Standardized Horse Chestnut 250 mg
by Swanson Superior Herbs · capsule · 120 capsules
- Off the market since December 2023 (NIH)
- UPC 0 87614 14210 4
- DSLD label 180575
- Serving 1 capsule
Standardized Horse Chestnut 250 mg by Swanson Superior Herbs lists one ingredient: 250 mg of horse chestnut extract per serving of 1 capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 31, 2018.
What is in Standardized Horse Chestnut 250 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horse Chestnut extractas AescinHorse Chestnut extract (Form: standardized to 22% Aescin) PlantPart: seed Genus: Aesculus Species: hippocastanum | 250 mg | 41% of 183 products listing horse chestnut give more (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 500 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 180575 (entered August 31, 2018), 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.
- Horsechestunut Seed ExtractNature's Answer · off the market same ingredients
- Horse Chestnut ExtractIntegrative Therapeutics same ingredients
- Horse Chestnut 250 mgNature's Answer same ingredients
- Horse ChestnutVitanica same ingredients
- Horse ChestnutGNC Herbal Plus Standardized same ingredients
- Horse Chestnut Extract 300 mgGNC Herbal Plus 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 use: As a dietary supplement, take one capsule two times per day with water.
- Warnings
- Do not use if seal is broken.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 180575.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Maltodextrin, May contain one or more of the following.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Guaranteed purity & potency.
How many labels does Standardized Horse Chestnut 250 mg have?
One label is on file, entered on August 31, 2018.
- Label 180575 (current) Entered August 31, 2018 · off the market December 5, 2023 · 120 capsules · UPC 0 87614 14210 4
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson Superior Herbs products.