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Gotu Kola 950 mg

by Nature's Answer · capsule · 90 vegetarian capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 83000 16262 6
  • DSLD label 295450
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 45 servings

Gotu Kola 950 mg by Nature's Answer lists one ingredient: 950 mg of gotu kola per serving of 2 capsules. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 23, 2023.

What is in Gotu Kola 950 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).

Gotu Kola 950 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 295450, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Gotu Kola950 mgGotu Kola in Gotu Kola 950 mg against 393 products950 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 225 mg, the median 100 mg.950 mg

Higher than 94% of 393 products listing gotu kola (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,900 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 295450 (entered August 23, 2023), 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:

  • Its 950 mg of gotu kola is higher than 94% of the 393 gotu kola products that print an amount; 20 list more.

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?

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 two (2) capsules twice a day with food or water.
Warnings
Warning: Keep out of reach of children.
Do not use if safety seal is damaged or missing.
If you are pregnant, nursing, taking any medications, planning any medical procedure or have a medical condition, consult with your healthcare practitioner before use.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten free
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 295450.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, Rice Flour, Calcium Silicate.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): K Parve (Kosher).

How many labels does Gotu Kola 950 mg have?

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

  1. Label 295450 (current) Entered August 23, 2023 · on the market · 90 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 83000 16262 6
  2. Label 184793 Entered February 25, 2019 · off the market August 11, 2022 · 90 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 83000 16262 6
  3. Label 59480 Entered May 22, 2016 · off the market June 18, 2018 · 90 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 83000 16262 6

DSLD also links this label to: Gotu Kola Herb (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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