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Saw Palmetto Pygeum Nettle Root

by Vital Nutrients · capsule · 60 vegetarian capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 6 93465 23711 3
  • DSLD label 305159
  • Serving 3 vegetarian capsules
  • 20 servings

Saw Palmetto Pygeum Nettle Root by Vital Nutrients lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 3 vegetarian capsules, such as 909 mg of saw palmetto, 375 mg of pygeum africanum bark extract and 300 mg of nettle root extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 22, 2024.

What is in Saw Palmetto Pygeum Nettle Root?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 vegetarian capsules. 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 Pygeum Nettle Root: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 305159, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Saw Palmettoas Fatty Acids909 mgSaw Palmetto in Saw Palmetto Pygeum Nettle Root against 1,109 products909 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 320 mg, the median 200 mg.909 mg

Higher than 96% of 1,109 products listing saw palmetto (median 200 mg).

Pygeum africanum Bark Extract2-4%375 mgPygeum in Saw Palmetto Pygeum Nettle Root against 326 products375 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 33.72 mg to 120 mg, the median 100 mg.375 mg

Higher than 93% of 326 products listing pygeum (median 100 mg).

Nettle Root Extractas Plant PhytosterolsA source of plant phytosterols300 mgStinging Nettle in Saw Palmetto Pygeum Nettle Root against 710 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 300 mg, the median 120 mg.300 mg

Higher than 74% of 710 products listing stinging nettle (median 120 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 305159 (entered February 22, 2024), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). 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 909 mg of saw palmetto is higher than 96% of the 1,109 saw palmetto products that print an amount; 42 list more.
  • Its 375 mg of pygeum is higher than 93% of the 326 pygeum products that print an amount; 23 list more.

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?

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
Recommendations 3 capsules daily with food, or as directed by your healthcare professional.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children
Use only if safety seal is intact
Warning If pregnant, consult your physician before taking.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Excludes coatings, binders, gluten (wheat, rye, barley), milk/dairy (casein, whey), soy protein, egg protein, sugar. Verified by independent testing
Storage
Store sealed in a cool dry place

Source: label statements in DSLD label 305159.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, Calcium Carbonate.

How many labels does Saw Palmetto Pygeum Nettle Root have?

4 labels are on file under this name since March 23, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 305159 (current) Entered February 22, 2024 · on the market · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 93465 23711 3
  2. Label 56514 Entered February 23, 2016 · off the market December 7, 2022 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 93465 23711 3
  3. Label 27584 Entered November 25, 2013 · off the market January 27, 2016 · 60 capsules · UPC 6 93465 23711 3
  4. Label 5710 Entered March 23, 2012 · off the market September 13, 2013 · 60 capsules · UPC 6 93465 23711 3

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

Who makes it?

The label names Vital Nutrients (manufacturer), Middleton, CT. All Vital Nutrients products.

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