1 Product identity
Ingredient risk
Contains restricted ingredients
Valerian Root
BrandGNC Herbal Plus Whole Herb→Botanical Tablet or Pill 5 ingredients 1 banned DSLD #12853Net contents: 100 Tablet(s)
Target: Adults and Children 4 years and above
DSLD entry: 2012-12-21
2 Ingredients (5)
IngredientGroupSafety
CelluloseCellulose—
Vegetable AcetoglyceridesGlycerides—
Ingredient amounts require the full DSLD label. View full label at NIH DSLD →
⛔ Contains an ingredient banned in ≥1 country
Titanium Dioxide 🇫🇷 🇪🇺 — France banned TiO₂ in food from January 2020, first EU country.
3 Safety cross-reference
Valerian — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Drowsiness
⚠ Additive with sedatives/alcohol
Calcium — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Cardiovascular risk debated >1,000 mg/day
⚠ Kidney stones
Titanium Dioxide — Banned in ≥1 country
⚠ EFSA: can no longer be considered safe as food additive (2021)
⚠ Genotoxicity concern (nanoparticles)
4 Label claims
• All Other
• Structure/Function
5 Data source
DSLD ID12853
Full labelView at NIH DSLD →
SourceOffice of Dietary Supplements, NIH
Market statusOn market
Entry date2012-12-21
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Vancouver
Pkhakadze G. Valerian Root — product analysis [Internet]. Tbilisi: Public Health Institute of Georgia; 2026 [cited 2026 Aug 02]. Available from: https://supplement.ge/products/valerian-root-12853/
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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