Butterbur Extract

by SuperSmart · capsule · 60 vegetarian capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 5 453003 827214
  • DSLD label 332638
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 30 servings

Butterbur Extract by SuperSmart lists one ingredient: 100 mg of petasites hybridus extract per serving of 2 capsules. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 24, 2025.

What is in Butterbur Extract?

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).

Butterbur Extract: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 332638, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Petasites hybridus Extractas Sesquiterpene Lactonesstandardized to 15% Sesquiterpene Lactones100 mgButterbur in Butterbur Extract against 71 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 150 mg, the median 75 mg.100 mg

Higher than 58% of 71 products listing butterbur (median 75 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 332638 (entered July 24, 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?

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.

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: Adults. Take two vegetarian capsules a day.
Warnings
Precautions: Do not exceed the recommended daily dose. This product is a nutritional supplement and should not replace a varied, balanced diet.
Keep out of childrens' reach.
As with any nutritional supplement, you should consult a health professional before taking this product if you are pregnant, breastfeeding or have a health problem.
Storage
Store away from direct light, heat and humidity.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 332638.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Acacia Gum, White Rice Flour.

How many labels does Butterbur Extract have?

2 labels are on file under this name since May 22, 2021: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 332638 (current) Entered July 24, 2025 · on the market · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 5 453003 827214
  2. Label 250202 Entered May 22, 2021 · on the market · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 5 453003 827214

DSLD also links this label to: Butterbur Extract 50 mg (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 SN Worldwide Unipessoal, Lda (distributor), Funchal, Portugal. All SuperSmart products.

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