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Hawaiian Chai Shiso

by Maui Medicinal · other (e.g. tea bag) · 0.5 oz

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 6 73125 19028 6
  • DSLD label 235688
  • Serving 1.5 g
  • 10 servings

Hawaiian Chai Shiso by Maui Medicinal lists one ingredient: 1.5 g of dried shiso per serving of 1.5 g. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 23, 2020.

What is in Hawaiian Chai Shiso?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1.5 g. 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).

Hawaiian Chai Shiso: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 235688, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
dried Shiso1.5 gPerilla in Hawaiian Chai Shiso against 57 products1,500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 90 mg to 450 mg, the median 150 mg.1,500 mg

Higher than 98% of 57 products listing perilla (median 150 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 235688 (entered October 23, 2020), 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 1,500 mg of dried shiso (filed by NIH under perilla) is higher than 98% of the 57 perilla products that print an amount.

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?

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: Using tea ball, steep herbs in 8 oz cup 7-10 minutes to make hot tea.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten free GMO free

Source: label statements in DSLD label 235688.

How many labels does Hawaiian Chai Shiso have?

One label is on file, entered on October 23, 2020.

  1. Label 235688 (current) Entered October 23, 2020 · on the market · 0.5 oz · UPC 6 73125 19028 6

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

Who makes it?

The label names Maui Medicinal (manufacturer), Kula, HI. All Maui Medicinal products.

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