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Essiac Tonic

by Herbs, Etc. · liquid · 2 fluid ounces

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 300094
  • Serving 40 drops
  • 59 servings

Essiac Tonic by Herbs, Etc. lists 4 ingredients; 4 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 14, 2023.

What is in Essiac Tonic?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 40 drops. 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).

Essiac Tonic: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 300094, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Proprietary Extract Blend1 mL
Burdock extractorganicin the blend, no amount given
Sheep Sorrel Extractorganicin the blend, no amount given
Slippery Elm extractin the blend, no amount given
Chinese Rhubarb Root Extractorganicin the blend, no amount given

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 300094 (entered December 14, 2023), 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; 4 ingredients sit inside a blend, so their amounts cannot be compared.

The NIH database records 2 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?

2 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
Convenient - no mixing, brewing or refrigeration needed
Suggested use: Take 40 drops in water twice a day on an empty stomach.
Since Essiac Tonic is not a tea, it's convenient. There isn't any mixing, brewing or refrigeration needed. Take it in water or your favorite beverage.
Warnings
Caution: Do not use during pregnancy.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten free No artificial preservatives.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 300094.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Alcohol, Water, Purified, Glycerine.

How many labels does Essiac Tonic have?

35 labels are on file under this name since December 24, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 300094 (current) Entered December 14, 2023 · on the market · 2 fluid ounces
  2. Label 299995 Entered December 14, 2023 · on the market · 4 fluid ounces · UPC 7 65704 11204 5
  3. Label 299994 Entered December 14, 2023 · on the market · 2 fluid ounces
  4. Label 299993 Entered December 14, 2023 · on the market · 1 fluid ounce · UPC 7 65704 11201 4
  5. Label 300020 Entered November 22, 2023 · on the market · 120 softgels · UPC 7 65704 60471 7
  6. Label 300019 Entered November 22, 2023 · on the market · 60 softgels · UPC 7 65704 50466 6
  7. Label 261519 Entered May 19, 2022 · off the market September 2, 2022 · 120 fast-acting softgels · UPC 7 65704 60471 7
  8. Label 261550 Entered April 11, 2022 · off the market September 2, 2022 · 2 Fluid Ounce
  9. Label 260309 Entered February 23, 2022 · off the market September 2, 2022 · 60 fast absorbing softgels · UPC 7 65704 50466 6
  10. Label 259998 Entered February 23, 2022 · off the market September 2, 2022 · 1 Fluid Ounce · UPC 7 65704 11201 4
  11. Label 259999 Entered October 22, 2021 · off the market September 2, 2022 · 4 Fluid Ounce · UPC 7 65704 11204 5
  12. Label 211976 Entered January 25, 2020 · off the market September 14, 2021 · 4 fl. Oz. · UPC 7 65704 11204 5
  13. Label 211822 Entered January 25, 2020 · off the market September 14, 2021 · 1 fl. Oz. · UPC 7 65704 11201 4
  14. Label 211966 Entered December 22, 2019 · on the market · 2 fl. Oz. · UPC 7 65704 11202 1
  15. Label 75616 Entered June 23, 2017 · on the market · 2 fl. Oz. · UPC 7 65704 31152 3
  16. Label 75614 Entered June 23, 2017 · off the market September 14, 2021 · 120 fast-acting softgels · UPC 7 65704 60471 7
  17. Label 75611 Entered June 23, 2017 · off the market September 14, 2021 · 60 fast-acting softgels · UPC 7 65704 50466 6
  18. Label 75606 Entered June 23, 2017 · off the market August 14, 2019 · 4 fl. Oz. · UPC 7 65704 11204 5
  19. Label 75604 Entered June 23, 2017 · off the market December 9, 2019 · 2 fl. Oz.
  20. Label 75599 Entered June 23, 2017 · off the market August 14, 2019 · 1 fl. Oz. · UPC 7 65704 11201 4

And 15 more labels.

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

Who makes it?

The label names Herbs, Etc., Inc. (manufacturer), Santa Fe, NM. All Herbs, Etc. products.

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