Calm & Focus
by NOW · capsule · 60 veg capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 33739 02396 4
- DSLD label 314529
- Serving 1 capsule
- 60 servings
Calm & Focus by NOW lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 25 mg of zembrin and 300 mg of GABA. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 25, 2024.
What is in Calm & Focus?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zembrinas Sceletium tortuosum Aerial Parts Extract | 25 mg | 52% of 63 products listing sceletium give more (median 50 mg). | |
| GABA | 300 mg | Higher than 71% of 744 products listing GABA (median 100 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 314529 (entered July 25, 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?
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:
- 52% of the 63 products that print an amount of sceletium list more than its 25 mg of zembrin (filed by NIH under sceletium) (median 50 mg).
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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Calm & Focus's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Sceletium 100Big Tree 1 shared, 60% alike
- SceletiumBig Tree 1 shared, 60% alike
- Sceletium Tortuosum 25 mgHBC Protocols 1 shared, 60% alike
- Sceletium Tortuosum II 300 mgHBC Protocols 1 shared, 60% alike
- Calm With Zembrin 25 mgDoctor's Best · off the market 1 shared, 60% alike
- Full Spectrum Sceletium Tortuosum 50 mgSwanson Premium Brand · off the market 1 shared, 60% alike
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 capsule daily.
- Warnings
- Caution: For adults only.
- Not recommended for pregnant/nursing women. Consult physician if taking medication (especially antidepressant or anti-anxiety drugs) or have a medical condition.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish, tree nut or sesame ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Non-GMO
- Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish, tree nut or sesame ingredients.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place after opening.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 314529.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Maltodextrin, Stearic Acid, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Silicon Dioxide.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP Quality Assured.
How many labels does Calm & Focus have?
One label is on file, entered on July 25, 2024.
- Label 314529 (current) Entered July 25, 2024 · on the market · 60 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 02396 4
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 (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.