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Panax Ginseng 500 mg

by NOW · capsule · 250 veg capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 33739 04014 5
  • DSLD label 211006
  • Serving 2 veg capsules
  • 125 servings

Panax Ginseng 500 mg by NOW lists one ingredient: 1 g of panax ginseng per serving of 2 veg capsules. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 25, 2020.

What is in Panax Ginseng 500 mg?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 veg 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).

Panax Ginseng 500 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 211006, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Total Carbohydrates1 g1%Carbohydrate in Panax Ginseng 500 mg against 21,979 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.1 g

74% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 2 g.

Panax GinsengPanax Ginseng PlantPart: root Note: 1,000 mg1 gPanax Ginseng in Panax Ginseng 500 mg against 160 products1,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 46 mg to 200 mg, the median 100 mg.1,000 mg

Higher than 91% of 160 products listing panax ginseng (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,000 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 211006 (entered January 25, 2020), 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 1,000 mg of panax ginseng is higher than 91% of the 160 panax ginseng products that print an amount; 6 list more.

The NIH database records 1 to 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?

2 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 Usage: Take 2 capsules 1 to 2 times daily as needed.
Warnings
Caution: For adults only.
Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
Keep out of reach of children.
Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Non-GMO
Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place after opening

Source: label statements in DSLD label 211006.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Triangle K; GMP Quality Assured.

How many labels does Panax Ginseng 500 mg have?

6 labels are on file under this name since December 24, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 211006 (current) Entered January 25, 2020 · on the market · 250 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 04014 5
  2. Label 210998 Entered January 25, 2020 · off the market February 12, 2024 · 100 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 04012 1
  3. Label 44861 Entered April 24, 2015 · off the market December 19, 2018 · 100 capsules · UPC 7 33739 04012 1
  4. Label 42816 Entered February 25, 2015 · off the market December 19, 2018 · 250 capsules · UPC 7 33739 04014 5
  5. Label 28774 Entered December 24, 2013 · off the market February 16, 2015 · 250 capsules · UPC 7 33739 04014 5
  6. Label 28773 Entered December 24, 2013 · off the market March 24, 2015 · 100 capsules · UPC 7 33739 04012 1

DSLD also links this label to: Panax Ginseng 520 mg (package size difference, same product), Panax Ginseng 520 mg (image difference, same product), Panax Ginseng Extract (package size 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 NOW Foods (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.

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