Panax Ginseng
by Pure Encapsulations · capsule · 120 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 66298 00272 9
- DSLD label 278018
- Serving 1 capsule
- 120 servings
Panax Ginseng by Pure Encapsulations lists one ingredient: 250 mg of asian ginseng root extract per serving of 1 capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 22, 2022.
What is in Panax Ginseng?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asian Ginseng Root Extractas total Ginsenosidesstandardized to contain 12% total ginsenosides | 250 mg | Higher than 78% of 706 products listing oriental ginseng (median 90 mg). Per day at the most servings: 750 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 278018 (entered November 22, 2022), 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 2 to 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.
- Manchurian Ginseng 250 mgNature's Bounty same ingredients
- Natural Panax Ginseng 250 mgExchange Select X · off the market same ingredients
- Ginseng 500 mgNature's Measure same ingredients
- Ginseng 250 mgExchange Select same ingredients
- Ginseng 250 mgEssential Being same ingredients
- Panax Ginseng 250 mgCalifornia Gold Nutrition EuroHerbs same ingredients
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
- Recommendations: As a dietary supplement, take 1 capsule, 2-3 times daily, between meals.
- Warnings
- Warning: If you are pregnant or lactating, have any health condition or are taking any medication, consult your health professional before use.
- Keep out of the reach of children.
- Use only if safety seal is intact.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Gluten-free, Non-GMO & Hypoallergenic
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 278018.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Vegetarian Capsule.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GFCO.org Certified Gluten-Free by the Gluten-Free Certification Organization, www.gluten.org. Listed with: Certified gluten-free (GFCO) (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).
How many labels does Panax Ginseng have?
4 labels are on file under this name since February 25, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 278018 (current) Entered November 22, 2022 · on the market · 120 capsules · UPC 7 66298 00272 9
- Label 218786 Entered April 23, 2020 · off the market December 26, 2018 · 120 capsules · UPC 7 66298 00272 9
- Label 204844 Entered July 24, 2019 · off the market December 1, 2017 · 60 capsules · UPC 7 66298 00271 2
- Label 187464 Entered February 25, 2019 · off the market March 22, 2022 · 120 capsules · UPC 7 66298 00272 9
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Pure Encapsulations (manufacturer), Sudbury, MA. All Pure Encapsulations products.