Cough Syrup With Honey & Lemon

by GaiaKids · liquid · 3 fl. Oz.

  • Off the market since December 2022 (NIH)
  • DSLD label 9824
  • Serving 1 tsp (5 mL)
  • 18 servings

Cough Syrup With Honey & Lemon by GaiaKids lists 6 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 tsp, such as 60 mg of organic plantain and 14 mg of organic plantain leaf; 4 sit inside a blend without their own amounts, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 25, 2012.

What is in Cough Syrup With Honey & Lemon?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tsp. 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).

Cough Syrup With Honey & Lemon: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 9824, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories20 Calories
Total Carbohydrates5 g2%Carbohydrate in Cough Syrup With Honey & Lemon against 21,979 products5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.5 g

Higher than 65% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 20 g.

Sugar5 gSugar in Cough Syrup With Honey & Lemon against 11,807 products5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.5 g

Higher than 78% of 11,807 products listing sugar (median 2 g). Per day at the most servings: 20 g.

Organic PlantainOrganic Plantain PlantPart: leaf Genus: Plantago Species: lanceolata Note: ethanolic extract60 mg
Organic Plantain leafOrganic Plantain leaf Genus: Plantago Species: lanceolata Note: freeze-dried extract14 mg
Proprietary Blend19 mg
organic Grindelia flowering tops freeze dried extractin the blend, no amount given
organic Helichrysumin the blend, no amount given
Lemon Essential Oilin the blend, no amount given
Orange Essential Oilin the blend, no amount given
Myrtle Essential Oilin the blend, no amount given

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 9824 (entered June 25, 2012), 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; 4 ingredients sit inside a blend, so their amounts cannot be compared.

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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Cough Syrup With Honey & Lemon's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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 Age 2 to 6: 1 teaspoon 2 times a day. Age 6 and older: 1 teaspoon up to 4 times a day. Shake well before using. Use only as directed on label.
Use within one month of opening.
Warnings
If your child has a medical condition or takes pharmaceutical drugs, please consult with your doctor before using this product.
Safety sealed for your protection. Do not use if safety seal is broken.
Allergens and what it does not contain
alcohol-free formula
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 9824.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cane Sugar, organic Acacia Honey, Water, lemon juice natural flavor.

How many labels does Cough Syrup With Honey & Lemon have?

One label is on file, entered on June 25, 2012.

  1. Label 9824 (current) Entered June 25, 2012 · off the market December 22, 2022 · 3 fl. Oz.

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

Who makes it?

The label names Gaia Herbs, Inc. (distributor), Brevard, NC. All GaiaKids products.

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