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Valerian Root 475 mg

by Swanson Premium Brand · capsule · 100 capsules

  • Off the market since July 2018 (NIH)
  • UPC 0 87614 01506 4
  • DSLD label 175182
  • Serving 1 to 2 capsules; amounts per 2 capsules
  • 50 servings

Valerian Root 475 mg by Swanson Premium Brand lists one ingredient: 950 mg of valerian per serving of 2 capsules. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 23, 2018.

What is in Valerian Root 475 mg?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 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 475 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 175182, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Valerian950 mgValerian in Valerian Root 475 mg against 647 products950 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 80 mg to 450 mg, the median 200 mg.950 mg

Higher than 90% of 647 products listing valerian (median 200 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 175182 (entered March 23, 2018), 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?

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.

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 to two capsules with water one hour prior to bedtime.
Warnings
Do not use if seal is broken.
Keep out of reach of children.
Warning: May cause drowsiness. Do not use while driving or operating heavy equipment.
Do not take this product if you are pregnant or nursing. Consult your healthcare provider before use if you are taking prescription medications, especially sedatives or tranquilizers.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 175182.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Microcrystalline Cellulose.

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 Valerian Root 475 mg have?

One label is on file, entered on March 23, 2018.

  1. Label 175182 (current) Entered March 23, 2018 · off the market July 24, 2018 · 100 capsules · UPC 0 87614 01506 4

DSLD also links this label to: Valerian Root 475 mg (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 Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson Premium Brand products.

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