Slippery Elm
by Village Vitality · liquid · 1 fluid ounce
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 88332 04511 0
- DSLD label 216786
- Serving 1 to 2 ml (30-60 drops); amounts per 1 ml
- 30 servings
Slippery Elm by Village Vitality lists one ingredient: 200 mg of ethically wild harvested slippery elm per serving of 1 ml. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 24, 2020.
What is in Slippery Elm?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| ethically wild harvested Slippery Elmethically wild harvested Slippery Elm PlantPart: bark Genus: Ulmus Species: fulva Note: (herb weight equivalence) (herb strength ratio 1:5) | 200 mg | Higher than 53% of 232 products listing slippery elm (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 216786 (entered March 24, 2020), 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 2 to 3 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.
- Slippery ElmBIOVEA same ingredients
- Slippery Elm ExtractOregon's Wild Harvest same ingredients
- Slippery Elm Lozenges 150 mg Tangerine FlavorPlanetary Herbals same ingredients
- Slippery Elm Lozenges 150 mg Strawberry FlavorPlanetary Herbals same ingredients
- Slippery Elm Lozenges 150 mg UnflavoredPlanetary Herbals same ingredients
- Slippery Elm Lozenges Tangerine Flavor 150 mgPlanetary Herbals 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
- Suggested Use: 30-60 drops in water or juice, 2-3 times daily, or as needed. Shake well before using.
- Warnings
- Warning: Keep out of the reach of children.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 216786.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Grain Alcohol, deionized Water.
How many labels does Slippery Elm have?
One label is on file, entered on March 24, 2020.
- Label 216786 (current) Entered March 24, 2020 · on the market · 1 fluid ounce · UPC 7 88332 04511 0
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Woodstock Apothecary (distributor), Woodstock, NY. All Village Vitality products.