150 mg
  • Amount per serving: active constituent content stated on the label (or its stated percentage of the extract).
What the retailer's listing says
  • pack units “60 softgels”
  • units per serving “Serving Size: 2 softgels”
  • amount per serving “Phospholipids ; 760 mg”
  • isosilybin “48 mg Isosilybin A and Isosilybin B”
  • silybin “180 mg Silybin”
  • silymarin “Providing 480 mg Silymarin”

Is this wrong? Tell us

6
Pure Encapsulations Silymarin
SilymarinHealf · 60 capsules · 60 servings · 200 mg a servingDetails and price historyAdd to my stackclaimed: vegetarian
24p£7.313 months£19.49View at Healf (opens in a new tab)Free delivery over £50.00, otherwise £3.99AmazonFind it on Amazon (opens in a new tab)A search, not a matched product. Price not compared.
Show the working
  • Servings: 60 ÷ 1 per serving = 60
  • In the pack: 60 × 200 mg = 12 g
  • £19.49 ÷ 12 g × 150 mg = 24.4p per 150 mg
  • Amount per serving: active constituent content stated on the label (or its stated percentage of the extract).
What the retailer's listing says
  • pack units “60 caps”
  • servings stated “Servings Per Container: 60”
  • units per serving “Serving Size: 1 capsule”
  • amount per serving “80% Silymarin) ; 250 mg”
  • silymarin “80% Silymarin”

Is this wrong? Tell us

7
ZipVit Milk Thistle 6000mg
Milk Thistle 6000mgZipVit · 60 tablets · 30 servings · 133.3 mg a servingDetails and price historyAdd to my stack
30p£8.9927 days£7.99View at ZipVit (opens in a new tab)Free deliveryAmazonFind it on Amazon (opens in a new tab)A search, not a matched product. Price not compared.
Show the working
  • Servings: 60 ÷ 2 per serving = 30
  • In the pack: 30 × 133.3 mg = 4 g
  • £7.99 ÷ 4 g × 150 mg = 30p per 150 mg
  • Amount per serving: active constituent content stated on the label (or its stated percentage of the extract).
What the retailer's listing says
  • pack units “6000mg - 60”
  • units per serving “Take 2 tablets daily”
  • amount per serving “Milk Thistle ; 6000mg”
  • silymarin “Providing Silymarin ; 133.34mg”

Is this wrong? Tell us

8
Nature's Best Milk Thistle 2500mg - with 80Mg Silymarin
Milk Thistle 2500mg - with 80Mg Silymarin60 tablets · 60 servings · 80 mg a servingDetails and price historyAdd to my stackclaimed: vegetarian
33p£9.8432 days£10.50View at Lamberts Healthcare (Nature's Best) (opens in a new tab)Free delivery over £20.00, otherwise £2.50AmazonFind it on Amazon (opens in a new tab)A search, not a matched product. Price not compared.
Show the working
  • Servings: 60 ÷ 1 per serving = 60
  • In the pack: 60 × 80 mg = 4.8 g
  • £10.50 ÷ 4.8 g × 150 mg = 32.8p per 150 mg
  • Amount per serving: active constituent content stated on the label (or its stated percentage of the extract).
What the retailer's listing says
  • pack units “Specifications: 60 Tablets”
  • amount per serving “provides 100mg of standardised seed extract”
  • herb equivalent “Milk Thistle 2500mg”
  • silymarin “80mg of the natural compound silymarin”

Is this wrong? Tell us

9
Pure Encapsulations Silymarin
SilymarinW-Wellness · 60 capsules · 60 servings · 200 mg a servingDetails and price historyAdd to my stackclaimed: vegetarian
36p£10.883 months£29.00View at W-Wellness (opens in a new tab)Free delivery from £50.00, otherwise £3.99AmazonFind it on Amazon (opens in a new tab)A search, not a matched product. Price not compared.
Show the working
  • Servings: 60 ÷ 1 per serving = 60
  • In the pack: 60 × 200 mg = 12 g
  • £29.00 ÷ 12 g × 150 mg = 36.3p per 150 mg
  • Amount per serving: active constituent content stated on the label (or its stated percentage of the extract).
What the retailer's listing says
  • pack units “60 capsules”
  • servings stated “Servings per container 60”
  • units per serving “Serving size 1 capsule”
  • amount per serving “(standardized to contain 80% silymarin) ; 250 mg”
  • silymarin “80% silymarin”

