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Ashwagandha

by Karuna · capsule · 120 vegetarian capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 18647 05116 3
  • DSLD label 327079
  • Serving 2 to 4 capsules; amounts per 2 capsules
  • 60 servings

Ashwagandha by Karuna lists one ingredient: 1,200 mg of ashwagandha per serving of 2 capsules. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 23, 2025.

What is in Ashwagandha?

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).

Ashwagandha: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 327079, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Ashwagandha1,200 mgAshwagandha in Ashwagandha against 1,646 products1,200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 125 mg to 500 mg, the median 250 mg.1,200 mg

Higher than 94% of 1,646 products listing ashwagandha (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,400 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 327079 (entered January 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?

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 1,200 mg of ashwagandha is higher than 94% of the 1,646 ashwagandha products that print an amount; 83 list more.

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.

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 for adults: 2-4 capsules early morning and afternoon, or as directed by your health care practitioner.
Warnings
Caution: Keep out of reach of children.
Not appropriate for pregnant or lactating women.
This product is intended for professional use and is manufactured under strict quality control to ensure the optimum in purity, potency and reliability.
Allergens and what it does not contain
This product contains no yeast, wheat, soy, corn, milk, salt, sugar, artificial coloring, preservatives or flavoring.
Storage
Keep in a cool, dry place, tightly capped.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 327079.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Vegetarian capsule, Cellulose, Stearate, Silicon Dioxide.

How many labels does Ashwagandha have?

3 labels are on file under this name since August 23, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 327079 (current) Entered January 23, 2025 · on the market · 120 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 18647 05116 3
  2. Label 262651 Entered April 11, 2022 · off the market September 28, 2023 · 120 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 18647 05116 3
  3. Label 23866 Entered August 23, 2013 · off the market September 20, 2021 · 120 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 18647 05116 3

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

Who makes it?

The label names Karuna Corporation (manufacturer), Novato, CA. All Karuna products.

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