Astragalus 500 mg
by NOW · capsule · 100 veg capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 33739 04605 5
- DSLD label 313566
- Serving 2 veg capsules
- 50 servings
Astragalus 500 mg by NOW lists one ingredient: 1 g of astragalus per serving of 2 veg capsules. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 20, 2024.
What is in Astragalus 500 mg?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 veg 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Carbohydrates | less than 1 g | 1% | |
| Dietary Fiber | less than 1 g | 2% | |
| Astragalusas Astragalus membranaceus1,000 mg | 1 g | Higher than 89% of 604 products listing astragalus (median 132.5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 3,000 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 313566 (entered June 20, 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?
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 to 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?
4 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Astragalus 500 mgLuckyHerbs same ingredients
- Astragalus RootNature's Way same ingredients
- Astragalus Root 470 mgNature's Way · off the market same ingredients
- Astragalus 500 mgVitabase same ingredients
- Astragalus GlyceriteHerbalist & Alchemist · off the market 2 shared, 69% alike
- Astragauls RootBotanic Choice 2 shared, 69% alike
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 Usage: Take 2 capsules 2 to 3 times daily, preferably with food.
- Warnings
- Caution: For adults only.
- Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication or have a medical condition.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, corn, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Non-GMO
- Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, corn, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place after opening.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 313566.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Magnesium Stearate, Stearic Acid.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Triangle K (Kosher); GMP Quality Assured.
How many labels does Astragalus 500 mg have?
5 labels are on file under this name since August 24, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 313566 (current) Entered June 20, 2024 · on the market · 100 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 04605 5
- Label 211008 Entered January 25, 2020 · off the market February 12, 2024 · 100 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 04605 5
- Label 44871 Entered April 24, 2015 · off the market December 19, 2018 · 100 capsules · UPC 7 33739 04605 5
- Label 13261 Entered October 1, 2012 · off the market March 24, 2015 · 100 capsules · UPC 7 33739 04605 5
- Label 12812 Entered August 24, 2012 · off the market August 9, 2012 · 100 capsules · UPC 7 33739 04605 5
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names NOW FOODS (distributor), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.