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Shepherd's Purse

by Herb Pharm · liquid · 4 fluid ounces

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 90700 00226 8
  • DSLD label 302483
  • Serving 0.7 ml
  • 168 servings

Shepherd's Purse by Herb Pharm lists one ingredient: 654 mg of Shepherd's purse flowering aerial parts (capsella bursa-pastoris) extract per serving of 0.7 ml. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 20, 2024.

What is in Shepherd's Purse?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 0.7 ml. 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).

Shepherd's Purse: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 302483, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Shepherd's Purse flowering aerial parts (Capsella bursa-pastoris) extractfresh herb/menstruum ratio 1:1.5654 mg

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 302483 (entered June 20, 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?

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 to 5 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 use Shake well before using Adults: Add 1 squeeze of the dropper bulb to 2 oz. of water or juice, 2 to 5 times per day. Best taken between meals.
Warnings
Caution: Seek expert medical advice before taking during pregnancy.
Keep out of the reach of children
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten-free
Storage
Store away from heat & light

Source: label statements in DSLD label 302483.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: certified organic Cane Alcohol, distilled Water.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): USDA Organic. Listed with: USDA Organic seal (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does Shepherd's Purse have?

12 labels are on file under this name since August 23, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 302483 (current) Entered June 20, 2024 · on the market · 4 fluid ounces · UPC 0 90700 00226 8
  2. Label 242584 Entered February 25, 2021 · off the market August 31, 2023 · 4 fluid ounces · UPC 0 90700 00226 8
  3. Label 242583 Entered February 25, 2021 · on the market · 1 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90800 00023 2
  4. Label 220311 Entered May 22, 2020 · off the market December 16, 2020 · 4 fluid ounces · UPC 0 90700 00226 8
  5. Label 220310 Entered May 22, 2020 · off the market December 16, 2020 · 1 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90800 00023 2
  6. Label 69075 Entered December 23, 2016 · off the market January 27, 2020 · 1 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90800 00023 2
  7. Label 53938 Entered November 24, 2015 · off the market December 5, 2016 · 1 Fluid Ounce · UPC 0 90800 00023 2
  8. Label 42950 Entered February 25, 2015 · off the market November 16, 2015 · 1 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90800 00023 2
  9. Label 39814 Entered November 25, 2014 · off the market January 27, 2020 · 4 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90700 00226 8
  10. Label 32687 Entered April 25, 2014 · off the market February 17, 2015 · 1 fluid ounce · UPC 0 90800 00023 2
  11. Label 24364 Entered August 23, 2013 · off the market November 3, 2014 · 4 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90700 00226 8
  12. Label 24363 Entered August 23, 2013 · off the market April 14, 2014 · 1 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90800 00023 2

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

Who makes it?

The label names Herb Pharm (manufacturer), Williams, OR. All Herb Pharm products.

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