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Triphala

by Swanson Superior Herbs · capsule · 120 capsules

  • Off the market since December 2023 (NIH)
  • UPC 0 87614 14065 0
  • DSLD label 184664
  • Serving 1 capsule

Triphala by Swanson Superior Herbs lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 83.3 mg of emblica officinalis, 83.3 mg of terminalia belerica and 83.3 mg of terminalia chebula. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 25, 2019.

What is in Triphala?

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).

Triphala: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 184664, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Triphala extractas TanninTriphala extract (Form: 40% Tannin)250 mg
Emblica officinalis83.3 mgIndian Gooseberry in Triphala against 327 products83.3 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 500 mg, the median 167 mg.83.3 mg

69% of 327 products listing indian gooseberry give more (median 167 mg).

Terminalia belerica83.3 mgBelleric myrobalan in Triphala against 37 products83.3 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mg to 983 mg, the median 500 mg.83.3 mg

89% of 37 products listing belleric myrobalan give more (median 500 mg).

Terminalia chebula83.3 mgTropical Almond in Triphala against 51 products83.3 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 250 mg to 1,078 mg, the median 500 mg.83.3 mg

94% of 51 products listing tropical almond give more (median 500 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 184664 (entered February 25, 2019), 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?

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:

  • 89% of the 37 products that print an amount of belleric myrobalan list more than its 83.3 mg of terminalia belerica (filed by NIH under belleric myrobalan) (median 500 mg).
  • 94% of the 51 products that print an amount of tropical almond list more than its 83.3 mg of terminalia chebula (filed by NIH under tropical almond) (median 500 mg).

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
Suggested use: As a dietary supplement, take one capsule 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 184664.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, 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 Triphala have?

One label is on file, entered on February 25, 2019.

  1. Label 184664 (current) Entered February 25, 2019 · off the market December 5, 2023 · 120 capsules · UPC 0 87614 14065 0

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.

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