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Astragalus Max-V

by Douglas Laboratories · capsule · 60 vegetarian capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 3 10539 00112 7
  • DSLD label 232523
  • Serving 1 vegetarian capsule
  • 60 servings

Astragalus Max-V by Douglas Laboratories lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 vegetarian capsule, such as 500 mg of astragalus herbal extract and 50 mg of astragalus. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 23, 2020.

What is in Astragalus Max-V?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 vegetarian 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).

Astragalus Max-V: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 232523, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Astragalus herbal extractAstragalus herbal extract PlantPart: root Genus: Astragalus Species: membranaceus Note: standardized to provide500 mgAstragalus in Astragalus Max-V against 604 products550 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 405 mg, the median 132.5 mg.550 mg

Higher than 85% of 604 products listing astragalus (median 132.5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,100 mg.

Astragalosides1.5 mg
AstragalusAstragalus PlantPart: root Genus: Astragalus Species: membranaceus Note: non-standardized50 mg

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 232523 (entered August 23, 2020), 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 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?

2 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 Usage: As a dietary supplement, adults take 1 capsule, twice daily between meals or as directed by your health professional. If digestive irritation occurs, take with meals.
Warnings
Warning: If you are pregnant, nursing, have any health condition or taking any medication, consult your health professional before using this product.
Keep out of the reach of children.
Use only if safety seal is intact.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten-free, Non-GMO
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 232523.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Vegetable Stearate.

How many labels does Astragalus Max-V have?

5 labels are on file under this name since December 23, 2011: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 232523 (current) Entered August 23, 2020 · on the market · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 3 10539 00112 7
  2. Label 57339 Entered March 24, 2016 · off the market May 29, 2020 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 3 10539 00112 7
  3. Label 30685 Entered February 26, 2014 · off the market December 15, 2015 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 3 10539 00112 7
  4. Label 9549 Entered June 25, 2012 · off the market July 31, 2013 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 3 10539 00112 7
  5. Label 3399 Entered December 23, 2011 · off the market January 20, 2012 · 60 Vegetarian Capsules · UPC 3 10539 00112 7

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

Who makes it?

The label names Douglas Laboratories (manufacturer), Pittsburgh, PA. All Douglas Laboratories products.

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