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Kava Kava Extract 250 mg

by NOW · capsule · 120 veg capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 33739 04717 5
  • DSLD label 314404
  • Serving 1 veg capsule
  • 120 servings

Kava Kava Extract 250 mg by NOW lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 veg capsule, such as 250 mg of kava kava root extract and 100 mg of eleuthero. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 22, 2024.

What is in Kava Kava Extract 250 mg?

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

Kava Kava Extract 250 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 314404, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Kava Kava Root Extractas Kavalactonesstandardized to contain min. 30% kavalactones250 mgKava kava in Kava Kava Extract 250 mg against 97 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 500 mg, the median 250 mg.250 mg

46% of 97 products listing kava kava give more (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 500 mg.

Eleutheroorganic100 mgEleuthero in Kava Kava Extract 250 mg against 726 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 200 mg, the median 100 mg.100 mg

37% of 726 products listing eleuthero give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 314404 (entered November 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 1 to 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?

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
Suggested Usage: Take 1 capsule 1 to 2 times daily as needed. Daily usage not to exceed 4 weeks.
Warnings
Caution: US FDA advises that a potential risk of rare, but severe, liver injury may be associated with kava-containing dietary supplements.
Ask a healthcare professional before use if you have or have had liver problems, frequently use alcoholic beverages, or are taking any medication.
Stop use and see a doctor if you develop symptoms that may signal liver problems (e.g., unexplained fatigue, abdominal pain, loss of appetite, fever, vomiting, dark urine, pale stools, yellow eyes or skin).
Not for use by persons under 18 years of age, or by pregnant or breast feeding women.
Not for use with alcoholic beverages. Excessive use or use with products that cause drowsiness may impair your ability to operate a vehicle or heavy equipment.
Do Not Eat Freshness Packet. Keep in Bottle.
Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
Daily usage not to exceed 4 weeks.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients.
Non-GMO
Storage
Settling of powder may occur in the capsule, which is filled by weight not volume.
Store in a cool, dry place after opening.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 314404.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, Cellulose, Powder, Magnesium Stearate, Silica.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP Quality Assured; Triangle K (Kosher).

How many labels does Kava Kava Extract 250 mg have?

10 labels are on file under this name since October 1, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 314404 (current) Entered November 22, 2024 · on the market · 120 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 04717 5
  2. Label 314403 Entered October 24, 2024 · on the market · 60 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 04716 8
  3. Label 70106 Entered January 25, 2017 · off the market February 12, 2024 · 60 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 04716 8
  4. Label 69979 Entered January 25, 2017 · off the market February 12, 2024 · 120 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 04717 5
  5. Label 69978 Entered January 25, 2017 · off the market September 20, 2016 · 60 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 04716 8
  6. Label 46139 Entered June 25, 2015 · off the market July 18, 2016 · 120 capsules · UPC 7 33739 04717 5
  7. Label 44938 Entered April 24, 2015 · off the market July 18, 2016 · 60 capsules · UPC 7 33739 04716 8
  8. Label 42989 Entered February 25, 2015 · off the market April 24, 2015 · 120 capsules · UPC 7 33739 04717 5
  9. Label 13708 Entered February 25, 2013 · off the market February 16, 2015 · 120 capsules · UPC 7 33739 04717 5
  10. Label 13704 Entered October 1, 2012 · off the market March 24, 2015 · 60 capsules · UPC 7 33739 04716 8

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names NOW FOODS (distributor), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.

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