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Butcher's Broom 1,000 mg

by Nature's Answer · capsule · 90 vegetarian capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 83000 16138 4
  • DSLD label 184583
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 45 servings

Butcher's Broom 1,000 mg by Nature's Answer lists one ingredient: 1,000 mg of Butcher's broom per serving of 2 capsules. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 25, 2019.

What is in Butcher's Broom 1,000 mg?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 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).

Butcher's Broom 1,000 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 184583, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Butcher's BroomButcher's Broom PlantPart: root Genus: Ruscus Species: aculeatus Note: 1 g1,000 mgButcher's Broom in Butcher's Broom 1,000 mg against 161 products1,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 75 mg to 300 mg, the median 150 mg.1,000 mg

Higher than 95% of 161 products listing Butcher's broom (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 3,000 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 184583 (entered February 25, 2019), 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?

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 1,000 mg of Butcher's broom is higher than 95% of the 161 Butcher's broom products that print an amount; 4 list more.

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.

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: As a dietary supplement, take two (2) capsules three (3) times a day with food or water.
Warnings
Warning: Keep Out of Reach of Children.
Do not use if safety seal is damaged or missing.
If you are pregnant, nursing, taking any medications, planning any medical procedure or have a medical condition, consult with your healthcare practitioner before use.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten-Free
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 184583.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Vegetable Cellulose, Rice Flour, Calcium Silicate.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): K Parve.

How many labels does Butcher's Broom 1,000 mg have?

3 labels are on file under this name since April 22, 2016: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 184583 (current) Entered February 25, 2019 · on the market · 90 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 83000 16138 4
  2. Label 59575 Entered May 22, 2016 · off the market June 18, 2018 · 90 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 83000 16138 4
  3. Label 58683 Entered April 22, 2016 · off the market August 1, 2015 · 90 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 83000 16138 4

DSLD also links this label to: Butcher's Broom Root (image difference, same product).

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

Who makes it?

The label names Nature's Answer (manufacturer), Hauppauge, NY. All Nature's Answer products.

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