Boswellia Serrata Extract
by Vitamin Research Products · capsule · 90 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 8 10832 01020 3
- DSLD label 33976
- Serving 1 capsule
Boswellia Serrata Extract by Vitamin Research Products lists one ingredient: 250 mg of indian frankincense (boswellia serrata) gum extract per serving of 1 capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 25, 2014.
What is in Boswellia Serrata 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Frankincense (Boswellia serrata) gum extractas Total Organic AcidIndian Frankincense (Boswellia serrata) gum extract (Form: 70% Total Organic Acids) PlantPart: gum Genus: Boswellia Species: serrata | 250 mg | Higher than 69% of 665 products listing boswellia (median 135 mg). Per day at the most servings: 750 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 33976 (entered June 25, 2014), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. 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 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 250 mgBronson Laboratories · off the market same ingredients
- Standardized Herbal Extract Boswellia 250 mgPuritan's Pride same ingredients
- Boswellia Serrata 250 mgThe Vitamin Shoppe same ingredients
- BoswellaHerbal Hills same ingredients
- BoswahillsHerbal Hills same ingredients
- Boswellia 250 mgBronson 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: Take 1 capsule three times per day with meals.
- Warnings
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Storage
- Keep container tightly closed in a cool, dry and dark place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 33976.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Silicon Dioxide.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): VRP; LABORATORY TESTED QUALITY & PURITY.
How many labels does Boswellia Serrata Extract have?
One label is on file, entered on June 25, 2014.
- Label 33976 (current) Entered June 25, 2014 · on the market · 90 capsules · UPC 8 10832 01020 3
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names VRP Brand, LLC (distributor), Carson City, NV. All Vitamin Research Products products.