Ginseng (500 mg Extract)
by Windmill Natural Vitamins · other (e.g. tea bag) · 60 caplets
- Off the market since April 2019 (NIH)
- UPC 0 35046 00762 1
- DSLD label 71483
- Serving 1 caplet
Ginseng (500 mg Extract) by Windmill Natural Vitamins lists 4 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 caplet, such as 75 mg of eleuthero root extract; 2 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 24, 2017.
What is in Ginseng (500 mg Extract)?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 caplet. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ginseng Blend | 500 mg | ||
| Ginsenosides | 17.5 mg | Higher than 56% of 54 products listing ginsenosides (median 11 mg). Per day at the most servings: 70 mg. | |
| Chinese Ginseng root extract | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| American Ginseng root extract | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Eleuthero root extractas EleutherosidesEleuthero root extract (Form: 0.8% Eleutherosides) PlantPart: root | 75 mg | 56% of 726 products listing eleuthero give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 71483 (entered March 24, 2017), 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; 2 ingredients sit inside a blend, so their amounts cannot be compared.
The NIH database records 3 to 4 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 Ginseng (500 mg Extract)'s, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Chris Kilham's Triple GinsengPurity Products 3 shared, 67% alike
- Triple Ginsa Herbal SupplementGNC Herbal Plus Standardized 3 shared, 65% alike
- Standardized-Full Potency Ginseng 500 mgherbscience 3 shared, 65% alike
- Triple GinsaGNC Herbal Plus Standardized 3 shared, 65% alike
- Triple GinsaGNC Herbal Plus 3 shared, 65% alike
- Ginseng American, RootNature's Answer · off the market 2 shared, 61% 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
- Directions: Take 1 caplet three or four times daily as a dietary supplement or as directed by a healthcare professional.
- Warnings
- Warning: Pregnant or lactating women should consult with their physician prior to taking this product.
- Do not purchase if seal is broken.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- No sugar, starch, wheat, milk, soy, artificial colors, flavors or preservatives Gluten free
- Storage
- Protect from heat, light & moisture. Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 71483.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Dicalcium Phosphate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Croscarmellose Sodium, Stearic Acid, Silica, Eleuthero, Magnesium Stearate, Pharmaceutical Glaze.
How many labels does Ginseng (500 mg Extract) have?
2 labels are on file under this name since June 25, 2014: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 71483 (current) Entered March 24, 2017 · off the market April 23, 2019 · 60 caplets · UPC 0 35046 00762 1
- Label 34082 Entered June 25, 2014 · off the market February 10, 2017 · 60 caplets · UPC 0 35046 00762 1
DSLD also links this label to: Ginseng 500 mg (image difference, same product), Ginseng 500 mg (image difference, same product), Ginseng 500 mg (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 Windmill Health Products (distributor), West Caldwell, NJ. All Windmill Natural Vitamins products.