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Gotu Kola Powder

by Nootropics Depot · powder · 1.05 ounces

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 251102
  • Serving 120 mg
  • 250 servings

Gotu Kola Powder by Nootropics Depot lists one ingredient: 120 mg of gotu kola extract per serving of 120 mg. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 23, 2021.

What is in Gotu Kola Powder?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 120 mg. 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).

Gotu Kola Powder: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 251102, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Gotu Kola Extract120 mgGotu Kola in Gotu Kola Powder against 393 products120 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 225 mg, the median 100 mg.120 mg

Higher than 54% of 393 products listing gotu kola (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 360 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 251102 (entered June 23, 2021), 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 2 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?

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 120mg 2-3 times daily.
Warnings
Always consult with a qualified health physician before taking any new dietary supplement.
Warning: Keep out of reach of children. Do not take this or any other supplement if under the age of 18, pregnant or nursing a baby, or if you have any known or suspected medical conditions, and/or taking prescription drug(s) or OTC medication(s).
Do not take this or any other supplement if under the age of 18, pregnant or nursing a baby, or if you have any known or suspected medical conditions, and/or taking prescription drug(s) or OTC medication(s).
Storage
Storage: Store in a cool and dry place. Keep away from direct sunlight and heat.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 251102.

How many labels does Gotu Kola Powder have?

2 labels are on file under this name since August 23, 2020: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 251102 (current) Entered June 23, 2021 · on the market · 1.05 ounces
  2. Label 232227 Entered August 23, 2020 · off the market May 4, 2021 · 1.05 ounces

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

Who makes it?

The label names Nootropics Depot (distributor), Tempe, AZ. All Nootropics Depot products.

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