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Licorice Root 450 mg

by Swanson · capsule · 100 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 87614 01521 7
  • DSLD label 308646
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 50 servings

Licorice Root 450 mg by Swanson lists one ingredient: 900 mg of licorice per serving of 2 capsules. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 22, 2024.

What is in Licorice Root 450 mg?

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 450 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 308646, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
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).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 308646 (entered February 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?

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 one serving 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: As a dietary supplement, take two capsules per day with food and water.
Warnings
Warning: For adults only. Keep out of reach of children.
Long-term, high-level use is not recommended. Do not use if seal is broken.
Do not take this product if you are pregnant or nursing. Consult your healthcare provider before use if you are currently taking any prescription medications or receiving medical treatment.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 308646.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Silica.

How many labels does Licorice Root 450 mg have?

One label is on file, entered on February 22, 2024.

  1. Label 308646 (current) Entered February 22, 2024 · on the market · 100 capsules · UPC 0 87614 01521 7

DSLD also links this label to: Licorice Root 450 mg (image difference, same product).

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

Who makes it?

The label names Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson products.

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