Skullcap
by Nature's Answer · liquid · 1 fl. Oz.
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 83000 00499 5
- DSLD label 185204
- Serving 1 to 2 ml (28-56 drops); amounts per 2 ml
- 15 servings
Skullcap by Nature's Answer lists one ingredient: 450 mg of skullcap (scutellaria lateriflora) aerial parts extract per serving of 2 ml. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 7, 2019.
What is in Skullcap?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skullcap (Scutellaria lateriflora) aerial parts extractSkullcap (Scutellaria lateriflora) aerial parts extract PlantPart: aerial parts Genus: Scutellaria Species: lateriflora Note: herbal equivalent 1,600 mg | 450 mg | Higher than 75% of 146 products listing skullcap (median 142.5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,350 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 185204 (entered January 7, 2019), 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?
Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.
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.
- Scullcap 450 mgTerraVita Premium Collection same ingredients
- Scullcap (Certified Organic) 450 mgTerraVita Premium Collection same ingredients
- Blue Skullcap 425 mgSolaray same ingredients
- SkullcapVillage Vitality same ingredients
- Skullcap Alcohol-FreeNature's Answer · off the market same ingredients
- ScullcapMaine Coast Herbals · off the market same ingredients
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 1-2 mL (28-56 drops) three (3) times a day in a small amount of water. Shake well.
- Warnings
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Warning: Do you use if pregnant or nursing.
- Do not use if safety seal is damaged or missing.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Gluten-free
Source: label statements in DSLD label 185204.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: purified Water, Vegetable Glycerin, 12-15% certified organic Alcohol.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): K Parve; Bio-Chelated Cold Extraction Process.
How many labels does Skullcap have?
One label is on file, entered on January 7, 2019.
- Label 185204 (current) Entered January 7, 2019 · on the market · 1 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 83000 00499 5
DSLD also links this label to: Skullcap Herb (image difference, same product), Skullcap Herb (package size difference, same product), Skullcap Herb (image difference, same product), Skullcap Herb (package size difference, same product), Skullcap 1600 mg (package size difference, same product), Skullcap 1,600 mg (image difference, same product), Skullcap 1,600 mg (package size difference, same product), Skullcap 1600 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 Nature's Answer (manufacturer), Hauppauge, NY. All Nature's Answer products.