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Organic Fo-Ti (He Shou Wu) 50:1 Extract

by Micro Ingredients · powder · 6 ounces

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 256793
  • Serving 1.35 g (1 Scoop)
  • 120 servings

Organic Fo-Ti (He Shou Wu) 50:1 Extract by Micro Ingredients lists one ingredient: 1.35 g of he shou wu extract per serving of 1.35 g. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 19, 2021.

What is in Organic Fo-Ti (He Shou Wu) 50:1 Extract?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1.35 g. 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).

Organic Fo-Ti (He Shou Wu) 50:1 Extract: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 256793, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
He Shou Wu extract1.35 gFo-Ti in Organic Fo-Ti (He Shou Wu) 50:1 Extract against 176 products1,350 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 57.5 mg to 800 mg, the median 212.5 mg.1,350 mg

Higher than 95% of 176 products listing fo-ti (median 212.5 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 256793 (entered November 19, 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?

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 1,350 mg of he shou wu extract (filed by NIH under fo-ti) is higher than 95% of the 176 fo-ti products that print an amount; 8 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
Directions: As a dietary supplement, take 1 scoop daily.
Warnings
For best results, please consult your physician.
Keep out of reach of children.
If pregnant/lactating or taking any medications, please consult your physician prior to use.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Non-GMO
Free Of: Soy, dairy, yeast, gluten & additives.
Storage
Keep in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 256793.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: None.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): USDA Organic. Listed with: USDA Organic seal (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does Organic Fo-Ti (He Shou Wu) 50:1 Extract 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 256793 (current) Entered November 19, 2021 · on the market · 6 ounces
  2. Label 231647 Entered August 23, 2020 · on the market · 4 ozs · UPC X001CYYDQV

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

Who makes it?

The label names Micro Ingredients (distributor), Montclair, CA. All Micro Ingredients products.

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