Hormone Essentials
by Swanson Condition Specific Formulas · capsule · 120 capsules
- Off the market since December 2023 (NIH)
- UPC 0 87614 07028 5
- DSLD label 175713
- Serving 1 capsule
Hormone Essentials by Swanson Condition Specific Formulas lists 9 ingredients, 9 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 33 mg of vitamin B6, 75 mg of magnesium, 100 mg of motherwort and 100 mg of vitex chasteberry extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 25, 2018.
What is in Hormone Essentials?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine HydrochlorideVitamin B-6 (Form: as Pyridoxine HCl) Note: USP | 33 mg | 1,941% | Higher than 84% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg). Per day at the most servings: 99 mg. |
| Magnesium | 75 mg | 18% | 52% of 14,003 products listing magnesium give more (median 86 mg). Per day at the most servings: 225 mg. |
| Magnesium Oxide | 37.5 mg | ||
| Magnesium Amino Acid ChelateMagnesium Amino Acid Chelate Note: USP | 37.5 mg | ||
| MotherwortMotherwort PlantPart: aerial parts Note: 5:1 concentrate | 100 mg | 58% of 60 products listing motherwort give more (median 245 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg. | |
| Vitex Chasteberry extractas AgnusidesVitex Chasteberry extract (Form: 0.5% Agnusides) PlantPart: fruit Genus: Vitex | 100 mg | 43% of 386 products listing chastetree give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg. | |
| Dong Quai extract | 75 mg | 68% of 307 products listing dong quai give more (median 120 mg). Per day at the most servings: 225 mg. | |
| Black Cohosh extractas total Triterpene-GlycosidesBlack Cohosh extract (Form: standardized to 2.5% total Triterpene-Glycosides) PlantPart: root | 50 mg | 61% of 431 products listing black cohosh give more (median 80 mg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mg. | |
| SoyLife Soy Germ Complexas Soy IsoflavonesSoyLife Soy Germ Complex (Form: 2% Soy Isoflavones) | 25 mg | 90% of 250 products listing soy give more (median 125 mg). Per day at the most servings: 75 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 175713 (entered April 25, 2018), 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:
- 90% of the 250 products that print an amount of soy list more than its 25 mg of SoyLife soy germ complex (filed by NIH under soy) (median 125 mg).
The NIH database records 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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Hormone Essentials's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Herbal Female ComplexSolgar 5 shared, 69% alike
- PhytoGynKaruna 4 shared, 54% alike
- Meno-MorphosisWise Woman Herbals · off the market 4 shared, 54% alike
- Women's MenocapsWise Woman Herbals 4 shared, 54% alike
- Women's Midlife FormulaBotanic Choice 6 shared, 53% alike
- Hot Flash EaseIndiana Botanic Gardens 4 shared, 51% alike
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 capsule three times per day with food and water.
- 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. Consult your healthcare provider before use if you are taking any prescription medication or if you have a medical condition.
- Discontinue use if you experience gastrointestinal discomfort. Contains Dong Quai, avoid lengthy exposure to natural sunlight and other sources of UV light as this product may increase your skin's photosensitivity, resulting in sunburn or skin rash.
- Contains soy.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 175713.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, May contain one or more of the following.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Guaranteed purity & potency.
How many labels does Hormone Essentials have?
One label is on file, entered on April 25, 2018.
- Label 175713 (current) Entered April 25, 2018 · off the market December 4, 2023 · 120 capsules · UPC 0 87614 07028 5
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 Condition Specific Formulas products.