1 Product identity
Ingredient risk
1 ingredient to use with caution
Alfalfa
BrandHerbal Hills→Botanical Tablet or Pill 18 ingredients 1 caution DSLD #16427Net contents: 60 Tablet(s)
Target: Adults and Children 4 years and above
DSLD entry: 2012-12-21
2 Ingredients (18)
IngredientGroupSafety
CaloriesCalories—
Total CarbohydratesCarbohydrate—
Dietary FiberFiber (unspecified)—
ProteinProtein (unspecified)—
organic Alfalfa powderAlfalfa—
Xanthan GumXanthan Gum—
Maize StarchStarch—
HPMCHypromellose—
Ingredient amounts require the full DSLD label. View full label at NIH DSLD →
⚠️ Use with caution — restricted in some markets
Magnesium — Severe deficiency (<0.50 mmol/L) causes secondary hypocalcemia and hypokalemia that will not correct until magnesium is repleted first [1].
3 Safety cross-reference
Vitamin A — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Teratogenic at high doses
⚠ Hepatotoxic with chronic excess
Vitamin C — Generally Safe
⚠ GI distress at high doses
⚠ Kidney stones risk >1g/day
Riboflavin — Generally Safe
⚠ Harmless yellow urine
Folate — Conditionally Safe
⚠ May mask B12 deficiency
⚠ Colorectal cancer risk debated
Calcium — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Cardiovascular risk debated >1,000 mg/day
⚠ Kidney stones
Magnesium — Use with Caution
⚠ Diarrhea (especially oxide)
⚠ Accumulates in renal impairment
Sodium — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Hypertension
⚠ Fluid retention
Potassium — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Hyperkalemia risk
⚠ Dangerous with ACE inhibitors
Silicon — Generally Safe
⚠ Very low toxicity
4 Label claims
• All Other
• Structure/Function
5 Data source
DSLD ID16427
Full labelView at NIH DSLD →
SourceOffice of Dietary Supplements, NIH
Market statusOn market
Entry date2012-12-21
6 More from Herbal Hills
View Herbal Hills Safety Scorecard → 138 products
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Vancouver
Pkhakadze G. Alfalfa — product analysis [Internet]. Tbilisi: Public Health Institute of Georgia; 2026 [cited 2026 Aug 24]. Available from: https://supplement.ge/products/alfalfa-16427/
CC BY 4.0. Product data from NIH DSLD; safety analysis by SupplementIndex.
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PHIG · Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Giorgi Pkhakadze, MD, MPH, PhD
Product data sourced from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD). Safety cross-referencing by SupplementIndex. This analysis is for informational purposes only. For corrections: info@accreditation.ge.
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