Best Ashwagandha
by Doctor's Best · capsule · 60 veggie caps
- Off the market since October 2017 (NIH)
- UPC 7 53950 00304 0
- DSLD label 59804
- Serving 2 capsules
- 30 servings
Best Ashwagandha by Doctor's Best lists one ingredient: 250 mg of ashwagandha (withania somnifera) root and leaf extract per serving of 2 capsules. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 22, 2016.
What is in Best Ashwagandha?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) root and leaf extractas Withanolide GlycosidesAshwagandha (Withania somnifera) root and leaf extract (Form: minimum 10% Withanolide Glycosides) PlantPart: root and leaf Genus: Withania Species: somnifera | 250 mg | 42% of 1,646 products listing ashwagandha give more (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 500 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 59804 (entered May 22, 2016), 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 1 to 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Sensoril Clinically ProvenNatural Factors Stress-Relax · off the market same ingredients
- Ashwagandha SensorilNatural Factors Stress-Relax same ingredients
- Ashwagandha With Sensoril 125 mgDoctor's Best same ingredients
- Ultimate Ashwagandha 250 mgSwanson Ultra · off the market same ingredients
- Ultimate Ashwagandha 250 mg KSM-66Swanson same ingredients
- AshwagandhaParadise 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
- Suggested Adult Use: Take 2 capsules with food, preferably in the morning. For added benefit take another 2 capsules with food at any time, or more, as recommended by a nutritionally informed physician.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Non-GMO and Gluten Free
Source: label statements in DSLD label 59804.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Modified Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Maltodextrin.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Vegan.
How many labels does Best Ashwagandha have?
One label is on file, entered on May 22, 2016.
- Label 59804 (current) Entered May 22, 2016 · off the market October 20, 2017 · 60 veggie caps · UPC 7 53950 00304 0
DSLD also links this label to: Ashwagandha With Sensoril 125 mg (image difference, same product).
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Doctor's Best, Inc. (distributor), California. All Doctor's Best products.