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Functional Female

by NuMedica · capsule · 120 vegetable capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 12527 01537 1
  • DSLD label 323532
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 60 servings

Functional Female by NuMedica lists 9 ingredients, 9 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 250 mg of ashwagandha leaf, root, stem extract, 200 mg of ginseng aerial part extract, 200 mg of tribulus fruit extract and 100 mg of diindolylmethane. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 23, 2025.

What is in Functional Female?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 capsules. 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).

Functional Female: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 323532, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Ashwagandha Leaf, Root, Stem Extractas Ashwagandha Leaf Extract, Ashwagandha Root Extract, Ashwagandha Stem Extract5% withanolides250 mgAshwagandha in Functional Female against 1,646 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 125 mg to 500 mg, the median 250 mg.250 mg

42% of 1,646 products listing ashwagandha give more (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 500 mg.

Ginseng Aerial Part Extractas Ginsenosides7% ginsenosides200 mgPanax Ginseng in Functional Female against 160 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 46 mg to 200 mg, the median 100 mg.200 mg

Higher than 67% of 160 products listing panax ginseng (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg.

Tribulus Fruit Extractas Saponins60% saponins200 mgTribulus in Functional Female against 555 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 750 mg, the median 300 mg.200 mg

61% of 555 products listing tribulus give more (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg.

Diindolylmethane100 mgDiindolylmethane in Functional Female against 425 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 200 mg, the median 100 mg.100 mg

47% of 425 products listing diindolylmethane give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg.

Stinging Nettle Root Extract4:1100 mgStinging Nettle in Functional Female against 710 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 300 mg, the median 120 mg.100 mg

51% of 710 products listing stinging nettle give more (median 120 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg.

Velvet Bean Seed Extractas Mucuna pruriens Seed Extract97% l-dopa100 mgCowhage in Functional Female against 417 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 400 mg, the median 125 mg.100 mg

53% of 417 products listing cowhage give more (median 125 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg.

Longjack Root Extract100:150 mgEurycoma Longifolia in Functional Female against 496 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 75 mg to 212.47 mg, the median 100 mg.50 mg

77% of 496 products listing eurycoma longifolia give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg.

Grape Seed Extractas Polyphenols95% polyphenols10 mgGrape in Functional Female against 1,900 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 100 mg, the median 50 mg.10 mg

86% of 1,900 products listing grape give more (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 20 mg.

Betaineas Betaine Hydrochloride7.5 mgBetaine in Functional Female against 731 products7.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 1,250 mg, the median 250 mg.7.5 mg

98% of 731 products listing betaine give more (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 15 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 323532 (entered January 23, 2025), 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:

  • 86% of the 1,900 products that print an amount of grape list more than its 10 mg of grape (median 50 mg).
  • 98% of the 731 products that print an amount of betaine list more than its 7.5 mg of betaine (median 250 mg).

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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Functional Female'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
Directions: Take two capsules twice per day or as directed by your healthcare practitioner.
Warnings
Warning: Contains Ashwagandha root.
Do not use if pregnant or nursing.
Caution: Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Does not contain: Milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soy.
Gluten-Free
Storage
Storage: Keep tightly closed in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 323532.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): cGMP Third-Party Certified Facility.

How many labels does Functional Female have?

2 labels are on file under this name since November 22, 2024: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 323532 (current) Entered January 23, 2025 · on the market · 120 vegetable capsules · UPC 8 12527 01537 1
  2. Label 323531 Entered November 22, 2024 · on the market · 60 vegetable capsules · UPC 8 12527 01676 7

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

Who makes it?

The label names NuMedica LLC (distributor), Tulsa, OK. All NuMedica products.

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