Five Ancestors Teapills
by Plum Flower · tablet or pill · 1.2 ounces
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 39934 86028 1
- DSLD label 252019
- Serving 8 pills
- 25 servings
Five Ancestors Teapills by Plum Flower lists 5 ingredients; 5 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 27, 2021.
What is in Five Ancestors Teapills?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 8 pills. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proprietary Extract Blend | 1,360 mg | ||
| Lycium barbarum extract | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Cuscuta chinensis extract | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Rubus chingii extract | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Plantago asiatica Seed Extract | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Schisandra chinensis extract | in the blend, no amount given |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 252019 (entered July 27, 2021), 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; 5 ingredients sit inside a blend, so their amounts cannot be compared.
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.
- Five Ancestors Teapills Wu Zi Yan Zong WanPlum Flower · off the market same ingredients
- Wu Zi Yan Zong Pian Fertifruits 200 mgGuang Ci Tang same ingredients
- Microcosmic OrbitRon Teeguarden's Dragon Herbs 5 shared, 65% alike
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
- Take 8 pills 3 times daily or as directed by your health care practitioner
- Warnings
- Keep out of reach of children
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Plum Flower Quality Guarantee No pharmaceuticals or dyes Unsulfured, preservative-free herbs when available
Source: label statements in DSLD label 252019.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: hydrated Magnesium Silicate, Dextrin, activated Carbon, China Wax.
How many labels does Five Ancestors Teapills have?
One label is on file, entered on July 27, 2021.
- Label 252019 (current) Entered July 27, 2021 · on the market · 1.2 ounces · UPC 7 39934 86028 1
DSLD also links this label to: Five Ancestors Teapills Wu Zi Yan Zong Wan (image difference, same product), Five Ancestors Teapills Wu Zi Yan Zong Wan (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 Mayway Herbs (distributor), Oakland, CA. All Plum Flower products.