Kava Capsules

by Wise Woman Herbals · capsule · 90 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 48840 00099 5
  • DSLD label 284590
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 90 servings

Kava Capsules by Wise Woman Herbals lists one ingredient: 450 mg of kava per serving of 1 capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 24, 2023.

What is in Kava Capsules?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. 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).

Kava Capsules: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 284590, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Kava450 mgKava kava in Kava Capsules against 97 products450 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 500 mg, the median 250 mg.450 mg

Higher than 72% of 97 products listing kava kava (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,350 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 284590 (entered May 24, 2023), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). 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 1 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.

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: Take 1 capsule, up to 3 times per day in between meals, or as directed by your healthcare practitioner. Consult healthcare practitioner before starting this product.
Warnings
Consult healthcare practitioner before starting this product. Caution: Do not take this product with alcohol. Excessive use of this product may cause drowsiness; avoid operating a vehicle or heavy equipment.
Keep out of reach of children.
Warning: Cancer and reproductive harm. www.p65Warnings.ca.gov
Storage
Store in a cool, dry area away from direct sunlight with lid tightly sealed.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 284590.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: 100% Vegetarian capsule.

How many labels does Kava Capsules have?

One label is on file, entered on May 24, 2023.

  1. Label 284590 (current) Entered May 24, 2023 · on the market · 90 capsules · UPC 7 48840 00099 5

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Wise Woman Herbals (manufacturer, distributor), Creswell, OR. All Wise Woman Herbals products.

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