Pygeum Extract
by The Vitamin Shoppe · capsule · 100 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 66536 01661 7
- DSLD label 204010
- Serving 1 capsule
Pygeum Extract by The Vitamin Shoppe lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 25 mg of pygeum bark extract and 25 mg of pygeum africanum powder. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 24, 2019.
What is in Pygeum Extract?
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 bark extractas PhytosterolsPygeum bark extract (Form: standardized to 25% Phytosterols Note: 6.25 mg) PlantPart: bark | 25 mg | 57% of 326 products listing pygeum give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg. | |
| Pygeum africanum powder | 25 mg |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 204010 (entered June 24, 2019), 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?
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 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 Bark Extract 50 mgSolaray same ingredients
- Pygeum 100 mgVitamin World same ingredients
- Pygeum ExtractIndiana Botanic Gardens same ingredients
- PygeumNewtonEverett · off the market same ingredients
- Pygeum for Men 100 mgBIOVEA same ingredients
- Pygeum 100 mgAN Amazing Nutrition Amazing Formulas 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
- Directions: Take one (1) capsule two (2) times daily, preferably with meals.
- Warnings
- Warning: Consult your healthcare provider prior to use if you are taking any medication or have any medical conditions.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Tamper evident Do not use if outer seal is broken or missing.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Gluten free Dairy free Soy free Nut free
- Does not contain: Gluten, sugar, salt, artificial colors or flavors.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 204010.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Rice Flour, Dicalcium Phosphate, Gelatin, Magnesium Stearate, Calcium Silicate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Quality Promise Tested Trusted Guaranteed 30 day money back guarantee.
How many labels does Pygeum Extract have?
3 labels are on file under this name since August 26, 2014: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 204010 (current) Entered June 24, 2019 · on the market · 100 capsules · UPC 7 66536 01661 7
- Label 55055 Entered December 23, 2015 · off the market January 4, 2019 · 100 capsules · UPC 7 66536 01661 7
- Label 35983 Entered August 26, 2014 · off the market December 4, 2015 · 100 capsules · UPC 7 66536 01661 7
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. (distributor), Secaucus, NJ. All The Vitamin Shoppe products.