Black Cohosh Root Extract
by Bluebonnet · capsule · 60 vegetable capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 43715 01316 2
- DSLD label 279497
- Serving 1 capsule
- 60 servings
Black Cohosh Root Extract by Bluebonnet lists one ingredient: 250 mg of black cohosh root extract per serving of 1 capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 13, 2022.
What is in Black Cohosh Root Extract?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Cohosh Root Extractas Cimicifuga racemosa L. Root Extract, Hydroethanolic ExtractBlack Cohosh Root Extract (Form: Cimicifuga racemosa L. Root Extract PlantPart: root Genus: Cimicifuga Species: racemosa Classifier: L., Hydroethanolic Extract) Note: 4:1 | 250 mg | Higher than 84% of 431 products listing black cohosh (median 80 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 279497 (entered December 13, 2022), 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 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.
- Standardized Black Cohosh Root ExtractBluebonnet · off the market same ingredients
- Black Cohosh 2.5Pure Encapsulations same ingredients
- Black Cohosh Extract 250 mgVital Nutrients same ingredients
- Black CohoshVitanica same ingredients
- Herbal Actives Black Cohosh 200 MG/2.5% Tripterpene Glycosides Extended ReleaseNature's Plus · off the market same ingredients
- Black Cohosh 200 mg Extended ReleaseNatures Plus Herbal Actives 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
- Directions: As a dietary supplement, take one capsule daily or as directed by a healthcare practitioner.
- Warnings
- Caution: For adults only.
- Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Free of milk, egg, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans and sesame. Also free of gluten, barley, rice, sodium and sugar.
- Made with NON GMO ingredients
- Gluten free
- Storage
- Store tightly closed in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 279497.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Capsule, Vegetable Cellulose, Silicon Dioxide, Vegetable Magnesium Stearate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): K Parve (Kosher).
How many labels does Black Cohosh Root Extract have?
2 labels are on file under this name since July 21, 2022: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 279497 (current) Entered December 13, 2022 · on the market · 60 vegetable capsules · UPC 7 43715 01316 2
- Label 268372 Entered July 21, 2022 · on the market · 60 vegetable capsules · UPC 7 43715 01316 2
DSLD also links this label to: Standardized Black Cohosh Root Extract (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 Bluebonnet Nutrition Corporation (manufacturer), Sugar Land, TX. All Bluebonnet products.