HerbalFactors Panax Ginseng
by Natural Factors · softgel capsule · 60 softgels
- Off the market since May 2017 (NIH)
- UPC 0 68958 04173 5
- DSLD label 36721
- Serving 1 softgel
HerbalFactors Panax Ginseng by Natural Factors lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 100 mg of panax ginseng C.A. meyer extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 26, 2014.
What is in HerbalFactors Panax Ginseng?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 softgel. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer extract | 100 mg | Higher than 51% of 706 products listing oriental ginseng (median 90 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg. | |
| Ginsenosidesas RB1, RG1Ginsenosides (Form: RG1, & RB1) Note: 10% | 10 mg | 50% of 54 products listing ginsenosides give more (median 11 mg). Per day at the most servings: 30 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 36721 (entered August 26, 2014), 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?
Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.
The NIH database records 1 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.
- Panax GinsengNatural Factors HerbalFactors same ingredients
- C.A. Meyer Panax Ginseng ExtractNatural Factors · off the market same ingredients
- Korean Ginseng Extract 100 mgPuritan's Pride same ingredients
- Korean GinsengNature's Sunshine same ingredients
- Korean Ginseng Standardized Panax Extract 200 mgMartin Avenue Pharmacy same ingredients
- Korean Ginseng 535 mgSolaray same ingredients
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 Usage: 1 softgel 1–3 times per day or as directed by a health professional.
- Warnings
- Sealed for your protection. Do not use if seal is broken.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Contains no artificial preservatives or sweeteners; no corn, dairy, gluten, starch, wheat or yeast.
- Storage
- For freshness store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 36721.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: organic Flaxseed Oil, Softgel Capsule, yellow Beeswax, Soy Lecithin.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Purity&Potency Guaranteed.
How many labels does HerbalFactors Panax Ginseng have?
One label is on file, entered on August 26, 2014.
- Label 36721 (current) Entered August 26, 2014 · off the market May 6, 2017 · 60 softgels · UPC 0 68958 04173 5
DSLD also links this label to: C.A. Meyer Panax Ginseng Extract (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 Natural Factors Canada (manufacturer). All Natural Factors products.