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Valerian

by Herb Pharm · liquid · 1 fluid ounce

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 90800 00039 3
  • DSLD label 307755
  • Serving 0.7 ml (1 Squeeze of the Dropper Bulb)
  • 42 servings

Valerian by Herb Pharm lists one ingredient: 636 mg of valerian rhizome with root extract, fresh, undried per serving of 0.7 ml. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 25, 2024.

What is in Valerian?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 0.7 ml. 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).

Valerian: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 307755, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Valerian Rhizome with Root Extract, Fresh, UndriedCertified organic. Extraction rate 560 mg fresh herb per 0.7 ml. Fresh herb/menstruum ratio: 1:1.25636 mgValerian in Valerian against 647 products636 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 80 mg to 450 mg, the median 200 mg.636 mg

Higher than 88% of 647 products listing valerian (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,544 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 307755 (entered July 25, 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 1 to 4 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.

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 Shake well before using Adults: Add 1 squeeze of the dropper bulb to 2 oz. of water or juice, up to 4 times per day for general relaxation. May be taken 1 hour before bed and again at bedtime. Best taken between meals.
Warnings
Keep out of the reach of children
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten-free
Storage
Store away from heat & light

Source: label statements in DSLD label 307755.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cane Alcohol.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): USDA Organic. Listed with: USDA Organic seal (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does Valerian have?

13 labels are on file under this name since April 25, 2014: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 307755 (current) Entered July 25, 2024 · on the market · 1 fluid ounce · UPC 0 90800 00039 3
  2. Label 210237 Entered December 22, 2019 · off the market November 27, 2023 · 1 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90800 00039 3
  3. Label 210239 Entered November 21, 2019 · on the market · 4 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90900 00087 3
  4. Label 204415 Entered June 24, 2019 · off the market August 19, 2019 · 4 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90900 00087 3
  5. Label 183721 Entered November 21, 2018 · off the market November 5, 2019 · 1 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90800 00039 3
  6. Label 181307 Entered September 21, 2018 · on the market · 2 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90700 01434 6
  7. Label 59566 Entered May 22, 2016 · off the market February 14, 2019 · 4 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90900 00087 3
  8. Label 53984 Entered November 24, 2015 · off the market October 4, 2018 · 1 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90800 00039 3
  9. Label 45966 Entered May 22, 2015 · off the market March 8, 2016 · 4 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90900 00087 3
  10. Label 43128 Entered March 25, 2015 · off the market November 16, 2015 · 1 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90800 00039 3
  11. Label 40077 Entered December 29, 2014 · off the market April 5, 2018 · 2 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90700 01434 6
  12. Label 39847 Entered November 25, 2014 · off the market May 19, 2015 · 4 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90900 00087 3
  13. Label 32793 Entered April 25, 2014 · off the market February 17, 2015 · 1 fluid ounce · UPC 0 90800 00039 3

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Herb Pharm (manufacturer), Williams, OR. All Herb Pharm products.

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