Silica From Horsetail Extract
by Natural Factors · capsule · 90 vegetarian capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 68958 04190 2
- DSLD label 9390
- Serving 1 capsule
Silica From Horsetail Extract by Natural Factors lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 500 mg of spring horsetail. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 25, 2012.
What is in Silica From Horsetail Extract?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring HorsetailSpring Horsetail Note: powdered aqueous extract | 500 mg | Higher than 88% of 519 products listing horsetail (median 67 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,000 mg. | |
| SilicaSilica Note: 2% | 10 mg | Higher than 68% of 1,220 products listing silicon (median 4 mg). Per day at the most servings: 20 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 9390 (entered June 25, 2012), 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.
- SilicaGNC Women's same ingredients
- The French Beauty MineralTerry Naturally same ingredients
- Silica 600 mgNutraBio same ingredients
- Horsetail 400 mgSolaray same ingredients
- Horsetail P.E. 7%PureBulk.com same ingredients
- Herbal SilicaAlta Health Products same ingredients
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: 1 capsule 2 times per day or as directed by a health professional.
- Warnings
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Sealed for your protection. Do not use if seal is broken. For freshness store in a cool, dry place.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Contains no artificial preservatives, color or sweeteners; no corn, dairy, soy, wheat or yeast.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 9390.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Vegetarian capsule, Rice Flour, Magnesium Stearate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): (recycle) Recyclable container; Purity & Potency Guaranteed; STANDARDIZED POTENCY.
How many labels does Silica From Horsetail Extract have?
One label is on file, entered on June 25, 2012.
- Label 9390 (current) Entered June 25, 2012 · on the market · 90 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 68958 04190 2
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Natural Factors Canada (manufacturer). All Natural Factors products.