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Gotu Kola Herb

by Nature's Way · capsule · 180 vegetarian capsules

  • Off the market since October 2019 (NIH)
  • UPC 0 33674 14008 6
  • DSLD label 54093
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 90 servings

Gotu Kola Herb by Nature's Way lists one ingredient: 950 mg of gotu kola per serving of 2 capsules. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 23, 2015.

What is in Gotu Kola Herb?

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 Herb: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 54093, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Total Carbohydratesless than 1 g1%
Sodium5 mg1%Sodium in Gotu Kola Herb against 14,514 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 15 mg to 142 mg, the median 55 mg.5 mg

89% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg).

Gotu Kola950 mgGotu Kola in Gotu Kola Herb 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).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 54093 (entered December 23, 2015), 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 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 one serving 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.

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
Recommendation: Take 2 capsules daily, preferably with food.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Safety sealed with printed outer shrinkwrap and inner seal. Do not use if either is broken or missing
If pregnant, nursing or taking any medications, consult a healthcare professional before use.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten free. No sugar, yeast, wheat, soy, corn, dairy products, artificial colors, flavors or preservatives.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 54093.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: plant-derived Capsule, Magnesium Stearate.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): VEGETARIAN; NON GMO Project VERIFIED nongmoproject.org; CERTIFIED AUTHENTIC TRU-ID.

How many labels does Gotu Kola Herb have?

5 labels are on file under this name since January 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 54093 (current) Entered December 23, 2015 · off the market October 1, 2019 · 180 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 33674 14008 6
  2. Label 54092 Entered December 23, 2015 · off the market May 28, 2021 · 100 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 33674 14000 0
  3. Label 39707 Entered November 25, 2014 · off the market November 9, 2015 · 180 capsules · UPC 0 33674 14008 6
  4. Label 39706 Entered November 25, 2014 · off the market November 9, 2015 · 100 capsules · UPC 0 33674 14000 0
  5. Label 17930 Entered January 25, 2013 · off the market October 24, 2014 · 100 capsules · UPC 0 33674 14000 0

DSLD also links this label to: Gotu Kola Herb 950 mg (image difference, same product), Gotu Kola Herb 950 mg (package size difference, same product), Gotu Kola Herb 950 mg (image difference, same product), Gotu Kola Herb 950 mg (package size difference, same product), Gotu Kola Herb 950 mg (package size difference, same product), Gotu Kola Herb 950 mg (package size difference, same product), Gotu Kola Herb 950 mg (package size 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 Way Brands, LLC (manufacturer), Green Bay, WI. All Nature's Way products.

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