Wild Yam
by Nature's Sunshine · capsule · 100 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 99904 00745 1
- DSLD label 278316
- Serving 1 to 2 capsules; amounts per 2 capsules
- 50 servings
Wild Yam by Nature's Sunshine lists one ingredient: 750 mg of wild yam per serving of 2 capsules. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 22, 2022.
What is in Wild Yam?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Yam | 750 mg | Higher than 88% of 214 products listing wild yam (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,500 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 278316 (entered November 22, 2022), 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?
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 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Wild Yam PowderBulkSupplements.com same ingredients
- Wild Yam Root 700 mgNature's Way same ingredients
- Wild Yam Root 405 mgNaturally Inspired same ingredients
- Wild Yam Root 405 mgGood 'N Natural · off the market same ingredients
- Wild Yam Root 850 mgNature's Way same ingredients
- Wild YamHerb Stop 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
- Recommended use: Take 1 or 2 capsules with a meal twice daily.
- Warnings
- Do not use if inner seal is missing or damaged.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 278316.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Water, Cellulose, Dicalcium Phosphate, Magnesium Stearate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Ko Kosher Service Pareve.
How many labels does Wild Yam have?
2 labels are on file under this name since August 23, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 278316 (current) Entered November 22, 2022 · on the market · 100 capsules · UPC 0 99904 00745 1
- Label 205790 Entered August 23, 2019 · off the market January 21, 2022 · 100 capsules · UPC 0 99904 00745 1
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 Sunshine Products, Inc. (manufacturer), Spanish Fork, UT. All Nature's Sunshine products.