Ashwagandha Extract 450 mg
by Swanson Superior Herbs · capsule · 60 capsules
- Off the market since November 2023 (NIH)
- UPC 0 87614 14106 0
- DSLD label 175622
- Serving 1 capsule
Ashwagandha Extract 450 mg by Swanson Superior Herbs lists one ingredient: 450 mg of ashwagandha extract per serving of 1 capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 25, 2018.
What is in Ashwagandha Extract 450 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashwagandha extractas Total WithanolidesAshwagandha extract (Form: standardized for minimum 1.5% Total Withanolides Note: 6.75 mg) PlantPart: roots Genus: Withania Species: somnifera | 450 mg | Higher than 72% of 1,646 products listing ashwagandha (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,350 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 175622 (entered April 25, 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 1 to 3 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.
- Ashwagandha 450 mgVitabase same ingredients
- Ashwagandha Standardized Extract 450 mgNOW · off the market same ingredients
- Organic Ashwagandha Extract PowderOmica Organics same ingredients
- Ashwagandha Root and LeafOmica Organics same ingredients
- Ashwagandha Extract 450 mgBotanic Choice same ingredients
- AshwagandhaBixa Botanical 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 one to three times per day with water.
- Warnings
- Do not use if seal is broken.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Warning: Do not take this product if you are pregnant or nursing.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 175622.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gum Arabic, Gelatin, Magnesium Stearate.
How many labels does Ashwagandha Extract 450 mg have?
One label is on file, entered on April 25, 2018.
- Label 175622 (current) Entered April 25, 2018 · off the market November 28, 2023 · 60 capsules · UPC 0 87614 14106 0
DSLD also links this label to: Ashwagandha 450 mg (package size difference, same product), Ashwagandha Extract 450 mg (image difference, same product), Ashwagandha Extract 450 mg (package size difference, same product), Ashwagandha 450 mg (package size difference, same product), Ashwagandha 450 mg (package size difference, same product), Ashwagandha Extract 450 mg (image difference, same product), Ashwagandha Extract 450 mg (package size difference, same product).
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.