Is this wrong? Tell us

10
HRI Milk Thistle Tablets
Milk Thistle TabletsHRI · Lamberts Healthcare (Nature's Best) · 30 tablets · 30 servings · 174 mg a servingDetails and price historyAdd to my stack
40p£12.0635 days£13.99View at Lamberts Healthcare (Nature's Best) (opens in a new tab)Free delivery over £20.00, otherwise £2.50AmazonFind it on Amazon (opens in a new tab)A search, not a matched product. Price not compared.
Show the working
  • Servings: 30 ÷ 1 per serving = 30
  • In the pack: 30 × 174 mg = 5.22 g
  • £13.99 ÷ 5.22 g × 150 mg = 40.2p per 150 mg
  • Amount per serving: active constituent content stated on the label (or its stated percentage of the extract).
What the retailer's listing says
  • pack units “The recommended dosage is 1 or 2 tablets daily.”
  • units per serving “The recommended dosage is 1 or 2 tablets daily.”
  • amount per serving “300mg of standardised Extract (as Dry Extract) from Milk Thistle Fruits”
  • confirmed values “confirmed from the retailer's own product page, not this listing's text: form id extract; amount per serving 300.0; amount unit mg; amount refers to extract; units per serving 1.0; pack units 30; pack unit type tablet; components [{'name': 'silymarin', 'amount': 174.0, 'unit': 'mg'}]”

Is this wrong? Tell us

11
Simply Supplements Max Strength Milk Thistle | THR
Max Strength Milk Thistle | THR60 capsules · 60 servings · 108 mg a servingDetails and price historyAdd to my stack
42p£12.4943 days£17.99View at Simply Supplements (opens in a new tab)Free delivery from £20.00, otherwise £1.99AmazonFind it on Amazon (opens in a new tab)A search, not a matched product. Price not compared.
Show the working
  • Servings: 60 ÷ 1 per serving = 60
  • In the pack: 60 × 108 mg = 6.48 g
  • £17.99 ÷ 6.48 g × 150 mg = 41.6p per 150 mg
  • Amount per serving: active constituent content stated on the label (or its stated percentage of the extract).
What the retailer's listing says
  • pack units “Take 1 capsule up to twice daily.”
  • units per serving “Take 1 capsule up to twice daily.”
  • amount per serving “corresponds to 108 mg of silymarin”
  • confirmed values “confirmed from the retailer's own product page, not this listing's text: form id extract; amount refers to extract; units per serving 1.0; pack units 60; pack unit type capsule; components [{'name': 'silymarin', 'amount': 108.0, 'unit': 'mg'}]”

Is this wrong? Tell us

12
Metagenics Milk Thistle Complex
Milk Thistle ComplexHealf · 60 capsules · 60 servings · 80 mg a servingDetails and price historyAdd to my stackalso contains choline, artichoke (cynara scolymus) leaf extract 40:1claimed: vegan
45p£13.4932 days£14.39View at Healf (opens in a new tab)Free delivery over £50.00, otherwise £3.99AmazonFind it on Amazon (opens in a new tab)A search, not a matched product. Price not compared.
Show the working
  • Servings: 60 ÷ 1 per serving = 60
  • In the pack: 60 × 80 mg = 4.8 g
  • £14.39 ÷ 4.8 g × 150 mg = 45p per 150 mg
  • Amount per serving: active constituent content stated on the label (or its stated percentage of the extract).
  • Also contains: choline, artichoke (cynara scolymus) leaf extract 40:1. The price counts the milk thistle only.
What the retailer's listing says
  • pack units “60 caps”
  • units per serving “Each capsule typically contains”
  • amount per serving “Milk Thistle (Silybum Marianum) Extract 38:1 ; 100 mg”
  • silymarin “providing 80% (80 mg) silymarin”

Is this wrong? Tell us

13
Boots Max Strength Digestion Relief Milk Thistle 30 Capsules
Max Strength Digestion Relief Milk Thistle 30 Capsules30 capsules · 30 servings · 108 mg a servingDetails and price historyAdd to my stack
46p£13.8922 days£10.00View at Boots (opens in a new tab)Free delivery over £25.00, otherwise £3.95AmazonFind it on Amazon (opens in a new tab)A search, not a matched product. Price not compared.
Show the working
  • Servings: 30 ÷ 1 per serving = 30
  • In the pack: 30 × 108 mg = 3.24 g
  • £10.00 ÷ 3.24 g × 150 mg = 46.3p per 150 mg
  • Amount per serving: active constituent content stated on the label (or its stated percentage of the extract).
What the retailer's listing says
  • pack units “30 Capsules”
  • units per serving “How many to take: One.”
  • silymarin “corresponding to 108 mg of silymarin”

