Gotu Kola 450 mg
by Vitabase · capsule · 100 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- DSLD label 5976
- Serving 2 capsules
- 50 servings
Gotu Kola 450 mg by Vitabase lists one ingredient: 900 mg of gotu kola per serving of 2 capsules. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 23, 2012.
What is in Gotu Kola 450 mg?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sodium | 10 mg | 1% | 78% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg). Per day at the most servings: 30 mg. |
| Total Carbohydrates | less than 1 g | 1% | |
| Gotu Kola | 900 mg | Higher than 93% of 393 products listing gotu kola (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,700 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 5976 (entered March 23, 2012), 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 900 mg of gotu kola is higher than 93% of the 393 gotu kola products that print an amount; 23 list more.
The NIH database records 2 to 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?
1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Gotu Kola HerbNature's Way · off the market same ingredients
- Gotu KolaIndiana Botanic Gardens 2 shared, 76% alike
- Gotu Kola 450 mgNOW 2 shared, 76% alike
- Gotu Kola 250 mgVitamin World 1 shared, 57% alike
- Gotu Kola Max-VDouglas Laboratories 1 shared, 57% alike
- Ayur-Boswellia AsiaticaDouglas Laboratories 1 shared, 57% 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
- Suggested Use: As an herbal dietary supplement, take 2 capsules, 2 to 3 times daily.
- Warnings
- DO NOT USE IF OUTER SEAL IS DAMAGED OR MISSING.
- Do Not Eat Freshness Packet. Keep in Bottle
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Contains no salt, yeast, wheat, sugar, corn, gluten, soy, milk, preservatives.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 5976.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Stearic Acid.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Vb.
How many labels does Gotu Kola 450 mg have?
One label is on file, entered on March 23, 2012.
- Label 5976 (current) Entered March 23, 2012 · on the market · 100 capsules
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Vitabase.com (distributor), Monroe, GA. All Vitabase products.