PlainVitamins

Buchu

by Herb Pharm · liquid · 4 fluid ounces

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 90700 00117 9
  • DSLD label 334509
  • Serving 0.7 ml (1 squeeze of the dropper bulb)
  • 168 servings

Buchu by Herb Pharm lists one ingredient: 598 mg of buchu leaf extract per serving of 0.7 ml. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 21, 2025.

What is in Buchu?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 0.7 ml. 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).

Buchu: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 334509, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Buchu Leaf Extractcertified organic; extraction rate 233 mg herb per 0.7 ml. Dry herb/menstruum ratio 1:3598 mgBuchu in Buchu against 124 products598 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 100 mg, the median 50 mg.598 mg

Higher than 93% of 124 products listing buchu (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,392 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 334509 (entered May 21, 2025), 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?

The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:

  • Its 598 mg of buchu is higher than 93% of the 124 buchu products that print an amount; 8 list more.

The NIH database records 2 to 4 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.

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 Use Shake well before using Adults: Add 1 squeeze of the dropper bulb to 2 oz. of water or juice, 2 to 4 times per day. Best taken between meals.
Warnings
Caution: Seek expert medical advice before taking during pregnancy.
Keep out of the reach of children
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten-free
Storage
Store away from heat & light

Source: label statements in DSLD label 334509.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cane Alcohol, Water, Distilled.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): USDA Organic. Listed with: USDA Organic seal (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does Buchu have?

9 labels are on file under this name since June 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 334509 (current) Entered May 21, 2025 · on the market · 4 fluid ounces · UPC 0 90700 00117 9
  2. Label 209843 Entered December 22, 2019 · off the market February 13, 2024 · 4 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90700 00117 9
  3. Label 203378 Entered September 24, 2019 · on the market · 1 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90700 00020 2
  4. Label 68751 Entered December 23, 2016 · off the market January 7, 2019 · 1 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90700 00020 2
  5. Label 50118 Entered October 22, 2015 · off the market December 5, 2016 · 1 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90700 00020 2
  6. Label 39445 Entered November 25, 2014 · off the market October 29, 2019 · 4 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90700 00117 9
  7. Label 39444 Entered November 25, 2014 · off the market August 24, 2015 · 1 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90700 00020 2
  8. Label 32791 Entered April 25, 2014 · off the market October 28, 2014 · 1 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90700 00020 2
  9. Label 23101 Entered June 25, 2013 · off the market October 28, 2014 · 4 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90700 00117 9

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Herb Pharm (manufacturer), Williams, OR. All Herb Pharm products.

Where next?