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Female Balance With Wild Yam, Vitex, Dong Quai And GLA

by NOW · capsule · 90 capsules

  • Off the market since February 2015 (NIH)
  • UPC 7 33739 03295 9
  • DSLD label 39082
  • Serving 1 capsule

Female Balance With Wild Yam, Vitex, Dong Quai And GLA by NOW lists 7 ingredients, 7 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 17 mg of vitamin B6, 133 mcg of folate, 100 mg of borage oil powder and 75 mg of wild yam extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 25, 2014.

What is in Female Balance With Wild Yam, Vitex, Dong Quai And GLA?

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).

Female Balance With Wild Yam, Vitex, Dong Quai And GLA: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 39082, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine HydrochlorideVitamin B-6 (Form: from Pyridoxine HCl)17 mg850%Vitamin B6 in Female Balance With Wild Yam, Vitex, Dong Quai And GLA against 15,277 products17 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg17 mg

Higher than 71% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg). Per day at the most servings: 51 mg.

Folateas Folic Acid133 mcg33%Folate in Female Balance With Wild Yam, Vitex, Dong Quai And GLA against 7,022 products133 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mcg to 400 mcg, the median 400 mcg.133 mcg

85% of 7,022 products listing folate give more (median 400 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 399 mcg.

Borage Oil powder100 mgBorage Oil in Female Balance With Wild Yam, Vitex, Dong Quai And GLA against 254 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 161.5 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 515 mg.100 mg

83% of 254 products listing borage oil give more (median 515 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

Gamma-Linolenic Acid15 mgGamma Linolenic Acid in Female Balance With Wild Yam, Vitex, Dong Quai And GLA against 740 products15 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 42 mg to 160 mg, the median 90 mg.15 mg

91% of 740 products listing gamma linolenic acid give more (median 90 mg). Per day at the most servings: 45 mg.

Wild Yam extractas DiosgeninWild Yam extract (Form: min. 6% Diosgenin) PlantPart: rhizome/root Genus: Dioscorea Species: villosa75 mgWild Yam in Female Balance With Wild Yam, Vitex, Dong Quai And GLA 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.

Dong Quai100 mgDong Quai in Female Balance With Wild Yam, Vitex, Dong Quai And GLA 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 AgnusidesChaste Berry tree (Vitex) extract (Form: min. 0.5% Agnusides) PlantPart: fruit Genus: Vitex Species: agnus castus50 mgChastetree in Female Balance With Wild Yam, Vitex, Dong Quai And GLA against 386 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 240 mg, the median 100 mg.50 mg

61% of 386 products listing chastetree give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 39082 (entered November 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?

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:

  • 91% of the 740 products that print an amount of gamma linolenic acid list more than its 15 mg of gamma-linolenic acid (filed by NIH under gamma linolenic acid) (median 90 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?

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
SUGGESTED USAGE: As a dietary supplement for women, take 1 capsule 3 times daily, preferably with food.
Warnings
Caution: For adults only.
Consult physician if taking medication or have a medical condition.
This product should not be consumed during the first week of menstrual period.
Not intended for pregnant or lactating women.
Keep out of reach of children.
Do Not Eat Freshness Packet. Keep in Bottle.
Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut 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 or tree nut ingredients.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place after opening.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 39082.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Rice Flour, Magnesium Stearate, Silica, Black Cohosh.

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 Female Balance With Wild Yam, Vitex, Dong Quai And GLA have?

2 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 39082 (current) Entered November 25, 2014 · off the market February 16, 2015 · 90 capsules · UPC 7 33739 03295 9
  2. Label 28752 Entered December 24, 2013 · off the market October 8, 2014 · 90 capsules · UPC 7 33739 03295 9

DSLD also links this label to: Female Balance (image difference, same product), Female Balance (image difference, same product), Female Balance (image difference, same product), Female Balance (image difference, same product), Female Balance (image difference, same product), Female Balance (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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