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Guggul

by Herb Pharm · liquid · 1 fl. Oz.

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 90700 00440 8
  • DSLD label 183597
  • Serving 0.7 ml
  • 42 servings

Guggul by Herb Pharm lists one ingredient: 577 mg of guggul oleo-gum-resin (commiphora wightii) extract per serving of 0.7 ml. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 25, 2019.

What is in Guggul?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 0.7 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).

Guggul: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 183597, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Guggul oleo-gum-resin (Commiphora wightii) extractGuggul oleo-gum-resin (Commiphora wightii) extract PlantPart: oleo-gum-resin Genus: Commiphora Species: wightii Note: (certified organic) (Extraction rate 233 mg herb per 0.7 ml.)577 mgGuggul in Guggul against 279 products577 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 350 mg, the median 100 mg.577 mg

Higher than 91% of 279 products listing guggul (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,731 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 183597 (entered February 25, 2019), 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 577 mg of guggul is higher than 91% of the 279 guggul products that print an amount; 24 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?

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 Shake Well Before Using Add 1 full squeeze of the dropper bulb to 2 oz. of water or juice, 2 or 3 times per day. Best taken between meals.
Warnings
Caution: Seek expert medical advice before taking during nursing.
Discontinue use if allergic reaction or gastrointestinal irritation occurs.
Keep Out of the Reach of Children
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten-Free
Storage
Store away from heat & light

Source: label statements in DSLD label 183597.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: certified organic Cane Alcohol.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): USDA Organic. Listed with: USDA Organic seal (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does Guggul have?

8 labels are on file under this name since April 25, 2014: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 183597 (current) Entered February 25, 2019 · on the market · 1 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90700 00440 8
  2. Label 183599 Entered November 21, 2018 · on the market · 4 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90700 00441 5
  3. Label 76014 Entered July 25, 2017 · off the market October 4, 2018 · 4 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90700 00441 5
  4. Label 76013 Entered July 25, 2017 · off the market October 4, 2018 · 1 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90700 00440 8
  5. Label 65818 Entered October 22, 2016 · off the market March 17, 2017 · 1 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90700 00440 8
  6. Label 50541 Entered September 25, 2015 · off the market March 17, 2017 · 4 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90700 00441 5
  7. Label 50538 Entered September 25, 2015 · off the market September 26, 2016 · 1 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90700 00440 8
  8. Label 32724 Entered April 25, 2014 · off the market August 25, 2015 · 1 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90700 00440 8

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Herb Pharm (manufacturer), Williams, OR. All Herb Pharm products.

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