Sambucus Night Time

by Nature's Way · liquid · 120 mL

  • Off the market since June 2018 (NIH)
  • UPC 0 33674 10532 0
  • DSLD label 43228
  • Serving 2 tsp (10 mL)
  • 12 servings

Sambucus Night Time by Nature's Way lists 4 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 2 tsp, such as 100 mg of black elderberry (sambucus nigra L.) (berry) extract and 1.5 mg of melatonin; 2 sit inside a blend without their own amounts, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 25, 2015.

What is in Sambucus Night Time?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 tsp. 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).

Sambucus Night Time: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 43228, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories25 Calories
Total Carbohydrates8 g3%Carbohydrate in Sambucus Night Time against 21,979 products8 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.8 g

Higher than 82% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate (median 3 g).

Black Elderberry (Sambucus nigra L.) (berry) extractas BioActivesBlack Elderberry (Sambucus nigra L.) (berry) extract (Form: standardized to BioActives Note: from) PlantPart: berry Genus: Sambucus Species: nigra Classifier: L.100 mgEuropean Elder in Sambucus Night Time against 920 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 400 mg, the median 150 mg.100 mg

56% of 920 products listing european elder give more (median 150 mg).

6.4 g of premium cultivar berries6.4 g of premium cultivar berries Note: 6,400 mg6.4 g
Herbal Extract Blend75 mg
Lemon Balm (leaf) extractin the blend, no amount given
Passionflower (leaf, flower) extractin the blend, no amount given
Melatonin1.5 mgMelatonin in Sambucus Night Time against 1,557 products1.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 5 mg, the median 3 mg.1.5 mg

77% of 1,557 products listing melatonin give more (median 3 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 43228 (entered March 25, 2015), 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; 2 ingredients sit inside a blend, so their amounts cannot be compared.

The NIH database records one serving 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?

2 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
Usage Instructions Adults take 2 teaspoons (10 mL) 30 minutes prior to desired sleep time.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Not formulated for children.
Do not take melatonin while operating a motor vehicle or machinery.
Safety sealed with printed outer shrinkband and printed inner seal. Do not use if either seal is broken or missing.
Caution: Do not use this product unless advised by a healthcare professional if you are pregnant, attempting to become pregnant, or nursing; or if you are taking any medications or have any chronic disease, including hypertension (high blood pressure), diabetes, or an endocrine, autoimmune, depressive, bleeding or seizure disorder.
Allergens and what it does not contain
~ Produced with a gentle, solvent-free extraction method that ensures maximum flavonoid potency
~ Gluten-Free
Storage
To preserve quality and freshness keep tightly sealed in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 43228.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Sorbitol, vegetable-source Glycerin, purified Water, Malic Acid, natural Raspberry flavor, Monoammonium Glycyrrhizinate.

How many labels does Sambucus Night Time have?

One label is on file, entered on March 25, 2015.

  1. Label 43228 (current) Entered March 25, 2015 · off the market June 21, 2018 · 120 mL · UPC 0 33674 10532 0

DSLD also links this label to: Sambucus Nighttime Syrup (image difference, same product), Sambucus Nighttime Syrup with Melatonin (image difference, same product).

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

Who makes it?

The label names Nature’s Way Products, LLC (manufacturer), Green Bay, WI. All Nature's Way products.

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