PlainVitamins

Astragalus Extract (50% Polysaccharides)

by BulkSupplements.com · powder · 500 grams

  • Off the market since March 2022 (NIH)
  • UPC X0019S82JT
  • DSLD label 253940
  • Serving 1,300 mg
  • 385 servings

Astragalus Extract (50% Polysaccharides) by BulkSupplements.com lists one ingredient: 1,300 mg of astragalus extract per serving of 1,300 mg. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 19, 2021.

What is in Astragalus Extract (50% Polysaccharides)?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1,300 mg. 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 Extract (50% Polysaccharides): Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 253940, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Astragalus extractas Polysaccharides1,300 mgAstragalus in Astragalus Extract (50% Polysaccharides) against 604 products1,300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 405 mg, the median 132.5 mg.1,300 mg

Higher than 95% of 604 products listing astragalus (median 132.5 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 253940 (entered November 19, 2021), 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?

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 1,300 mg of astragalus is higher than 95% of the 604 astragalus products that print an amount; 26 list more.

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.

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 1300 mg daily with meal or as directed by a physician.
Warnings
Always consult a physician before taking any dietary supplement.
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Free of: added sugar, soy, dairy, yeast, gluten, additives
Storage
Store in a dry, cool place

Source: label statements in DSLD label 253940.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: None.

How many labels does Astragalus Extract (50% Polysaccharides) have?

4 labels are on file under this name since August 23, 2021: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 253940 (current) Entered November 19, 2021 · off the market March 28, 2022 · 500 grams · UPC X0019S82JT
  2. Label 253938 Entered November 19, 2021 · off the market March 28, 2022 · 250 grams · UPC X0019RVDG9
  3. Label 253935 Entered November 19, 2021 · off the market March 28, 2022 · 100 grams · UPC X0019S7U2J
  4. Label 252718 Entered August 23, 2021 · off the market March 28, 2022 · 1 kg · UPC X0019RXR8B

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

Who makes it?

The label names BulkSupplements.com (distributor), Henderson, NV. All BulkSupplements.com products.

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