Healthy Joints +
by The Herb Master · capsule · 60 capsules
- Off the market since December 2023 (NIH)
- DSLD label 71406
- Serving 1 to 2 capsules; amounts per 1 capsule
Healthy Joints + by The Herb Master lists 14 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 80 mg of glucosamine, 80 mg of chondroitin sulfate and 40 mg of methylsulfonylmethane; 11 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 24, 2017.
What is in Healthy Joints +?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glucosamine | 80 mg | 92% of 117 products listing glucosamine (unspecified) give more (median 750 mg). Per day at the most servings: 160 mg. | |
| Chondroitin Sulfate | 80 mg | 92% of 950 products listing chondroitin sulfate give more (median 400 mg). Per day at the most servings: 160 mg. | |
| Methylsulfonylmethane | 40 mg | 92% of 1,454 products listing methylsulfonylmethane give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 80 mg. | |
| Healthy Joints Plus ExtractHealthy Joints Plus Extract Note: proprietary blends | 300 mg | ||
| Chinese Clematis | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Rehmannia | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Eucommia | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Achyranthes | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Codonopsis | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| White Peony | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Psoralea | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Poria | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Pycnogenol | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Ledebouriella | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Licorice | in the blend, no amount given |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 71406 (entered February 24, 2017), 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:
- 92% of the 117 products that print an amount of glucosamine (unspecified) list more than its 80 mg of glucosamine (unspecified) (median 750 mg).
- 92% of the 950 products that print an amount of chondroitin sulfate list more than its 80 mg of chondroitin sulfate (median 400 mg).
- 92% of the 1,454 products that print an amount of methylsulfonylmethane list more than its 40 mg of methylsulfonylmethane (median 500 mg).
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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Healthy Joints +'s, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Healthy Joints +Nora Ross 13 shared, 87% alike
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
- Recommendations: Take one or two capsules twice daily with water.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 71406.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Cellulose, Silica.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Quality guaranteed.
How many labels does Healthy Joints + have?
One label is on file, entered on February 24, 2017.
- Label 71406 (current) Entered February 24, 2017 · off the market December 7, 2023 · 60 capsules
DSLD also links this label to: Healthy Joints + (image 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 Nora Ross, Inc. (distributor), City of Industry, CA. All The Herb Master products.