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Sceletium Tortuosum 25 mg

by HBC Protocols · capsule · 60 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 6 78940 75025 7
  • DSLD label 74983
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 60 servings

Sceletium Tortuosum 25 mg by HBC Protocols lists one ingredient: 25 mg of zembrin sceletium tortuosum 2.1 extract per serving of 1 capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 23, 2017.

What is in Sceletium Tortuosum 25 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).

Sceletium Tortuosum 25 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 74983, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Zembrin Sceletium tortuosum 2.1 extract25 mgSceletium in Sceletium Tortuosum 25 mg against 63 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 500 mg, the median 50 mg.25 mg

52% of 63 products listing sceletium give more (median 50 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 74983 (entered June 23, 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:

  • 52% of the 63 products that print an amount of sceletium list more than its 25 mg of zembrin sceletium tortuosum 2.1 extract (filed by NIH under sceletium) (median 50 mg).

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
Dosage: Minimum one capsule per day.
Warnings
Keep out of the reach of children.
Not to be taken by pregnant women or those using MAO inhibitors.
People taking psychiatric, anti-anxiety or anti-depressant medication should discuss the concomitant use of Zembrin-containing products with their healthcare professional.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Contains no sugar, starch, yeast, artificial colors, preservatives or dairy products.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 74983.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Rice powder, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide, Maltodextrin.

How many labels does Sceletium Tortuosum 25 mg have?

One label is on file, entered on June 23, 2017.

  1. Label 74983 (current) Entered June 23, 2017 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 6 78940 75025 7

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

Who makes it?

The label names HBC Protocols, Inc. (manufacturer), Los Angeles, CA. All HBC Protocols products.

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