Boswellia Extract 250 mg
by NOW · capsule · 120 veg capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 33739 04614 7
- DSLD label 313604
- Serving 1 to 2 veg capsules; amounts per 2 veg capsules
- 60 servings
Boswellia Extract 250 mg by NOW lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 2 veg capsules, such as 500 mg of boswellia gum resin extract, 200 mg of turmeric root extract and 200 mg of turmeric root powder. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 23, 2024.
What is in Boswellia Extract 250 mg?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 veg capsules. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boswellia Gum Resin Extractas Boswellia serrata Gum Resin Extractmin. 65% organic acids including boswellic acid | 500 mg | Higher than 88% of 665 products listing boswellia (median 135 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,500 mg. | |
| Turmeric root extractas Curcuminoidsmin. 95% curcuminoids | 200 mg | Higher than 66% of 2,369 products listing turmeric (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,200 mg. | |
| Turmeric root powder | 200 mg |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 313604 (entered May 23, 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 1 to 3 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.
- Boswellia Extract 500 mgCalifornia Gold Nutrition same ingredients
- Boswellia Extract & TurmericAN Amazing Nutrition Amazing Formulas same ingredients
- Full Spectrum Boswellia & CurcuminSwanson Premium Brand · off the market same ingredients
- Boswellia 300 mg & Turmeric 300 mgPuritan's Pride same ingredients
- Full Spectrum Boswellia & CurcuminSwanson same ingredients
- Boswellin & Curcumin C3 ComplexAFI America's Finest 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 Usage: Take 1-2 capsules 1 to 3 times daily, preferably with food.
- Warnings
- Caution: For adults only.
- May cause minor, transient GI discomfort.
- Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place after opening.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 313604.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Rice Flour, Calcium Laurate.
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 Boswellia Extract 250 mg have?
7 labels are on file under this name since October 1, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 313604 (current) Entered May 23, 2024 · on the market · 120 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 04614 7
- Label 211124 Entered January 25, 2020 · off the market February 12, 2024 · 120 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 04614 7
- Label 211121 Entered January 25, 2020 · on the market · 60 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 04613 0
- Label 42833 Entered February 25, 2015 · off the market December 19, 2018 · 120 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 04614 7
- Label 42831 Entered February 25, 2015 · off the market December 19, 2018 · 60 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 04613 0
- Label 13311 Entered October 1, 2012 · off the market February 16, 2015 · 120 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 04614 7
- Label 13289 Entered October 1, 2012 · off the market February 16, 2015 · 60 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 04613 0
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 (distributor), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.