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Astragalus

by Greenbush Natural Products · capsule · 100 vegetarian capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 316092
  • Serving 1 capsule; amounts per 3 capsules
  • 33 servings

Astragalus by Greenbush Natural Products lists one ingredient: 1,350 mg of astragalus per serving of 3 capsules. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 22, 2024.

What is in Astragalus?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 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 316092, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Astragalusas Astragalus membranaceus1,350 mgAstragalus in Astragalus against 604 products1,350 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 405 mg, the median 132.5 mg.1,350 mg

Higher than 96% of 604 products listing astragalus (median 132.5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 4,050 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 316092 (entered August 22, 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?

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 1,350 mg of astragalus is higher than 96% of the 604 astragalus products that print an amount; 24 list more.

The NIH database records 3 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: Take 1 capsule three times daily or as instructed.
Warnings
Pregnant or lactating women, diabetes, hypoglycemics, and people with a known medical conditions and/or taking drugs should consult with a licensed physician and/or pharmacist prior to taking dietary supplements.
Do not use if safety seal is damaged or broken.
Notice: This product is produced a facility that also uses derivatives of milk, fish, shellfish, tree nut, wheat, and soy.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 316092.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Cellulose.

How many labels does Astragalus have?

One label is on file, entered on August 22, 2024.

  1. Label 316092 (current) Entered August 22, 2024 · on the market · 100 vegetarian capsules

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

Who makes it?

The label names Greenbush Natural Products (distributor), Scottsdale, AZ. All Greenbush Natural Products products.

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