Pau d' Arco Inner Bark
by Nature's Way · capsule · 180 capsules
- Off the market since February 2017 (NIH)
- UPC 0 33674 15408 3
- DSLD label 40237
- Serving 2 capsules
- 90 servings
Pau d' Arco Inner Bark by Nature's Way lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 30 mg of calcium and 1.09 g of pau d' arco, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 29, 2014.
What is in Pau d' Arco Inner Bark?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Carbohydrates | 1 g | 1% | 74% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 2 g. |
| Calcium | 30 mg | 3% | 84% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mg. |
| Pau d' ArcoPau d' Arco PlantPart: inner bark Note: 1,090 mg | 1.09 g | Higher than 91% of 149 products listing pau d'Arco (median 210 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,180 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 40237 (entered December 29, 2014), 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 1,090 mg of pau d' arco (filed by NIH under pau d'Arco) is higher than 91% of the 149 pau d'Arco products that print an amount; 11 list more.
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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Pau d' Arco Inner Bark's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Pau D'Arco 500 mgSource Naturals 2 shared, 82% alike
- Pau D'Arco BarkIndiana Botanic Gardens 2 shared, 81% alike
- Pau D'Arco 500 mg Of Inner BarkNOW 2 shared, 81% alike
- Pau D'ArcoNOW 2 shared, 81% alike
- Pau D'Arco 500 mgNOW 2 shared, 81% alike
- Pau D'Arco 500 mgVitabase 1 shared, 63% alike
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
- Recommendation: Take 2 capsules twice daily with food or water. For intensive use take 4 capsules three times daily.
- Warnings
- Freshness & safety sealed with printed outer shrinkwrap and printed inner seal. Do not use if either seal is broken or missing.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Storage
- Nature's Way(R)
Source: label statements in DSLD label 40237.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Magnesium Stearate.
How many labels does Pau d' Arco Inner Bark have?
2 labels are on file under this name since January 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 40237 (current) Entered December 29, 2014 · off the market February 14, 2017 · 180 capsules · UPC 0 33674 15408 3
- Label 18007 Entered January 25, 2013 · off the market February 14, 2017 · 100 capsules · UPC 0 33674 15450 2
DSLD also links this label to: Pau d'Arco Inner Bark 545 mg (image difference, same product), Pau d'Arco Inner Bark 545 mg (package size difference, same product), Pau d'Arco Inner Bark 545 mg (package size difference, same product), Pau d'Arco Inner Bark (image difference, same product), Pau d'Arco Inner Bark (package size difference, same product), Pau d'Arco Inner Bark 2,180 mg (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 Nature's Way Products, Inc. (manufacturer), Green Bay, WI. All Nature's Way products.