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Female Balance

by NOW · capsule · 90 veg capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 33739 03295 9
  • DSLD label 314331
  • Serving 1 veg capsule
  • 90 servings

Female Balance by NOW lists 8 ingredients, 8 with an amount per serving of 1 veg capsule, such as 5 mg of vitamin B6, 340 mcg DFE of folate, 75 mg of wild yam and 100 mg of organic dong quai. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 25, 2024.

What is in Female Balance?

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

Female Balance: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 314331, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin B6as Pyridoxal 5-Phosphate Monohydrate5 mg294%Vitamin B6 in Female Balance against 15,277 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg5 mg

51% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 give more (median 6 mg). Per day at the most servings: 15 mg.

Folate340 mcg DFE85%
Quatrefolic (6S)-5-Methyltetrahydrofolate, Glucosamine SaltMTHF=Methyltetrahydrofolate200 mcg5-methyltetrahydrofolate glucosamine in Female Balance against 176 products200 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 300 mcg to 800 mcg, the median 593 mcg.200 mcg

79% of 176 products listing 5-methyltetrahydrofolate glucosamine give more (median 593 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mcg.

Wild Yamas Dioscorea villosa, Dioscorea villosa75 mgWild Yam in Female Balance against 214 products75 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 15 mg to 215 mg, the median 50 mg.75 mg

Higher than 55% of 214 products listing wild yam (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 225 mg.

organic Dong Quaiorganic100 mgDong Quai in Female Balance against 307 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 250 mg, the median 120 mg.100 mg

52% of 307 products listing dong quai give more (median 120 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

Chaste Berry tree (Vitex) extractas Agnusidesmin. 0.5% agnusides100 mgChastetree in Female Balance against 386 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 240 mg, the median 100 mg.100 mg

43% of 386 products listing chastetree give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

Ginger Rhizome, Root Extractas Ginger, Ginger50 mgGinger in Female Balance against 1,770 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 150 mg, the median 60 mg.50 mg

51% of 1,770 products listing ginger give more (median 60 mg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mg.

Black Cohosh extract10 mgBlack Cohosh in Female Balance against 431 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 40 mg to 160 mg, the median 80 mg.10 mg

96% of 431 products listing black cohosh give more (median 80 mg). Per day at the most servings: 30 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 314331 (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:

  • 96% of the 431 products that print an amount of black cohosh list more than its 10 mg of black cohosh (median 80 mg).

The NIH database records 3 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 Female Balance'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 Usage: Take 1 capsule 3 times daily with food.
Warnings
Caution: For adults only.
Consult physician if taking medication or have a medical condition.
Not intended for pregnant or nursing women.
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
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 314331.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Maltodextrin, Rice Flour, 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 Triangle K (Kosher) Crescent H (Halal).

How many labels does Female Balance have?

6 labels are on file under this name since October 25, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 314331 (current) Entered July 25, 2024 · on the market · 90 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 03295 9
  2. Label 77781 Entered January 25, 2018 · off the market February 12, 2024 · 90 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 03295 9
  3. Label 57324 Entered March 24, 2016 · off the market May 26, 2017 · 90 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 03295 9
  4. Label 42799 Entered February 25, 2015 · off the market December 23, 2015 · 90 capsules · UPC 7 33739 03295 9
  5. Label 14905 Entered December 21, 2012 · off the market August 9, 2012 · 90 capsules · UPC 7 33739 03295 9
  6. Label 14908 Entered October 25, 2012 · off the market January 14, 2013 · 90 capsules · UPC 7 33739 03295 9

DSLD also links this label to: Female Balance With Wild Yam, Vitex, Dong Quai And GLA (image difference, same product), Female Balance With Wild Yam, Vitex, Dong Quai And GLA (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 NOW Foods (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.

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