UNSPSC 12162210: Silymarin

UNSPSC 12162210 Silymarin is a Commodity code identifying a specific botanical extract used in pharmaceutical and nutritional supplement formulations. State and local governments procure silymarin primarily through health departments, correctional facilities, and public health agencies for inclusion in inmate healthcare programs, community health initiatives, and institutional pharmacy stock. The extract—derived from milk thistle seeds—appears in vitamin and mineral supplement contracts where public bodies source pre-formulated products containing silymarin as an active ingredient rather than purchasing raw silymarin in bulk. Issuing bodies are typically state corrections departments, county health authorities, and municipal public health offices; no single buyer dominates the recent activity stream.

The source material contains no recent state and local contract opportunities tagged to this code. Without posted RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, or ITBs in the most-recent-opportunities block, the geographic spread and current market activity cannot be characterized from current procurement signals. The absence of recent solicitations suggests either sparse demand for silymarin as a discrete line item in state and local procurement or a tendency for public bodies to source it as a component of broader vitamin and supplement contracts under higher-level UNSPSC classifications rather than as a standalone commodity code.