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Licorice

by Herb Pharm · liquid · 1 fluid ounce

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 90700 00085 1
  • DSLD label 334539
  • Serving 0.7 ml (1 squeeze of the dropper bulb)
  • 42 servings

Licorice by Herb Pharm lists one ingredient: 701 mg of licorice root & stolon extract per serving of 0.7 ml. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 25, 2025.

What is in Licorice?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 0.7 ml. 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).

Licorice: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 334539, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Licorice Root & Stolon Extractas Glycyrrhiza glabra Root Extract, Glycyrrhiza glabra Stolon ExtractCertified organic. Extraction rate 350 mg herb per 0.7 ml, dry herb/menstruum ratio: 1:2701 mgLicorice in Licorice against 888 products701 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 42 mg to 300 mg, the median 100 mg.701 mg

Higher than 91% of 888 products listing licorice (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,804 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 334539 (entered June 25, 2025), 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 701 mg of licorice is higher than 91% of the 888 licorice products that print an amount; 79 list more.

The NIH database records 2 to 4 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.

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 Shake well before using Adults: Add 1 squeeze of the dropper bulb to 2 oz. of water or juice, 2 to 4 times per day. Best taken between meals.
Warnings
Caution: Seek expert medical advice before taking during pregnancy.
Not for use in persons with hypertension, liver disorders, edema, severe kidney insufficiency, low blood potassium or heart disease. Not for prolonged use except under supervision of an expert healthcare professional.
Keep out of the reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten-free
Storage
Store away from heat & light

Source: label statements in DSLD label 334539.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Water, Distilled, Cane Alcohol.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): USDA Organic. Listed with: USDA Organic seal (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does Licorice have?

11 labels are on file under this name since July 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 334539 (current) Entered June 25, 2025 · on the market · 1 fluid ounce · UPC 0 90700 00085 1
  2. Label 307541 Entered February 22, 2024 · on the market · 4 fluid ounces · UPC 0 90800 00073 7
  3. Label 183645 Entered February 25, 2019 · on the market · 1 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90700 00085 1
  4. Label 65979 Entered October 22, 2016 · off the market November 27, 2023 · 4 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90800 00073 7
  5. Label 58590 Entered April 22, 2016 · off the market October 4, 2018 · 1 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90700 00085 1
  6. Label 42968 Entered February 25, 2015 · off the market September 26, 2016 · 4 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90800 00073 7
  7. Label 42760 Entered February 25, 2015 · off the market March 8, 2016 · 1 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90700 00085 1
  8. Label 39816 Entered November 25, 2014 · off the market February 17, 2015 · 4 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90800 00073 7
  9. Label 39813 Entered November 25, 2014 · off the market February 17, 2015 · 1 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90700 00085 1
  10. Label 32771 Entered April 25, 2014 · off the market November 5, 2014 · 1 fluid ounce · UPC 0 90700 00085 1
  11. Label 24116 Entered July 25, 2013 · off the market November 5, 2014 · 4 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90800 00073 7

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

Who makes it?

The label names Herb Pharm (manufacturer), Williams, OR. All Herb Pharm products.

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