PlainVitamins

Organic Lemon Balm

by Traditional Medicinals · tablet or pill · 0.85 ounces

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 306985
  • Serving 1 tea bag (makes 8 fl. oz.)
  • 16 servings

Organic Lemon Balm by Traditional Medicinals lists one ingredient: 1,500 mg of lemon balm per serving of 1 tea bag. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 23, 2024.

What is in Organic Lemon Balm?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tea bag. 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 Lemon Balm: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 306985, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories0 Calories
All Herbal Ingredientsno amount given
Lemon Balmorganic1,500 mgLemon balm in Organic Lemon Balm against 475 products1,500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 200 mg, the median 100 mg.1,500 mg

Higher than 98% of 475 products listing lemon balm (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 4,500 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 306985 (entered April 23, 2024), 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?

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 1,500 mg of lemon balm is higher than 98% of the 475 lemon balm products that print an amount; 1 list more.

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.

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
To enjoy Pour 8 oz. freshly boiled water over 1 tea bag. Cover & steep for 5-10 min. Squeeze & remove tea bag to ensure maximum goodness. Enjoy 3 cups per day.
Warnings
This product may cause drowsiness. Exercise caution if you are driving or involved in activities requiring mental alertness.
Consult your healthcare practitioner prior to use if pregnant or breastfeeding.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Caffeine free
Non GMO Project Verified nongmoproject.org

Source: label statements in DSLD label 306985.

What else is on the label?

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): USDA Organic; Non GMO Project Verified nongmoproject.org OK (Kosher) Certified B Corporation. Listed with: USDA Organic seal (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does Organic Lemon Balm have?

2 labels are on file under this name since October 24, 2022: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 306985 (current) Entered April 23, 2024 · on the market · 0.85 ounces
  2. Label 275021 Entered October 24, 2022 · off the market March 8, 2023 · 16 wrapped tea bags

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

Who makes it?

The label names Traditional Medicinals (manufacturer), Sebastopol, CA. All Traditional Medicinals products.

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