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Licorice Root

by New Sun · capsule · 100 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 68-9
  • DSLD label 11939
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 50 servings

Licorice Root by New Sun lists one ingredient: 900 mg of licorice per serving of 2 capsules. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 1, 2012.

What is in Licorice Root?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 capsules. 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 Root: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 11939, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Licorice900 mgLicorice in Licorice Root against 888 products900 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 42 mg to 300 mg, the median 100 mg.900 mg

Higher than 94% of 888 products listing licorice (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,700 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 11939 (entered October 1, 2012), 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?

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 900 mg of licorice is higher than 94% of the 888 licorice products that print an amount; 44 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.

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
Recommendation: As a dietary supplement, take two capsules with meals three times daily.
Warnings
Do not use if safety seal is missing or broken.
Keep out of reach of children.
Warning: Do not take if pregnant or nursing. If taking any medications or experiencing health issues, consult your doctor before use.
Do not use on a daiily basis for more than five days at a time. Diabetics and people who suffer from hypertension, liver disorders, severe kidney insufficiency, or hypokalemia should not take this product without consulting their doctor.
Allergens and what it does not contain
This product does not contain: yeast, corn, wheat, egg, starch, preservatives, artificial coloring or sweeteners.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 11939.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Magnesium Stearate.

How many labels does Licorice Root have?

One label is on file, entered on October 1, 2012.

  1. Label 11939 (current) Entered October 1, 2012 · on the market · 100 capsules · UPC 68-9

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

Who makes it?

The label names New Sun, Inc. (manufacturer), Hendersonville, NC. All New Sun products.

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