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Black Cohosh Root 80 mg

by NOW · capsule · 90 veg capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 33739 04607 9
  • DSLD label 313594
  • Serving 1 veg capsule
  • 90 servings

Black Cohosh Root 80 mg by NOW lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 veg capsule, such as 80 mg of black cohosh root extract, 125 mg of licorice and 125 mg of dong quai. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 20, 2024.

What is in Black Cohosh Root 80 mg?

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

Black Cohosh Root 80 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 313594, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Black Cohosh Root Extractas Total Triterpene Glycosidesstandardized to 2.5% total triterpene glycosides, calculated as80 mgBlack Cohosh in Black Cohosh Root 80 mg against 431 products80 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 40 mg to 160 mg, the median 80 mg.80 mg

46% of 431 products listing black cohosh give more (median 80 mg). Per day at the most servings: 160 mg.

27-Deoxyactein2 mg
Licorice125 mgLicorice in Black Cohosh Root 80 mg against 888 products125 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 42 mg to 300 mg, the median 100 mg.125 mg

Higher than 58% of 888 products listing licorice (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 250 mg.

Dong Quaias Angelica sinensis, Angelica sinensisorganic125 mgDong Quai in Black Cohosh Root 80 mg against 307 products125 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 250 mg, the median 120 mg.125 mg

Higher than 50% of 307 products listing dong quai (median 120 mg). Per day at the most servings: 250 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 313594 (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 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Black Cohosh Root 80 mg's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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 1 capsule twice daily (1 in the morning, 1 in the evening).
Warnings
Caution: For adults only.
Not for pregnant/nursing women. Consult physician if taking medication or have a medical condition.
Keep out of reach of children.
Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish, tree nut or sesame 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, milk, egg, fish, shellfish, tree nut or sesame ingredients.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place after opening.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 313594.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Rice Flour, 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 Black Cohosh Root 80 mg have?

3 labels are on file under this name since October 1, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 313594 (current) Entered June 20, 2024 · on the market · 90 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 04607 9
  2. Label 42827 Entered February 25, 2015 · off the market February 12, 2024 · 90 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 04607 9
  3. Label 13270 Entered October 1, 2012 · off the market February 16, 2015 · 90 capsules · UPC 7 33739 04607 9

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 (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.

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