Horse Chestnut Extract
by Integrative Therapeutics · capsule · 60 veg capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 8 71791 00407 8
- DSLD label 24086
- Serving 1 capsule
Horse Chestnut Extract by Integrative Therapeutics lists one ingredient: 250 mg of horse chestnut (aesculus hippocastanum) seed extract per serving of 1 capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 25, 2013.
What is in Horse Chestnut Extract?
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 (Aesculus hippocastanum) seed extractas Triterpene GlycosidesHorse Chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) seed extract (Form: standardized to contain 20% Triterpene Glycosides (Form: calculated as Escin)) PlantPart: seed Genus: Aesculus Species: hippocastanum | 250 mg | 41% of 183 products listing horse chestnut give more (median 250 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 24086 (entered July 25, 2013), 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 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Horsechestunut Seed ExtractNature's Answer · off the market same ingredients
- Standardized Horse Chestnut 250 mgSwanson Superior Herbs · off the market same ingredients
- Horse Chestnut 250 mgNature's Answer same ingredients
- Horse ChestnutVitanica 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
- Recommendations: Take 1 capsule in the morning and evening.
- Warnings
- If pregnant, nursing, or taking prescription drugs, consult your healthcare practitioner prior to use.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Contains no sugar, salt, yeast, wheat, gluten, corn, soy, dairy products, artificial coloring, artificial flavoring, preservatives, or ingredients of animal origin.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 24086.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Vegetable Polysaccharide Capsule, Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): VEGETARIAN.
How many labels does Horse Chestnut Extract have?
One label is on file, entered on July 25, 2013.
- Label 24086 (current) Entered July 25, 2013 · on the market · 60 veg capsules · UPC 8 71791 00407 8
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Integrative Therapeutics, Inc. (distributor), Green Bay, WI. All Integrative Therapeutics products.