Essiac Original Herbal Formula
by Essiac · liquid · 1.5 oz.
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 6 23326 00121 8
- DSLD label 32539
- Serving 2 fl. oz. (60 ml)
- 36 servings
Essiac Original Herbal Formula by Essiac lists 2 ingredients; 2 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 25, 2014.
What is in Essiac Original Herbal Formula?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 fl. oz.. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin A | no amount given | 2% | |
| Vitamin C | no amount given | 2% |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 32539 (entered April 25, 2014), 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; 2 ingredients sit inside a blend, so their amounts cannot be compared.
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?
4 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Dry Vitamin A 5000 IUSolgar · off the market same ingredients
- Dry Vitamin A 1500 mgSolgar · off the market same ingredients
- Beta-C TR (Time Release)Nutri-West same ingredients
- Dry Vitamin A 1500 mcg (5000 IU)Solgar · off the market same ingredients
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
- Shake bottle before usage
- Warnings
- Caution: not to be taken during pregnancy, by nursing mothers or children under 10 years of age. Keep out of the reach of children.
- Caution: not to be taken during pregnancy, by nursing mothers or children under 10 years of age.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 32539.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: burdock, sheep sorrel, Slippery Elm, indian rhubarb.
How many labels does Essiac Original Herbal Formula have?
One label is on file, entered on April 25, 2014.
- Label 32539 (current) Entered April 25, 2014 · on the market · 1.5 oz. · UPC 6 23326 00121 8
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names ESSIAC CANADA INTERNATIONAL INC. (manufacturer), Ottawa, Ont., Canada. All Essiac products.