Valerian Time Release
by Nature's Sunshine · tablet or pill · 60 tablets
- Off the market since June 2021 (NIH)
- UPC 0 99904 00721 5
- DSLD label 205785
- Serving 1 to 2 tablets; amounts per 2 tablets
- 30 servings
Valerian Time Release by Nature's Sunshine lists one ingredient: 1,040 mg of valerian root extract per serving of 2 tablets. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 23, 2019.
What is in Valerian Time Release?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 tablets. 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 Extract | 1,040 mg | Higher than 96% of 647 products listing valerian (median 200 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 205785 (entered August 23, 2019), 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 1,040 mg of valerian is higher than 96% of the 647 valerian products that print an amount; 25 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.
- Time Release ValerianNature's Sunshine same ingredients
- Valerian Root PlusSundown Naturals same ingredients
- Valerian RootVitamin World · off the market same ingredients
- Valerian RootNature's Answer · off the market same ingredients
- Valerian Root Alcohol-FreeNature's Answer · off the market same ingredients
- Valerian Root 1000 mgMaritzMayer Laboratories · off the market 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
- Recommendation Take one or two tablets one hour before bedtime for continual, time-release benefits during the night.
- Warnings
- This bottle was sealed for your protection. Do not use if inner seal is missing or damaged.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 205785.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Dicalcium Phosphate, Stearic Acid, Sodium Copper Chlorophyllin.
How many labels does Valerian Time Release have?
One label is on file, entered on August 23, 2019.
- Label 205785 (current) Entered August 23, 2019 · off the market June 9, 2021 · 60 tablets · UPC 0 99904 00721 5
DSLD also links this label to: 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 Sunshine Products, Inc. (manufacturer), Spanish Fork, Utah. All Nature's Sunshine products.