Pygeum Bark 500 mg
by Indiana Botanic Gardens · capsule · 60 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 03308 02931 4
- DSLD label 78845
- Serving 1 capsule
Pygeum Bark 500 mg by Indiana Botanic Gardens lists one ingredient: 500 mg of pygeum africanum powder per serving of 1 capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 21, 2017.
What is in Pygeum Bark 500 mg?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pygeum africanum powder | 500 mg | Higher than 95% of 326 products listing pygeum (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,000 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 78845 (entered September 21, 2017), 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 500 mg of pygeum is higher than 95% of the 326 pygeum products that print an amount; 10 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Pygeum 100 mgSwanson Superior Herbs · off the market same ingredients
- Pygeum Africanum ExtractBulkSupplements.com same ingredients
- Pygeum Africanum Extract 500 mg Veg CapsulesBulkSupplements.com same ingredients
- Pygeum Africanum Extract Veg Capsules 5000 mgBulkSupplements.com same ingredients
- Pygeum Bark 4500 mgNusaPure same ingredients
- PygeumSwanson 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
- Suggested Use: Take 1 capsule twice daily, with a meal, as a dietary supplement, or as directed by a physician.
- Warnings
- Warning: If you are taking any medications or are pregnant or nursing do not use prior to consulting a physician.
- For your protection, this container has an outer safety seal. (Do not accept if missing or broken.)
- Keep out of reach of children
- Storage
- Store in a dry, cool place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 78845.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin Capsule, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate.
How many labels does Pygeum Bark 500 mg have?
2 labels are on file under this name since June 25, 2015: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 78845 (current) Entered September 21, 2017 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 7 03308 02931 4
- Label 46822 Entered June 25, 2015 · off the market June 15, 2017 · 60 capsules · UPC 7 03308 02931 4
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Indiana Botanic Gardens, Inc. (distributor), Hobart, IN. All Indiana Botanic Gardens products.