Horse Chestnut
by Vitanica · capsule · 60 vegetarian capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 08118 02125 1
- DSLD label 302792
- Serving 1 capsule
- 60 servings
Horse Chestnut by Vitanica lists one ingredient: 250 mg of horse chestnut extract per serving of 1 capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 22, 2024.
What is in Horse Chestnut?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horse Chestnut extract | 250 mg | 41% of 183 products listing horse chestnut give more (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 500 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 302792 (entered February 22, 2024), 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 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.
- Horsechestunut Seed ExtractNature's Answer · off the market same ingredients
- Horse Chestnut ExtractIntegrative Therapeutics same ingredients
- Standardized Horse Chestnut 250 mgSwanson Superior Herbs · off the market same ingredients
- Horse Chestnut 250 mgNature's Answer same ingredients
- Horse ChestnutGNC Herbal Plus Standardized same ingredients
- Horse Chestnut Extract 300 mgGNC Herbal Plus 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: One (1) capsule, twice daily.
- Warnings
- Avoid use with bleeding disorders, pregnancy, and during lactation.
- Tamper resistant: Please do not use if safety seal is broken or missing.
- Keep in a cool, dry place out of reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- This product contains no: Preservatives, binders, artificial colorings or flavorings, sugars, lactose, salt, wheat, gluten, milk derivatives, eggs, soybeans, peanuts, tree nuts, fish or shellfish.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 302792.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Water, Silica.
How many labels does Horse Chestnut have?
2 labels are on file under this name since June 25, 2014: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 302792 (current) Entered February 22, 2024 · on the market · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 08118 02125 1
- Label 33882 Entered June 25, 2014 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 7 08118 01125 2
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Vitanica (manufacturer), Tualatin, OR. All Vitanica products.