Is this wrong? Tell us

14
SOLGAR Milk Thistle
Milk ThistleHealf · 50 capsules · 50 servings · 75 mg a servingDetails and price historyAdd to my stackclaimed: veganclaimed: vegetarian
56p£16.6725 days£13.89View at Healf (opens in a new tab)Free delivery over £50.00, otherwise £3.99AmazonFind it on Amazon (opens in a new tab)A search, not a matched product. Price not compared.
Show the working
  • Servings: 50 ÷ 1 per serving = 50
  • In the pack: 50 × 75 mg = 3.75 g
  • £13.89 ÷ 3.75 g × 150 mg = 55.6p per 150 mg
  • Amount per serving: active constituent content stated on the label (or its stated percentage of the extract).
What the retailer's listing says
  • pack units “50caps”
  • units per serving “one (1) vegetable capsule daily”
  • amount per serving “Standardised Milk Thistle Seed Extract (Silybum marianum) ; 98 mg”
  • silymarin “(75 mg silymarin)”

Is this wrong? Tell us

15
Quicksilver Scientific Milk Thistle
Milk ThistleHealf · 50 ml · 25 servings · 24 mg a servingDetails and price historyAdd to my stack
£6.25£187.434 days£24.99View at Healf (opens in a new tab)Free delivery over £50.00, otherwise £3.99AmazonFind it on Amazon (opens in a new tab)A search, not a matched product. Price not compared.
Show the working
  • Servings: 50 ÷ 2 per serving = 25
  • In the pack: 25 × 24 mg = 600 mg
  • £24.99 ÷ 600 mg × 150 mg = £6.25 per 150 mg
  • Amount per serving: active constituent content stated on the label (or its stated percentage of the extract).
What the retailer's listing says
  • pack units “50ml”
  • servings stated “Servings Per Container: 25”
  • units per serving “Serving Size: 4 Pumps (2mL)”
  • amount per serving “Milk Thistle Seed Extract (80% Silymarin) ; 30 mg”
  • silymarin “80% Silymarin”

Is this wrong? Tell us

By shop

Each shop's milk thistle products, with where its cheapest sits in the market.

How we work out these prices

We count the weight of extract per serving. Where a label quotes a “whole herb equivalent” (for example “5,000 mg from a 10:1 extract”), we use the actual extract weight. Branded, standardised extracts are compared separately from unbranded ones.

Questions

Where can I buy milk thistle cheapest in the UK?

On 20 October 2026, the cheapest milk thistle per dose from a UK seller was Milk Thistle Extract, Maximum Strength, 750 mg at Healf (5p per 150 mg, £1.62 a month). Then Double Strength Milk Thistle - 300 mg at Healf (8p per 150 mg, £2.40 a month) and Milk Thistle 6000mg at ZipVit (12p per 150 mg, £3.75 a month). That is by price per 150 mg, across 6 UK retailers and 15 products, with every price checked daily; the table above shows the working for each.

What is the best price per 150 mg of milk thistle today?

5p per 150 mg, for Milk Thistle Extract, Maximum Strength, 750 mg at Healf (5p per 150 mg, £1.62 a month), on 20 October 2026. The dearest of the 15 products we price is £6.25 per 150 mg, and the middle one is 33p.

How much does milk thistle cost per month?

At one 150 mg dose a day, the cheapest works out at £1.62 a month, for Milk Thistle Extract, Maximum Strength, 750 mg at Healf, on 20 October 2026. Across the 15 products we price it runs from £1.62 to £187.43 a month. A month is 30 days, and the figure follows the dose you enter in the table.

Do bigger milk thistle packs cost less per dose?

Mostly, yes: on 20 October 2026, the 2 packs that last more than six months average 7p per 150 mg, against 78p for the 13 that last six months or less. The table marks the cheapest pack that lasts six months or less as the best value for anyone who would rather not buy a year at once.

How long does a pack of milk thistle last?

At one 150 mg dose a day, the packs we price last from 4 days to 12 months; the middle one lasts 43 days. Each row says how long its pack lasts at the dose you enter.

What does “per 150 mg” mean?

It is the unit we use to put every product on the same scale: the price of 150 mg of silymarin, whatever the pack size or serving size. It is a comparison unit, not a recommendation of how much to take. Use the “Your daily dose” box to see costs at the amount you actually take.

Why is a product I have seen in the shops missing?

If a retailer’s listing does not let us confirm the amount per serving, the pack size or the form, we do not guess and we do not show the product. It appears once its label has been read and confirmed.

How up to date are the prices?

Prices on this page were last checked on 20 October 2026. Every table shows the date its prices were checked. Always confirm the price on the retailer’s site before buying.

Do retailers pay to appear higher?

No. We earn a commission when you buy through our links, but the order is set only by price per dose. No retailer or brand can pay for position.