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Saw Palmetto Max-V

by Douglas Laboratories · capsule · 60 vegetarian capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 3 10539 00125 7
  • DSLD label 232469
  • Serving 1 vegetarian capsule
  • 60 servings

Saw Palmetto Max-V by Douglas Laboratories lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 vegetarian capsule, such as 160 mg of saw palmetto herbal extract and 100 mg of saw palmetto. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 23, 2020.

What is in Saw Palmetto Max-V?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 vegetarian 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).

Saw Palmetto Max-V: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 232469, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Saw Palmetto Herbal Extractas Fatty AcidsSaw Palmetto Herbal Extract (Form: standardized to provide 35% Fatty Acids) PlantPart: berry Genus: Serenoa Species: repens160 mgSaw Palmetto in Saw Palmetto Max-V against 1,109 products260 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 320 mg, the median 200 mg.260 mg

Higher than 58% of 1,109 products listing saw palmetto (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 520 mg.

Saw PalmettoSaw Palmetto PlantPart: fruit Genus: Serenoa Species: repens Note: non-standardized100 mg

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 232469 (entered August 23, 2020), 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.

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 Usage: As a dietary supplement, adults take 1 capsule twice daily between meals, or as directed by your health professional.
Warnings
Warning: Not to be taken by pregnant or lactating women. If you 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
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 232469.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Vegetable Stearate, Silica, Microcrystalline Cellulose.

How many labels does Saw Palmetto Max-V have?

5 labels are on file under this name since January 25, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 232469 (current) Entered August 23, 2020 · on the market · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 3 10539 00125 7
  2. Label 30704 Entered February 26, 2014 · off the market May 18, 2020 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 3 10539 00125 7
  3. Label 16225 Entered December 21, 2012 · off the market July 31, 2013 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 3 10539 00125 7
  4. Label 9748 Entered June 1, 2012 · off the market November 16, 2012 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 3 10539 00125 7
  5. Label 5118 Entered January 25, 2012 · off the market January 20, 2012 · 60 Vegetarian Capsules · UPC 3 10539 00125 7

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

Who makes it?

The label names Douglas Laboratories (manufacturer), Pittsburgh, PA. All Douglas Laboratories products.

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