Ashwagandha Extract
by GNC Herbal Plus Standardized · capsule · 100 vegetarian capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 48107 10854 0
- DSLD label 18343
- Serving 1 capsule
Ashwagandha Extract by GNC Herbal Plus Standardized lists one ingredient: 470 mg of ashwagandha root extract per serving of 1 capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 25, 2013.
What is in Ashwagandha Extract?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashwagandha Root ExtractAshwagandha Root Extract PlantPart: Root Genus: Withania Species: somnifera Note: 1.5% Withanolides = 7 mg | 470 mg | Higher than 73% of 1,646 products listing ashwagandha (median 250 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 18343 (entered February 25, 2013), 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 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.
- Ashwagandha Extract 470 mgGNC Herbal Plus same ingredients
- Ashwagandha Extract 470 mgThe Vitamin Shoppe same ingredients
- Ashwagandha Extract 467 mgSeeking Health same ingredients
- Ashwagandhaplnt By V · off the market same ingredients
- Ashwagandhaplnt same ingredients
- AshwagandhaThymely Solutions 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
- Directions: As a dietary supplement, take one capsule daily.
- Warnings
- WARNING: Consult your physician prior to using this product if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
- Discontinue use two weeks prior to surgery.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 18343.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Vegetable Cellulose Capsule, Cellulose, Maltodextrin, Dicalcium Phosphate.
How many labels does Ashwagandha Extract have?
One label is on file, entered on February 25, 2013.
- Label 18343 (current) Entered February 25, 2013 · on the market · 100 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 48107 10854 0
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names General Nutrition Corporation (distributor), Pittsburgh, PA. All GNC Herbal Plus Standardized products.