Valerian Root Extract
by Bluebonnet · capsule · 60 vegetable capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 43715 01398 8
- DSLD label 279518
- Serving 1 capsule
- 60 servings
Valerian Root Extract by Bluebonnet lists one ingredient: 250 mg of valerian root extract per serving of 1 capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 13, 2022.
What is in Valerian 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valerian Root Extractas Valerenic AcidStandardized to 0.8% total valerenic acid (2 mg) | 250 mg | Higher than 57% of 647 products listing valerian (median 200 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 279518 (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.
- Valerian Extract 250 mgVital Nutrients · off the market same ingredients
- Sleep Ease Complex 250 mgVQ Verified Quality same ingredients
- Valerian 250 mgBIOVEA same ingredients
- Standardized Valerian Root ExtractBluebonnet same ingredients
- Valerian Root 1000 mgNusaPure · off the market same ingredients
- ValerianParadise 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 30 to 60 minutes before bedtime or as directed by a healthcare practitioner.
- Warnings
- Caution: Consult your healthcare practitioner prior to using this product if you are trying to conceive, pregnant, nursing, taking medication, particularly sleep aids, or have a medical condition.
- Residual drowsiness may occur, so refrain from operating machinery or driving a vehicle when taking this product.
- 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 corn, 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 279518.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Water, Purified, Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide.
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 Valerian Root Extract have?
One label is on file, entered on December 13, 2022.
- Label 279518 (current) Entered December 13, 2022 · on the market · 60 vegetable capsules · UPC 7 43715 01398 8
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, Texas. All Bluebonnet products.