UNSPSC 51461529: Milk thistle

This classification denotes a natural product which US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifiers 49E5S535FG (whole) and 822I9LEJ7S (extract), which the Integrated Taxonomic Information System classifies under Taxonomic Serial Number 38413 as a member of Kingdom Plantae, Subkingdom Viridaeplantae, Infrakingdom Streptophyta, Division Tracheophyta, Subdivision Spermatophytina, Infradivision Angiospermae, Class Magnoliopsida, Superorder Asteranae, Order Asterales, Family Asteraceae, Genus Silybum, Species Silybum marianum, commonly known as BLESSED MILKTHISTLE, BLESSED MILK-THISTLE, SPOTTED THISTLE, VARIEGATED THISTLE, or as here, simply MILK THISTLE.

UNSPSC 51461529 Milk thistle is a Commodity code that covers the procurement of milk thistle products, typically used in nutritional supplements, herbal remedies, and wellness programs at state and local agencies. State and local governments purchase milk thistle under this code primarily for employee wellness initiatives, correctional facility health programs, and public health department supplies. Issuing bodies include state departments of health, correctional agencies, and county public health offices that integrate herbal and botanical supplements into occupational health and inmate care services. The code also appears in procurement by state-managed wellness and employee benefits programs seeking bulk herbal supplement inventory for staff health promotion activities.

The source material provides no recent state and local contract opportunities tagged to UNSPSC 51461529. Without posted RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, or ITBs in the recent-opportunities record, current market activity under this Commodity code cannot be characterized by issuing-body concentration, geographic distribution, or specific performance dates.