Horsetail Extract (7% Shavegrass Silica) Powder
by TerraVita Premium Collection · powder · 4 ounces
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 64435 14425 8
- DSLD label 291123
- Serving 0.25 tsp
- 113 servings
Horsetail Extract (7% Shavegrass Silica) Powder by TerraVita Premium Collection lists one ingredient: 1,000 mg of horsetail extract, powder per serving of 0.25 tsp. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 24, 2023.
What is in Horsetail Extract (7% Shavegrass Silica) Powder?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 0.25 tsp. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horsetail Extract, Powderas Silica7% silica | 1,000 mg | Higher than 95% of 519 products listing horsetail (median 67 mg). Per day at the most servings: 3,000 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 291123 (entered May 24, 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?
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:
- Its 1,000 mg of horsetail is higher than 95% of the 519 horsetail products that print an amount; 16 list more.
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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Horsetail 1000 mgRemedys Nutrition same ingredients
- Extra Strength Horsetail (Shavegrass Silica) 4:1 Extract PowderTerraVita Premium Collection same ingredients
- Horsetail (Shavegrass Silica) (Certified Organic) PowderTerraVita Premium Collection same ingredients
- Horsetail (Shavegrass Silica) PowderTerraVita Premium Collection same ingredients
- Horsetail ExtractBulkSupplements.com same ingredients
- Horsetail Extract Powder 1000 mgBulkSupplements.com 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
- Directions Stir 1/4 of a teaspoon into a glass of water and consume 3 times daily, with meals.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 291123.
How many labels does Horsetail Extract (7% Shavegrass Silica) Powder have?
2 labels are on file under this name since January 23, 2023: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 291123 (current) Entered May 24, 2023 · on the market · 4 ounces · UPC 0 64435 14425 8
- Label 282734 Entered January 23, 2023 · on the market · 1 ounce · UPC 0 64435 14426 5
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names TerraVita Fine Whole Herbs (manufacturer), Brampton, Ontario, Canada. All TerraVita Premium Collection products.