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Propolis

by Herb Pharm · liquid · 1 fluid ounce

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 90800 00011 9
  • DSLD label 307816
  • Serving 0.7 ml (1 squeeze of the dropper bulb)
  • 42 servings

Propolis by Herb Pharm lists one ingredient: 589 mg of propolis resin extract per serving of 0.7 ml. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 22, 2024.

What is in Propolis?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 0.7 ml. 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).

Propolis: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 307816, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Propolis Resin ExtractResina propoli, responsibly wildcrafted, extraction rate 78 mg herb per 0.7 ml589 mgPropolis in Propolis against 260 products589 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 400 mg, the median 150 mg.589 mg

Higher than 86% of 260 products listing propolis (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,356 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 307816 (entered February 22, 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?

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 3 to 4 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 Shake well before using Adults: Add 1 squeeze of the dropper bulb (0.7 ml) to 2 oz. of water or juice, 3 or 4 times per day. Best taken between meals.
Warnings
Caution: May rarely cause allergic reaction in certain individuals.
Keep out of the reach of children
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten-free
Storage
Store away from heat & light

Source: label statements in DSLD label 307816.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cane Alcohol.

How many labels does Propolis have?

17 labels are on file under this name since August 23, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 307816 (current) Entered February 22, 2024 · on the market · 1 fluid ounce · UPC 0 90800 00011 9
  2. Label 275123 Entered October 24, 2022 · on the market · 4 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90700 00209 1
  3. Label 273892 Entered August 23, 2022 · on the market · 1 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90800 00011 9
  4. Label 210259 Entered December 22, 2019 · off the market June 24, 2022 · 4 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90700 00209 1
  5. Label 210258 Entered December 22, 2019 · off the market June 24, 2022 · 1 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90800 00011 9
  6. Label 201005 Entered April 25, 2019 · off the market April 29, 2019 · 1 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90800 00011 9
  7. Label 183695 Entered November 21, 2018 · off the market November 1, 2019 · 4 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90700 00209 1
  8. Label 62456 Entered July 25, 2016 · off the market October 4, 2018 · 4 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90700 00209 1
  9. Label 61921 Entered June 24, 2016 · off the market July 17, 2018 · 1 Fluid Ounce · UPC 0 90800 00011 9
  10. Label 53934 Entered November 24, 2015 · off the market June 1, 2016 · 1 Fluid Ounce · UPC 0 90800 00011 9
  11. Label 42943 Entered February 25, 2015 · off the market June 1, 2016 · 4 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90700 00209 1
  12. Label 42871 Entered February 25, 2015 · off the market November 16, 2015 · 1 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90800 00011 9
  13. Label 39735 Entered November 25, 2014 · off the market February 17, 2015 · 4 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90700 00209 1
  14. Label 39734 Entered November 25, 2014 · off the market February 17, 2015 · 1 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90800 00011 9
  15. Label 32655 Entered April 25, 2014 · off the market November 3, 2014 · 1 fluid ounce · UPC 0 90800 00011 9
  16. Label 24297 Entered April 25, 2014 · on the market · 8 fluid ounces
  17. Label 24290 Entered August 23, 2013 · off the market November 3, 2014 · 4 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90700 00209 1

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

Who makes it?

The label names Herb Pharm (manufacturer), Williams, OR. All Herb Pharm products.

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