Horse Chestnut 400 mg

by Solaray · capsule · 60 vegcaps

  • Off the market since May 2023 (NIH)
  • DSLD label 288085
  • Serving 1 vegcap
  • 60 servings

Horse Chestnut 400 mg by Solaray lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 vegcap, such as 400 mg of horse chestnut seed extract and 55 mg of Butcher's broom. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 22, 2023.

What is in Horse Chestnut 400 mg?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 vegcap. 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).

Horse Chestnut 400 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 288085, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Horse Chestnut Seed ExtractGuaranteed to contain400 mgHorse Chestnut in Horse Chestnut 400 mg against 183 products400 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 300 mg, the median 250 mg.400 mg

Higher than 79% of 183 products listing horse chestnut (median 250 mg).

Aescin18%72 mg
Butcher's Broom55 mgButcher's Broom in Horse Chestnut 400 mg against 161 products55 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 75 mg to 300 mg, the median 150 mg.55 mg

77% of 161 products listing Butcher's broom give more (median 150 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 288085 (entered March 22, 2023), 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 one serving 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
Directions: Use only as directed. Take 1 VegCap daily with a meal or glass of water.
Warnings
Warning: Do not use if safety seal is broken or missing.
Keep out of reach of children.
Keep your licensed health care practitioner informed when using this product.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 288085.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, Maltodextrin, Rice Bran extract.

How many labels does Horse Chestnut 400 mg have?

One label is on file, entered on March 22, 2023.

  1. Label 288085 (current) Entered March 22, 2023 · off the market May 18, 2023 · 60 vegcaps

DSLD also links this label to: Horse Chestnut Extract, 400 mg (image difference, same product), Horsetail 400 mg (image difference, same product), Horsetail 400 mg (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 Solaray (manufacturer). All Solaray products.

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