Arjuna 500 mg
by Swanson Superior Herbs · capsule · 60 veggie capsules
- Off the market since November 2023 (NIH)
- UPC 0 87614 14199 2
- DSLD label 184693
- Serving 1 veggie capsule
Arjuna 500 mg by Swanson Superior Herbs lists one ingredient: 500 mg of terminalia arjuna bark extract per serving of 1 veggie capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 7, 2019.
What is in Arjuna 500 mg?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 veggie capsule. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terminalia arjuna bark extractas Arjunolic AcidTerminalia arjuna bark extract (Form: standardized to minimum 0.5% Arjunolic Acid) PlantPart: bark Genus: Terminalia Species: arjuna | 500 mg | Higher than 52% of 86 products listing terminalia (median 425 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,000 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 184693 (entered January 7, 2019), 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?
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 2 servings 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.
- Arjuna GoldNutriGold · off the market same ingredients
- ArjunahillsHerbal Hills same ingredients
- Arjuna Gold 500 mgNutriGold same ingredients
- Arjuna Bark 500 mgAmazing India same ingredients
- Arjuna Bark 500 mgHerbal Secrets same ingredients
- Arjuna Bark 500 mgSwanson 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
- Suggested use: As a dietary supplement, take one veggie capsule two times per day with water.
- Warnings
- Do not use if seal is broken.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Warning: Do not take this product if you are pregnant or nursing.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 184693.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Silica, May Contain.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Guaranteed purity & potency.
How many labels does Arjuna 500 mg have?
One label is on file, entered on January 7, 2019.
- Label 184693 (current) Entered January 7, 2019 · off the market November 28, 2023 · 60 veggie capsules · UPC 0 87614 14199 2
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson Superior Herbs products.