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Licorice Root 450 mg

by NOW · capsule · 100 veg capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 33739 04718 2
  • DSLD label 314418
  • Serving 2 veg capsules
  • 50 servings

Licorice Root 450 mg by NOW lists one ingredient: 900 mg of licorice per serving of 2 veg capsules. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 20, 2024.

What is in Licorice Root 450 mg?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 veg 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 450 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 314418, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Total Carbohydratesless than 1 g1%
Licoriceas Glycyrrhiza glabra900 mgLicorice in Licorice Root 450 mg 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: 1,800 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 314418 (entered June 20, 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?

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 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?

3 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 Usage: Take 2 capsules 1 to 2 times daily.
Warnings
Long term, high level use is not recommended.
Caution: For adults only. Keep out of reach of children.
Not recommended for use by pregnant or nursing women. Consult physician if taking medication or have a medical condition (including high blood pressure or kidney condition).
Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish, tree nut or sesame ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Non GMO Project Verified nongmoproject.org Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish, tree nut or sesame ingredients.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place after opening.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 314418.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Stearic Acid.

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

How many labels does Licorice Root 450 mg have?

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

  1. Label 314418 (current) Entered June 20, 2024 · on the market · 100 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 04718 2
  2. Label 56793 Entered February 23, 2016 · off the market February 12, 2024 · 100 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 04718 2
  3. Label 44939 Entered April 24, 2015 · off the market November 24, 2015 · 100 capsules · UPC 7 33739 04718 2
  4. Label 13714 Entered February 25, 2013 · off the market March 24, 2015 · 100 capsules · UPC 7 33739 04718 2

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 (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.

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