Ashwagandha
by Bixa Botanical · capsule · 60 vegetarian capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC X001AQWXSB
- DSLD label 229574
- Serving 1 capsule
- 60 servings
Ashwagandha by Bixa Botanical lists one ingredient: 450 mg of withania somnifera extract per serving of 1 capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 23, 2020.
What is in Ashwagandha?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Withania somnifera extractas WithanolidesWithania somnifera extract (Form: 2.5% Withanolides) (Alt. Name: Ashwagandha root) PlantPart: root Genus: Withania Species: somnifera | 450 mg | Higher than 72% of 1,646 products listing ashwagandha (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 900 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 229574 (entered July 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Ashwagandha 450 mgVitabase same ingredients
- Ashwagandha Standardized Extract 450 mgNOW · off the market same ingredients
- Ashwagandha Extract 450 mgSwanson Superior Herbs · off the market same ingredients
- Organic Ashwagandha Extract PowderOmica Organics same ingredients
- Ashwagandha Root and LeafOmica Organics same ingredients
- Ashwagandha Extract 450 mgBotanic Choice 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 use: 1 capsules 2 times daily after food or as directed by physician
- Warnings
- Warning: This product is not intended for use by those with a serious medical condition or pregnant or lactating women. Consult your physician before use.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Do not use if seal is broken
- Storage
- Store in a cool and dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 229574.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: HPMC Vegetarian Capsule.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Halal Mumbai India Halal Committee Registration No. 0854 K LBD (Kosher) Good manufacturing practices GMP.
How many labels does Ashwagandha have?
One label is on file, entered on July 23, 2020.
- Label 229574 (current) Entered July 23, 2020 · on the market · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC X001AQWXSB
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Jairamdass Khushiram (distributor), 410 208 Maharasthra, India. All Bixa Botanical products.