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Valerian Root

by Nature's Way · capsule · 100 vcaps(R)

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 33674 15176 1
  • DSLD label 39981
  • Serving 3 capsules
  • 33 servings

Valerian Root by Nature's Way lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 3 capsules, such as 60 mg of calcium and 1.59 g of valerian, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 25, 2014.

What is in Valerian Root?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 capsules. 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 Root: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 39981, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories5 Calories
Total Carbohydrates1 g1%Carbohydrate in Valerian Root against 21,979 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.1 g

74% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g).

Dietary Fiberless than 1 g2%
Calcium60 mg6%Calcium in Valerian Root against 17,831 products60 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg60 mg

68% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg).

ValerianValerian PlantPart: root Note: 1,590 mg1.59 gValerian in Valerian Root against 647 products1,590 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 80 mg to 450 mg, the median 200 mg.1,590 mg

Higher than 98% of 647 products listing valerian (median 200 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 39981 (entered November 25, 2014), 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:

  • Its 1,590 mg of valerian is higher than 98% of the 647 valerian products that print an amount; 10 list more.

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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Valerian Root's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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
Recommendation: Take 3 capsules one hour before bedtime.
Warnings
Freshness & safety sealed with printed outer shrinkwrap and printed inner seal. Do not use if either seal is broken or missing.
Keep out of reach of children.
For intensive use consult your healthcare practitioner.
Caution: Do not drive or operate heavy equipment while taking this product.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 39981.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: plant-derived Capsule, Magnesium Stearate.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Nature's Way(R).

How many labels does Valerian Root have?

8 labels are on file under this name since August 24, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 54644 Entered December 23, 2015 · off the market October 1, 2019 · 180 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 33674 17708 2
  2. Label 54643 Entered December 23, 2015 · off the market May 28, 2021 · 100 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 33674 17700 6
  3. Label 40384 Entered December 29, 2014 · off the market November 9, 2015 · 180 capsules · UPC 0 33674 17708 2
  4. Label 40382 Entered December 29, 2014 · off the market November 9, 2015 · 100 capsules · UPC 0 33674 17700 6
  5. Label 39981 (current) Entered November 25, 2014 · on the market · 100 vcaps(R) · UPC 0 33674 15176 1
  6. Label 17944 Entered January 25, 2013 · off the market January 4, 2013 · 100 capsules · UPC 0 33674 17700 6
  7. Label 12286 Entered August 24, 2012 · off the market December 5, 2014 · 180 capsules · UPC 0 33674 17708 2
  8. Label 12283 Entered August 24, 2012 · off the market December 10, 2014 · 100 capsules · UPC 0 33674 17700 6

DSLD also links this label to: Valerian Root 1,590 mg (package size difference, same product), Valerian Root 1,590 mg (image difference, same product), Valerian Root 1,590 mg (package size difference, same product), Valerian Root 1,590 mg (image difference, same product), Valerian Root 1,590 mg (package size difference, same product), Valerian Root 1,590 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 Nature's Way Products, LLC (manufacturer), Green Bay, WI. All Nature's Way products.

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