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Astragalus

by Ancient Nutrition · capsule · 60 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 16401 02560 9
  • DSLD label 256465
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 30 servings

Astragalus by Ancient Nutrition lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 1.3 g of organic fermented astragalus and 14 mg of bacillus coagulans. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 19, 2021.

What is in Astragalus?

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).

Astragalus: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 256465, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
organic fermented Astragalus1.3 gAstragalus in Astragalus against 604 products1,300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 405 mg, the median 132.5 mg.1,300 mg

Higher than 95% of 604 products listing astragalus (median 132.5 mg).

Bacillus coagulans14 mgBacillus Coagulans in Astragalus against 237 products14 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 66 mg, the median 20 mg.14 mg

58% of 237 products listing bacillus coagulans give more (median 20 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 256465 (entered November 19, 2021), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.

Is that a lot?

The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:

  • Its 1,300 mg of organic fermented astragalus (filed by NIH under astragalus) is higher than 95% of the 604 astragalus products that print an amount; 26 list more.

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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Astragalus's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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
Suggested Use: Adults take 2 capsules, once per day.
Warnings
Warning: As with any dietary supplement consult your healthcare practitioner before using this product, especially if you are pregnant, nursing or under medical supervision.
If you are currently undergoing HIV treatment, chemotherapy, or allograft therapy, do not use before consulting your physician. Do not use if safety seal is broken or missing.
Keep out of reach of children.
Notice: Use this product as a food supplement only. Do not use for weight reduction.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 256465.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose, organic Copernicia cerifera Wax.

How many labels does Astragalus have?

2 labels are on file under this name since November 19, 2021: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 293308 Entered June 22, 2023 · off the market June 16, 2022 · 60 capsules · UPC 8 16401 02560 9
  2. Label 256465 (current) Entered November 19, 2021 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 8 16401 02560 9

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

Who makes it?

The label names Ancient Nutrition, LLC (manufacturer), Franklin, TN. All Ancient Nutrition products.

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