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Purush

by Ayush Herbs · capsule · 60 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 91501 00132 6
  • DSLD label 21523
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 60 servings

Purush by Ayush Herbs lists 12 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule; 7 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 23, 2013.

What is in Purush?

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).

Purush: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 21523, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Proprietary Blendproprietary blend Note: totalling200 mg
Extracts Ofin the blend, no amount given
Crocus sativusin the blend, no amount given
Emblica officinalisin the blend, no amount given
Piper longumin the blend, no amount given
Glycyrrhiza glabrain the blend, no amount given
Bacopa monnieriin the blend, no amount given
Mucuna pruriensin the blend, no amount given
Anacyclus pyrethrumin the blend, no amount given
Withania somnifera175 mgAshwagandha in Purush against 1,646 products175 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 125 mg to 500 mg, the median 250 mg.175 mg

59% of 1,646 products listing ashwagandha give more (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 350 mg.

Tribulus terrestris50 mgTribulus in Purush against 555 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 750 mg, the median 300 mg.50 mg

89% of 555 products listing tribulus give more (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg.

Asphaltum punjabianum25 mgShilajit in Purush against 196 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 500 mg, the median 250 mg.25 mg

94% of 196 products listing shilajit give more (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 50 mg.

Serenoa repens Extract25 mgSaw Palmetto in Purush against 1,109 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 320 mg, the median 200 mg.25 mg

95% of 1,109 products listing saw palmetto give more (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 50 mg.

Muira puama25 mgMuira Puama in Purush against 193 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 150 mg, the median 50 mg.25 mg

56% of 193 products listing muira puama give more (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 50 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 21523 (entered August 23, 2013), 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:

  • 89% of the 555 products that print an amount of tribulus list more than its 50 mg of tribulus (median 300 mg).
  • 94% of the 196 products that print an amount of shilajit list more than its 25 mg of asphaltum punjabianum (filed by NIH under shilajit) (median 250 mg).
  • 95% of the 1,109 products that print an amount of saw palmetto list more than its 25 mg of serenoa repens extract (filed by NIH under saw palmetto) (median 200 mg).

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 Purush's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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: 2 Capsules at bedtime or 1 capsule twice a day. Do not exceed 6 capsules a day. Discontinue 1 week after ever 10 to 12 weeks, or use as directed by your health care practitioner.
Warnings
Warning: If pregnant, consult your physician before using this or any other product.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Milk, Soy, Egg & Wheat Free.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 21523.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Vegetarian Capsule.

How many labels does Purush have?

One label is on file, entered on August 23, 2013.

  1. Label 21523 (current) Entered August 23, 2013 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 8 91501 00132 6

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

Who makes it?

The label names Ayush Herbs, Inc. (distributor), Redmond, WA. All Ayush Herbs products.

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