Holy Basil

by Nature's Answer · capsule · 90 vegetarian capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 83000 26505 1
  • DSLD label 334355
  • Serving 1 capsule; amounts per 2 capsules
  • 45 servings

Holy Basil by Nature's Answer lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 300 mg of holy basil leaf extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 25, 2025.

What is in Holy Basil?

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).

Holy Basil: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 334355, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Holy Basil Leaf Extractas Ocimum sanctum Leaf Extractstandardized to contain300 mgHoly Basil in Holy Basil against 387 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 400 mg, the median 129 mg.300 mg

Higher than 69% of 387 products listing holy basil (median 129 mg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mg.

Ursolic Acid2% ursolic acid6 mg

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 334355 (entered June 25, 2025), 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?

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 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?

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
Suggested use: As a dietary supplement, take one (1) capsule one to two times daily, preferably with water.
Warnings
Warning: Keep out of reach of children.
Do not use if safety seal is damaged or missing.
Do not use if you are pregnant or nursing. If you are 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 334355.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Glycerin, Cellulose, Chlorophyllin, Ginger, Amla, Capsicum.

How many labels does Holy Basil have?

4 labels are on file under this name since July 25, 2016: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 334355 (current) Entered June 25, 2025 · on the market · 90 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 83000 26505 1
  2. Label 188889 Entered February 25, 2019 · on the market · 90 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 83000 26505 1
  3. Label 62552 Entered July 25, 2016 · off the market June 18, 2018 · 90 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 83000 26505 1
  4. Label 59304 Entered July 25, 2016 · off the market June 2, 2015 · 90 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 83000 26505 1

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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