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Alfalfa

by Pure Herbs · capsule · 150 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 327238
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 75 servings

Alfalfa by Pure Herbs lists one ingredient: 700 mg of alfalfa per serving of 2 capsules. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 23, 2025.

What is in Alfalfa?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 capsules. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).

Alfalfa: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 327238, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Alfalfa700 mgAlfalfa in Alfalfa against 477 products700 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 500 mg, the median 200 mg.700 mg

Higher than 80% of 477 products listing alfalfa (median 200 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 327238 (entered February 23, 2025), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.

Is that a lot?

Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.

The NIH database records one serving a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.

The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.

Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.

Which products have the closest formulas?

6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.

What does the label say about taking it?

Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.

Directions
Directions: As a dietary supplement, take two capsules daily or as directed by your healthcare practitioner.
Warnings
Warning: Not intended for use by pregnant or nursing women. If you have a medical condition or are taking medication, consult your doctor prior to use.
Discontinue use and consult with your doctor if any adverse reactions occur.
Keep out of reach of children

Source: label statements in DSLD label 327238.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin.

How many labels does Alfalfa have?

4 labels are on file under this name since December 13, 2022: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 327238 (current) Entered February 23, 2025 · on the market · 150 capsules
  2. Label 279897 Entered December 13, 2022 · on the market · 4 fluid ounces
  3. Label 279882 Entered December 13, 2022 · on the market · 200 capsules
  4. Label 278713 Entered December 13, 2022 · on the market · 1 fluid ounce

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Pure Herbs, Ltd. (distributor), Sterling Heights, MI. All Pure Herbs products.

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