Holy Basil (Tulsi) Extract 400 mg
by Swanson Superior Herbs · capsule · 60 veggie capsules
- Off the market since December 2023 (NIH)
- UPC 0 87614 14247 0
- DSLD label 188740
- Serving 1 veggie capsule
Holy Basil (Tulsi) Extract 400 mg by Swanson Superior Herbs lists one ingredient: 400 mg of holy basil extract per serving of 1 veggie capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 25, 2019.
What is in Holy Basil (Tulsi) Extract 400 mg?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 veggie capsule. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Basil extractas Oleanolic AcidHoly Basil extract (Form: standardized to minimum 0.75% Oleanolic Acid) PlantPart: whole plant Genus: Ocimum Species: sanctum | 400 mg | Higher than 73% of 387 products listing holy basil (median 129 mg). Per day at the most servings: 800 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 188740 (entered April 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?
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 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Holy Basil ExtractVitaCeutical Labs · off the market same ingredients
- Holy BasilHerbal Hills same ingredients
- Standardized Holy Basil Leaf ExtractBluebonnet same ingredients
- TulsihillsHerbal Hills same ingredients
- Ocimum Sanctum ExtractHerbadiet same ingredients
- Holy Basil 400 mgPuritan's Pride 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 use: As a dietary supplement, take one veggie capsule two times per day with water on an empty stomach.
- Warnings
- Do not use if seal is broken.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Warning: Do not take this product if you are pregnant or nursing.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 188740.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Rice Bran, Silica, Rice Extract.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): V Vegetarian formula Guaranteed purity & potency.
How many labels does Holy Basil (Tulsi) Extract 400 mg have?
2 labels are on file under this name since May 24, 2018: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 188740 (current) Entered April 25, 2019 · off the market December 4, 2023 · 60 veggie capsules · UPC 0 87614 14247 0
- Label 177077 Entered May 24, 2018 · off the market December 4, 2023 · 60 capsules · UPC 0 87614 14144 2
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson Superior Herbs products.