PlainVitamins

Slippery Elm

by Nature's Sunshine · powder · 7 ounces

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 313136
  • Serving 3.9 to 7.8 g (2 Heaping Teaspoons (7.8 g)); amounts per 7.8 g
  • 25 servings

Slippery Elm by Nature's Sunshine lists one ingredient: 7,800 mg of slippery elm per serving of 7.8 g. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 23, 2024.

What is in Slippery Elm?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 7.8 g. 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).

Slippery Elm: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 313136, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Slippery Elm7,800 mgSlippery Elm in Slippery Elm against 232 products7,800 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 300 mg, the median 150 mg.7,800 mg

Higher than over 99% of 232 products listing slippery elm (median 150 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 313136 (entered May 23, 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 7,800 mg of slippery elm is higher than over 99% of the 232 slippery elm products that print an amount.

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
Recommended use: Mix 1 or 2 heaping teaspoon(s) in a glass (8 oz.) of water or juice. For additional health benefits, blend with fresh fruits, vegetables or your favorite Nature's Sunshine drink mix.
Warnings
This bag has been sealed for your protection. Do not use if the seal is open or is damaged.
Storage
The weight stated on this bag is correct; product settles during shipping.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 313136.

How many labels does Slippery Elm have?

6 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 313136 (current) Entered May 23, 2024 · on the market · 7 ounces
  2. Label 278211 Entered October 24, 2022 · on the market · 100 capsules · UPC 0 99904 00670 6
  3. Label 220866 Entered May 22, 2020 · on the market · 7 ozs · UPC 0 99904 01391 9
  4. Label 205776 Entered August 23, 2019 · off the market January 21, 2022 · 100 capsules · UPC 0 99904 00670 6
  5. Label 17845 Entered January 25, 2013 · off the market April 7, 2020 · 7 oz. · UPC 0 99904 01391 9
  6. Label 4567 Entered January 25, 2012 · off the market January 12, 2011 · 7 oz. · UPC 0 99904 01391 9

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

Who makes it?

The label names Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc (manufacturer), Spanish Fork, Utah. All Nature's Sunshine products.

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