Female Balance

En vente sur le marché américain (selon le DSLD)

NOW, food supplement from the US market

Displayed label: Official label. Labels on the market are prioritised, followed by the most recent for the same status.

If this product were sold in France

• Dose déclarée au-delà d'une limite

  Vitamine B6: up to 15 mg a day according to the label (at most 3 servings a day), above the maximum dose of 2 mg set in France for a food supplement (2006 Order, not revised since November 2006).

  Source: French orders of 9 May 2006 and 14 November 2006 as published in the Official Journal (maximum daily doses), arrêté du 9 mai 2006, annexe III.

• À vérifier

  Vitamine B6: up to 15 mg a day according to the label, above the limite de sécurité from EFSAEuropean Food Safety Authority. for adults (12 mg a day). Le repère de l'EFSA porte sur l'apport total d'une journée, alimentation et compléments.

  Source: EFSA, Overview on Tolerable Upper Intake Levels (version 11, August 2025), limite supérieure de sécurité (UL).

• Conditions légales

  Actaea racemosa L.: Seuls les extraits aqueux et hydro-alcooliques de titre faible (30 %) sont admis. La portion journalière recommandée ne doit pas conduire à une ingestion de glycosides de triterpène (calculés comme 27-déoxyactéine) supérieure à 3 mg.

  Source: French orders of 9 May 2006 (nutrients), 24 June 2014 (plants) and 26 September 2016 (other substances), consolidated LEGI collection, arrêté du 24 juin 2014, annexe I.

A daily dose is calculated only if the label gives the maximum number of servings and a unit of mass (or international units for vitamin D). Quantities come from the label, not an analysis. In the United States, the label presents this product as a ‘dietary supplement’; in France, a product of this type may belong to another category (a sports powder, for example), and maximum food supplement doses do not apply to it.

Label composition

Other versions of this label

The differences below describe each other version relative to the label shown on this page. They concern active ingredient rows and quantities per serving as written. Missing quantities are not estimated and different units are not converted. Dates refer to entry into DSLD, not necessarily to a formula change.

• Official label: Female Balance
  Entered into DSLD on 25 January 2018. Retirée du marché américain le 12 February 2024 (selon le DSLD).

  • Active ingredient added : Borage Oil powder (100 mg)
  • Active ingredient added : Folic Acid (133 mcg)
  • Active ingredient added : Gamma-Linolenic Acid (15 mg)
  • Active ingredient removed : Ginger Rhizome, Root Extract (50 mg)
  • Active ingredient removed : Quatrefolic (6S)-5-Methyltetrahydrofolate, Glucosamine Salt (200 mcg)
  • Different quantity per serving : Black Cohosh extract: 5 mg in this version; 10 mg on the displayed label
  • Different quantity per serving : Chaste Berry tree (Vitex) extract: 50 mg in this version; 100 mg on the displayed label
  • Different quantity per serving : Folate: 222 mcg DFE in this version; 340 mcg DFE on the displayed label
  • Different quantity per serving : Vitamin B6: 17 mg in this version; 5 mg on the displayed label

• Official label: Female Balance
  Entered into DSLD on 24 March 2016. Retirée du marché américain le 26 May 2017 (selon le DSLD).

  • Active ingredient added : Borage Oil powder (100 mg)
  • Active ingredient added : Dong Quai (100 mg)
  • Active ingredient added : Gamma-Linolenic Acid (15 mg)
  • Active ingredient removed : Black Cohosh extract (10 mg)
  • Active ingredient removed : Ginger Rhizome, Root Extract (50 mg)
  • Active ingredient removed : organic Dong Quai (100 mg)
  • Active ingredient removed : Quatrefolic (6S)-5-Methyltetrahydrofolate, Glucosamine Salt (200 mcg)
  • Same quantity, different name: Wild Yam extract in this version; Wild Yam on the displayed label (75 mg)
  • Different quantity per serving : Chaste Berry tree (Vitex) extract: 50 mg in this version; 100 mg on the displayed label
  • Different quantity per serving : Vitamin B6: 17 mg in this version; 5 mg on the displayed label
  • Different unit, without conversion : Folate: 133 mcg in this version; 340 mcg DFE on the displayed label

• Official label: Female Balance
  Entered into DSLD on 25 February 2015. Retirée du marché américain le 23 December 2015 (selon le DSLD).

  • Active ingredient added : Borage Oil powder (100 mg)
  • Active ingredient added : Dong Quai (100 mg)
  • Active ingredient added : Gamma-Linolenic Acid (15 mg)
  • Active ingredient removed : Black Cohosh extract (10 mg)
  • Active ingredient removed : Ginger Rhizome, Root Extract (50 mg)
  • Active ingredient removed : organic Dong Quai (100 mg)
  • Active ingredient removed : Quatrefolic (6S)-5-Methyltetrahydrofolate, Glucosamine Salt (200 mcg)
  • Same quantity, different name: Wild Yam extract in this version; Wild Yam on the displayed label (75 mg)
  • Different quantity per serving : Chaste Berry tree (Vitex) extract: 50 mg in this version; 100 mg on the displayed label
  • Different quantity per serving : Vitamin B6: 17 mg in this version; 5 mg on the displayed label
  • Different unit, without conversion : Folate: 133 mcg in this version; 340 mcg DFE on the displayed label

• Official label: Female Balance With Wild Yam, Vitex, Dong Quai And GLA
  Entered into DSLD on 25 November 2014. Retirée du marché américain le 16 February 2015 (selon le DSLD).

