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Gentian 1,000 mg

by Nature's Answer · liquid · 2 fl. Oz.

  • Off the market since June 2018 (NIH)
  • UPC 0 83000 00310 3
  • DSLD label 60519
  • Serving 0.5 to 1 ml (14-28 drops); amounts per 1 ml
  • 60 servings

Gentian 1,000 mg by Nature's Answer lists one ingredient: 1,000 mg of gentian (gentiana lutea) root extract per serving of 1 ml. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 24, 2016.

What is in Gentian 1,000 mg?

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

Gentian 1,000 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 60519, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Gentian (Gentiana lutea) root extractGentian (Gentiana lutea) root extract PlantPart: root Genus: Gentiana Species: lutea Note: 1 g1,000 mgGentian in Gentian 1,000 mg against 103 products1,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 122.5 mg, the median 60 mg.1,000 mg

Higher than 91% of 103 products listing gentian (median 60 mg). Per day at the most servings: 3,000 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 60519 (entered June 24, 2016), 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:

  • Its 1,000 mg of gentian is higher than 91% of the 103 gentian products that print an amount; 6 list more.

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?

6 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 Use: As a dietary supplement, take 1/2-1 mL (14-28 drops) three (3) times a day in a small amount of water. Shake well.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Warning: Do not use if pregnant or nursing.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten-Free

Source: label statements in DSLD label 60519.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Vegetable Glycerin, purified Water, 12-15% certified organic Alcohol.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): K Parve; Bio-Chelated Cold Extraction Process.

How many labels does Gentian 1,000 mg have?

4 labels are on file under this name since April 22, 2016: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 60519 (current) Entered June 24, 2016 · off the market June 18, 2018 · 2 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 83000 00310 3
  2. Label 60246 Entered May 22, 2016 · off the market June 18, 2018 · 1 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 83000 00307 3
  3. Label 58364 Entered April 22, 2016 · off the market October 1, 2015 · 2 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 83000 00310 3
  4. Label 58363 Entered April 22, 2016 · off the market July 1, 2015 · 1 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 83000 00307 3

DSLD also links this label to: Gentian Root (image difference, same product), Gentian (image difference, same product), Gentian Root Extract (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 Nature's Answer (manufacturer), Hauppauge, NY. All Nature's Answer products.

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