Manuka Honey Throat & Chest Syrup
by ManukaGuard · liquid · 3.4 oz.
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 8 58631 00208 1
- DSLD label 173908
- Serving 2 to 5 ml; amounts per 5 ml
- 20 servings
Manuka Honey Throat & Chest Syrup by ManukaGuard lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 5 ml, such as 2.5 mL of organic apple cider vinegar, 1,000 mg of new zealand medical grade manuka honey, 100 mg of olive leaf extract and 50 mg of elecampane root extract, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 23, 2018.
What is in Manuka Honey Throat & Chest Syrup?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 5 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Carbohydrates | 7 g | 2% | Higher than 79% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 21 g. |
| organic Apple Cider Vinegar | 2.5 mL | ||
| New Zealand medical grade Manuka Honey | 1,000 mg | 48% of 84 products listing honey give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 3 g. | |
| Olive leaf extractas OleuropeinOlive leaf extract (Form: 18% Oleuropein) PlantPart: leaf | 100 mg | 47% of 822 products listing olive give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg. | |
| Elecampane root extractElecampane root extract PlantPart: root Note: 4:1 | 50 mg | 82% of 33 products listing elecampane give more (median 450 mg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mg. | |
| Licorice root extractLicorice root extract PlantPart: root Note: 4:1 | 20 mg | 88% of 888 products listing licorice give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mg. | |
| Ginger root extractGinger root extract PlantPart: root Genus: Zingiber Species: officinale Classifier: Roscoe Note: 4:1 | 20 mg | 77% of 1,770 products listing ginger give more (median 60 mg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 173908 (entered March 23, 2018), 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:
- 88% of the 888 products that print an amount of licorice list more than its 20 mg of licorice (median 100 mg).
The NIH database records 1 to 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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Manuka Honey Throat & Chest Syrup's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Medical Grade Manuka Honey Cough & Throat SyrupManukaGuard 7 shared, 94% alike
- Medical Grade Manuka Honey Nutralize Natural Ginger PeachManukaGuard 3 shared, 46% alike
- Manuka Honey Nutralize Natural Maple LemonManukaGuard · off the market 3 shared, 46% alike
- Manuka Honey Nutralize Natural Ginger PeachManukaGuard 3 shared, 46% alike
- Medical Grade Manuka Honey Natural Lemon PeachManukaGuard · off the market 3 shared, 46% alike
- Medical Grade Manuka Honey Heartburn Natural Lemon PeachManukaGuard 3 shared, 46% alike
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
- Recommended Usage Adults: 5ml up to three times daily. Children 5 years and over: 3-5ml up to three times daily. Children 2-4 years: 2ml in a little warm water, up to three times daily.
- Warnings
- Caution: Safety during pregnancy has not been established. Not recommended while breast feeding, for those sensitive to daisy family plants or under 2 years old.
- Caution: Safety during pregnancy has not been established. Not recommended while breast feeding, for those sensitive to daisy family plants or under 2 years old. Keep out of reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Alcohol free
- Storage
- Close lid tightly and refrigerate if storing more than 30 days.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 173908.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Vegetable Glycerin.
How many labels does Manuka Honey Throat & Chest Syrup have?
2 labels are on file under this name since February 23, 2016: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 173908 (current) Entered March 23, 2018 · on the market · 3.4 oz. · UPC 8 58631 00208 1
- Label 56393 Entered February 23, 2016 · off the market November 10, 2017 · 3.4 oz. · UPC 8 58631 00208 1
DSLD also links this label to: Premium Gold Energy Manuka Honey Blend (package size difference, same product), Premium Gold Energy Manuka Honey Blend (package size 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 Ndal Laboratories Ltd. (distributor), Monterey, CA. All ManukaGuard products.