Goldenseal 500 mg Alcohol-Free
by Nature's Answer · liquid · 1 fl. Oz.
- Off the market since June 2015 (NIH)
- UPC 0 83000 00628 9
- DSLD label 59578
- Serving 0.5 to 1 ml (14-28 drops); amounts per 1 ml
- 30 servings
Goldenseal 500 mg Alcohol-Free by Nature's Answer lists one ingredient: 500 mg of goldenseal (hydrastis canadensis) root extract per serving of 1 ml. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 22, 2016.
What is in Goldenseal 500 mg Alcohol-Free?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis) root extract | 500 mg | Higher than 81% of 308 products listing goldenseal (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,500 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 59578 (entered May 22, 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?
Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.
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.
- Goldenseal RootOL Olympian Labs same ingredients
- Goldenseal RootGNC Herbal Plus Whole Herb same ingredients
- Goldenseal Root 500 mgThe Vitamin Shoppe same ingredients
- Goldenseal Root 500 mgGNC Herbal Plus same ingredients
- Golden Seal 500 mgWonder Laboratories same ingredients
- Formula 475DC same ingredients
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 for short term use (up to 10 days), 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.
- Do not use if safety seal is damaged or missing.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Gluten-Free Alcohol-Free
Source: label statements in DSLD label 59578.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Vegetable Glycerin, purified Water.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Gluten Free; K Parve; Bio-Chelated Cold Extraction Process.
How many labels does Goldenseal 500 mg Alcohol-Free have?
2 labels are on file under this name since April 22, 2016: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 59578 (current) Entered May 22, 2016 · off the market June 1, 2015 · 1 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 83000 00628 9
- Label 58964 Entered April 22, 2016 · off the market June 18, 2018 · 1 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 83000 00628 9
DSLD also links this label to: Goldenseal Root Alcohol-Free (image difference, same product), Goldenseal Root Alcohol-Free (image difference, same product), Goldenseal Alcohol-Free (image difference, same product), Goldenseal Root Alcohol-Free (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.