Boswellia AKBA
by Pure Encapsulations · capsule · 120 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 66298 00866 0
- DSLD label 295513
- Serving 1 capsule
- 120 servings
Boswellia AKBA by Pure Encapsulations lists one ingredient: 100 mg of 5-LOXIN boswellia serrata extract per serving of 1 capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 18, 2023.
What is in Boswellia AKBA?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-LOXIN Boswellia serrata extractas Indian Frankincense (Boswellia serrata) extract | 100 mg | 53% of 665 products listing boswellia give more (median 135 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 295513 (entered July 18, 2023), 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.
- BoswelliaGenestra Brands same ingredients
- Boswellia Akba ExtractHerbadiet same ingredients
- Boswellia AKBAHerbadiet same ingredients
- Super Boswellia 100 mgSuperSmart same ingredients
- Boswellia Serrata Extract 125 mgSwanson Ultra · off the market same ingredients
- Boswellia serrata Extract 125 mgSwanson 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
- Recommendations: As a dietary supplement, take 1 capsule daily, with a meal.
- Warnings
- Warning: Not to be taken by pregnant or lactating women. If you have any health condition or are taking any medication, consult your health professional before use.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Use only if safety seal is intact.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Certified gluten-free by the Gluten-Free Certification Organization, www.gluten.org
- Gluten-free, non-GMO & hypoallergenic
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 295513.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: hypoallergenic Plant Fiber, Cellulose, Water, Ascorbyl Palmitate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GFCO.org (Gluten-Free Certification Organization). Listed with: Certified gluten-free (GFCO) (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).
How many labels does Boswellia AKBA have?
6 labels are on file under this name since November 21, 2018: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 295513 (current) Entered July 18, 2023 · on the market · 120 capsules · UPC 7 66298 00866 0
- Label 293914 Entered May 24, 2023 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 7 66298 00867 7
- Label 219342 Entered May 22, 2020 · off the market March 15, 2020 · 120 capsules · UPC 7 66298 00866 0
- Label 219340 Entered April 23, 2020 · off the market March 15, 2020 · 60 capsules · UPC 7 66298 00867 7
- Label 184362 Entered February 25, 2019 · off the market July 21, 2022 · 60 capsules · UPC 7 66298 00867 7
- Label 182782 Entered November 21, 2018 · off the market July 21, 2022 · 120 capsules · UPC 7 66298 00866 0
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Pure Encapsulations (distributor), Sudbury, MA. All Pure Encapsulations products.