  • Active ingredient added : Borage Oil powder (100 mg)
  • Active ingredient added : Dong Quai (100 mg)
  • Active ingredient added : Gamma-Linolenic Acid (15 mg)
  • Active ingredient removed : Black Cohosh extract (10 mg)
  • Active ingredient removed : Ginger Rhizome, Root Extract (50 mg)
  • Active ingredient removed : organic Dong Quai (100 mg)
  • Active ingredient removed : Quatrefolic (6S)-5-Methyltetrahydrofolate, Glucosamine Salt (200 mcg)
  • Same quantity, different name: Wild Yam extract in this version; Wild Yam on the displayed label (75 mg)
  • Different quantity per serving : Chaste Berry tree (Vitex) extract: 50 mg in this version; 100 mg on the displayed label
  • Different quantity per serving : Vitamin B6: 17 mg in this version; 5 mg on the displayed label
  • Different unit, without conversion : Folate: 133 mcg in this version; 340 mcg DFE on the displayed label

• Official label: Female Balance With Wild Yam, Vitex, Dong Quai And GLA
  Entered into DSLD on 24 December 2013. Retirée du marché américain le 8 October 2014 (selon le DSLD).

  • Active ingredient added : Borage Oil powder (100 mg)
  • Active ingredient added : Dong Quai (100 mg)
  • Active ingredient added : Folic Acid (133 mcg)
  • Active ingredient added : Gamma-Linolenic Acid (15 mg)
  • Active ingredient removed : Black Cohosh extract (10 mg)
  • Active ingredient removed : Chaste Berry tree (Vitex) extract (100 mg)
  • Active ingredient removed : Folate (340 mcg DFE)
  • Active ingredient removed : organic Dong Quai (100 mg)
  • Active ingredient removed : Quatrefolic (6S)-5-Methyltetrahydrofolate, Glucosamine Salt (200 mcg)
  • Same quantity, different name: Chaste Tree (Vitex agnus-castus) (fruit) extract in this version; Ginger Rhizome, Root Extract on the displayed label (50 mg)
  • Same quantity, different name: Wild Yam Root Extract in this version; Wild Yam on the displayed label (75 mg)
  • Different quantity per serving : Vitamin B6: 17 mg in this version; 5 mg on the displayed label

• Official label: Female Balance
  Entered into DSLD on 21 December 2012. Retirée du marché américain le 9 August 2012 (selon le DSLD).

  • Active ingredient added : Borage Oil powder (100 mg)
  • Active ingredient added : Dong Quai extract (50 mg)
  • Active ingredient added : Folic Acid (133 mcg)
  • Active ingredient added : Gamma-Linolenic Acid (15 mg)
  • Active ingredient added : Vitex agnus-castus Extract (50 mg)
  • Active ingredient removed : Black Cohosh extract (10 mg)
  • Active ingredient removed : Chaste Berry tree (Vitex) extract (100 mg)
  • Active ingredient removed : Folate (340 mcg DFE)
  • Active ingredient removed : Ginger Rhizome, Root Extract (50 mg)
  • Active ingredient removed : organic Dong Quai (100 mg)
  • Active ingredient removed : Quatrefolic (6S)-5-Methyltetrahydrofolate, Glucosamine Salt (200 mcg)
  • Same quantity, different name: Wild Yam Root Extract in this version; Wild Yam on the displayed label (75 mg)
  • Different quantity per serving : Vitamin B6: 17 mg in this version; 5 mg on the displayed label

• Official label: Female Balance
  Entered into DSLD on 25 October 2012. Retirée du marché américain le 14 January 2013 (selon le DSLD).

  • Active ingredient added : Borage Oil powder (100 mg)
  • Active ingredient added : Dong Quai (100 mg)
  • Active ingredient added : Folic Acid (133 mcg)
  • Active ingredient added : Gamma-Linolenic Acid (15 mg)
  • Active ingredient removed : Black Cohosh extract (10 mg)
  • Active ingredient removed : Chaste Berry tree (Vitex) extract (100 mg)
  • Active ingredient removed : Folate (340 mcg DFE)
  • Active ingredient removed : organic Dong Quai (100 mg)
  • Active ingredient removed : Quatrefolic (6S)-5-Methyltetrahydrofolate, Glucosamine Salt (200 mcg)
  • Same quantity, different name: Chaste Tree (Vitex agnus-castus) (fruit) extract in this version; Ginger Rhizome, Root Extract on the displayed label (50 mg)
  • Same quantity, different name: Wild Yam Root Extract in this version; Wild Yam on the displayed label (75 mg)
  • Different quantity per serving : Vitamin B6: 17 mg in this version; 5 mg on the displayed label

Source

Official label

List declared on 25 July 2024 (register: Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD), US National Institutes of Health: current and off-market labels).

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Brand : NOW