1 Product identity

Ingredient risk

1 ingredient to use with caution

Ginger 250 mg Extract 5% Gingerols

Name: Ginger 250 mg Extract 5% Gingerols
Brand: herbscience

Brandherbscience→Botanical Other (e.g. tea bag) 9 ingredients 1 caution DSLD #7116

Net contents: 60 Caplet(s)

Target: Adults and Children 4 years and above

DSLD entry: 2012-03-23

2 Ingredients (9)

IngredientGroupSafety

Ginger root extractGinger —

GingerGinger —

Dicalcium PhosphateCalciumConditionally Safe

Microcrystalline CelluloseCellulose—

Croscarmellose SodiumCroscarmellose Sodium—

Stearic AcidStearic Acid—

Magnesium StearateMagnesiumUse with Caution

SilicaSiliconGenerally Safe

Pharmaceutical GlazeCoating—

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

Ginger Root — Limited Evidence

⚠ GI: heartburn at high doses

⚠ Antiplatelet effect

Calcium — Conditionally Safe

⚠ Cardiovascular risk debated >1,000 mg/day

⚠ Kidney stones

Sodium — Limited Evidence

⚠ Hypertension

⚠ Fluid retention

Magnesium — Use with Caution

⚠ Diarrhea (especially oxide)

⚠ Accumulates in renal impairment

Silicon — Generally Safe

⚠ Very low toxicity

GLA — Limited Evidence

⚠ May lower seizure threshold

⚠ Borage oil: hepatotoxic unless PA-free

4 Label claims

• All Other

• Structure/Function

5 Data source

DSLD ID7116

Full labelView at NIH DSLD →

SourceOffice of Dietary Supplements, NIH

Market statusOn market

Entry date2012-03-23

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7 Cite this page

Vancouver

Pkhakadze G. Ginger 250 mg Extract 5% Gingerols — product analysis [Internet]. Tbilisi: Public Health Institute of Georgia; 2026 [cited 2026 Oct 18]. Available from: https://supplement.ge/products/dsld-7116/

CC BY 4.0. Product data from NIH DSLD; safety analysis by SupplementIndex.

Analyzed by SupplementIndex

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.
Publisher: PHIG