PlainVitamins

Woman Alive

by Esteem · capsule · 60 caps

  • Off the market since November 2023 (NIH)
  • UPC 0 33760 62318 9
  • DSLD label 60699
  • Serving 1 to 2 capsules; amounts per 1 capsule

Woman Alive by Esteem lists 14 ingredients, 14 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 175 mg of damiana ext, 150 mg of avena sativa ext, 200 mg of muira puama ext and 100 mg of dong quai ext. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 24, 2016.

What is in Woman Alive?

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).

Woman Alive: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 60699, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Damiana ext175 mgDamiana in Woman Alive against 198 products175 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 450 mg, the median 100 mg.175 mg

Higher than 59% of 198 products listing damiana (median 100 mg).

Avena sativa extAvena sativa ext Genus: Avena Species: sativa Note: eq150 mgOats in Woman Alive against 304 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 500 mg, the median 187.5 mg.150 mg

52% of 304 products listing oats give more (median 187.5 mg).

Muira Puama extMuira Puama ext Note: eq200 mgMuira Puama in Woman Alive against 193 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 150 mg, the median 50 mg.200 mg

Higher than 77% of 193 products listing muira puama (median 50 mg).

Dong Quai extDong Quai ext Note: eq100 mgDong Quai in Woman Alive against 307 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 250 mg, the median 120 mg.100 mg

52% of 307 products listing dong quai give more (median 120 mg).

Guarana extGuarana ext Note: eq75 mgGuarana in Woman Alive against 317 products75 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 300 mg, the median 125 mg.75 mg

64% of 317 products listing guarana give more (median 125 mg).

Saw Palmetto EFA125 mgSaw Palmetto in Woman Alive against 1,109 products125 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 320 mg, the median 200 mg.125 mg

67% of 1,109 products listing saw palmetto give more (median 200 mg).

Ginkgo biloba extGinkgo biloba ext Genus: Ginkgo Species: biloba Note: eq350 mgGinkgo in Woman Alive against 1,339 products350 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 120 mg, the median 60 mg.350 mg

Higher than 94% of 1,339 products listing ginkgo (median 60 mg).

Panax ginseng extPanax ginseng ext Genus: Panax Species: ginseng Note: eq350 mgOriental Ginseng in Woman Alive against 706 products350 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 90 mg.350 mg

Higher than 83% of 706 products listing oriental ginseng (median 90 mg).

Uva Ursi extUva Ursi ext Species: uva ursi Note: eq75 mgUva Ursi in Woman Alive against 360 products75 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 206.25 mg, the median 100 mg.75 mg

53% of 360 products listing uva ursi give more (median 100 mg).

Angelica30 mgAngelica in Woman Alive against 41 products30 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 1,156 mg, the median 610 mg.30 mg

80% of 41 products listing angelica give more (median 610 mg).

Black Cohosh30 mg
Stinging Nettle30 mgStinging Nettle in Woman Alive against 710 products30 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 300 mg, the median 120 mg.30 mg

81% of 710 products listing stinging nettle give more (median 120 mg).

Chasteberry25 mgChastetree in Woman Alive against 386 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 240 mg, the median 100 mg.25 mg

86% of 386 products listing chastetree give more (median 100 mg).

Wild Yam25 mgWild Yam in Woman Alive against 214 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 15 mg to 215 mg, the median 50 mg.25 mg

66% of 214 products listing wild yam give more (median 50 mg).

Cayenne15 mgCapsicum in Woman Alive against 874 products15 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 100 mg, the median 44.5 mg.15 mg

82% of 874 products listing capsicum give more (median 44.5 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 60699 (entered June 24, 2016), 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 350 mg of ginkgo is higher than 94% of the 1,339 ginkgo products that print an amount; 82 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Woman Alive's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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: 1 to 2 capsules daily as needed
Usage: As suggested for three months. Thereafter rest the body for one week each month or during menses.
Warnings
Do not use if pregnant, lactating or gluten intolerant.
Allergens and what it does not contain
This product is prepared with personal attention to detail and quality, and contains no artificial preservatives, sugar, starch, colorings or synthetic chemicals.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 60699.

How many labels does Woman Alive have?

One label is on file, entered on June 24, 2016.

  1. Label 60699 (current) Entered June 24, 2016 · off the market November 1, 2023 · 60 caps · UPC 0 33760 62318 9

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

Who makes it?

The label names Esteem Products LTD. (manufacturer), Bellevue, WA. All Esteem products.

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