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Valerian Standardized

by Nature's Way · capsule · 90 capsules

  • Off the market since May 2016 (NIH)
  • UPC 0 33674 63400 4
  • DSLD label 40610
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 45 servings

Valerian Standardized by Nature's Way lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 800 mg of valerian and 220 mg of valerian extract, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 29, 2014.

What is in Valerian Standardized?

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 Standardized: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 40610, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Total Carbohydrates1 g1%Carbohydrate in Valerian Standardized 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).

Valerian800 mgValerian in Valerian Standardized against 647 products1,020 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 80 mg to 450 mg, the median 200 mg.1,020 mg

Higher than 95% of 647 products listing valerian (median 200 mg).

Valerian extractas Valerenic AcidsValerian extract (Form: 0.8% Valerenic Acids) PlantPart: root220 mg

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 40610 (entered December 29, 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 1,020 mg of valerian (2 rows of the label added together) is higher than 95% of the 647 valerian products that print an amount; 28 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?

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
Recommendation: Take 2 capsules one hour before bedtime. For daytime use: Take 1 capsule with water at mealtime.
Warnings
Caution: If difficulty sleeping persists for more than 2 weeks consult a healthcare professional. Insomnia may be a symptom of a serious underlying medical condition.
Consult a healthcare professional before use if you are pregnant, nursing, or taking sedatives or tranquilizers.
Avoid alcohol and do not drive or operate machinery while taking this product.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 40610.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Silica.

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 Standardized have?

One label is on file, entered on December 29, 2014.

  1. Label 40610 (current) Entered December 29, 2014 · off the market May 18, 2016 · 90 capsules · UPC 0 33674 63400 4

DSLD also links this label to: Standardized Valerian (image difference, same product), Valerian (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 Nature's Way Products, Inc. (manufacturer), Green Bay, WI. All Nature's Way products.

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