American Ginseng Extract 250 mg
by Vital Nutrients · capsule · 100 vegetarian capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 6 93465 20011 7
- DSLD label 304940
- Serving 2 vegetarian capsules
- 50 servings
American Ginseng Extract 250 mg by Vital Nutrients lists one ingredient: 500 mg of american ginseng root extract per serving of 2 vegetarian capsules. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 24, 2024.
What is in American Ginseng Extract 250 mg?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 vegetarian 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Ginseng Root Extractas Ginsenosidestandardized to 10% ginsenosides | 500 mg | Higher than 77% of 235 products listing american ginseng (median 200 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 304940 (entered January 24, 2024), 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.
- American GinsengRoot To Health · off the market same ingredients
- American Ginseng 300 mgSwanson Superior Herbs · off the market same ingredients
- American GinsengNusaPure same ingredients
- American Ginseng 500 mgWonder Laboratories same ingredients
- American Ginseng 500 mgWonder Labs same ingredients
- American GinsengHerb Stop same ingredients
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
- Recommendations Take 2 capsules daily between meals, or as directed by your healthcare professional.
- Warnings
- Keep out of reach of children
- Use only if safety seal is intact
- Warning If pregnant, consult your physician before taking.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Excludes coatings, binders, gluten (wheat, rye, barley), milk/dairy (casein, whey), soy protein, egg protein, sugar. Verified by independent testing
- Storage
- Store sealed in a cool dry place
Source: label statements in DSLD label 304940.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Vegetable Cellulose, Magnesium Silicate, Silica, Leucine.
How many labels does American Ginseng Extract 250 mg have?
4 labels are on file under this name since July 25, 2016: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 304940 (current) Entered January 24, 2024 · on the market · 100 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 93465 20011 7
- Label 207273 Entered September 24, 2019 · off the market December 7, 2022 · 100 capsules · UPC 6 93465 20011 7
- Label 182084 Entered October 25, 2018 · off the market April 5, 2019 · 100 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 93465 20011 7
- Label 62760 Entered July 25, 2016 · off the market April 16, 2018 · 100 capsules · UPC 6 93465 20011 7
DSLD also links this label to: American Ginseng Extract (image difference, same product).
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Vital Nutrients (distributor), Middletown, CT. All Vital Nutrients products.