Valerian 250
by ProCaps Laboratories · capsule · 240 easy-to-swallow capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 126129
- DSLD label 320296
- Serving 1 capsule
- 240 servings
Valerian 250 by ProCaps Laboratories lists one ingredient: 250 mg of valerian root extract per serving of 1 capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 22, 2024.
What is in Valerian 250?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valerian Root Extractas Valerenic Acidstandardized to 0.8% valerenic acids | 250 mg | Higher than 57% of 647 products listing valerian (median 200 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 320296 (entered November 22, 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?
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 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.
- Valerian Extract 250 mgVital Nutrients · off the market same ingredients
- Sleep Ease Complex 250 mgVQ Verified Quality same ingredients
- Valerian 250 mgBIOVEA same ingredients
- Standardized Valerian Root ExtractBluebonnet same ingredients
- Valerian Root 1000 mgNusaPure · off the market same ingredients
- ValerianParadise 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 Consume one capsule daily. You can increase your intake based upon your needs and as guided by your health care provider.
- Warnings
- Caution This product has a mild, relaxing effect. It should not be consumed before driving or operating machinery.
- Not for use if you are pregnant or nursing.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Contains no additives or common allergens Contains no milk, soy, yeast, wheat, gluten, sodium, salt, sugar, fat, cholesterol, color, preservative, common allergens, genetically modified (GMO) ingredients or manufacturing additives.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 320296.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin.
How many labels does Valerian 250 have?
4 labels are on file under this name since January 25, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 320296 (current) Entered November 22, 2024 · on the market · 240 easy-to-swallow capsules · UPC 126129
- Label 248596 Entered May 22, 2021 · off the market December 13, 2023 · 240 easy-to-swallow capsules · UPC 126129
- Label 178943 Entered July 25, 2018 · off the market March 19, 2021 · 240 easy-to-swallow capsules
- Label 4783 Entered January 25, 2012 · off the market January 30, 2018 · 240 easy to swallow capsules
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names ProCaps Labs (manufacturer), Henderson, NV. All ProCaps Laboratories products.