What this is
Hey Girl Ashwagandha is a single-herb dietary supplement sold as a bottle of 120 veggie capsules. The figure printed on the front of the label — 1405 mg — is the combined weight of the two ingredients in one serving, and the Supplement Facts panel defines a serving as two capsules: 1,400 mg of ashwagandha root powder and 5 mg of black pepper extract from the fruit. Taken at that serving size, one bottle works out to 60 servings.
The bottle is cream with a deep pink cap, and the front reads “Hey Girl · Ashwagandha · With Black Pepper · 120 Veggie Capsules | 1405 mg · Dietary Supplement”. The back panel names the brand as Hey Girl of 71 W 2nd Ave, Vancouver, BC V5Y 0J7, Canada, with the brand site heygirlnutrition.com, and carries the Canadian Natural Product Number NPN 80109029. On this store it is listed under Supplements for Women.
What’s inside
There are only two active ingredients on this panel, which is unusual in a catalog full of multi-herb blends — and it means both amounts are printed openly rather than pooled into a proprietary blend total.
Ashwagandha root powder, 1,400 mg. Ashwagandha is Withania somnifera, an evergreen shrub in the nightshade family that grows in dry regions of India, the Middle East and parts of Africa. Its root has a long documented history in Ayurvedic preparations, where it is traditionally ground to a powder, and the plant is sometimes called Indian ginseng or winter cherry even though it is botanically unrelated to true ginseng. This bottle uses root powder rather than a concentrated extract, so the number on the panel is the weight of the root material itself. The NCCIH page on ashwagandha gives general background on the plant and on what is and is not known about it.
Black pepper extract (fruit), 5 mg. Black pepper is Piper nigrum, a flowering vine whose dried unripe fruit is the peppercorn used in kitchens worldwide. The extract here is taken from the fruit, as the panel specifies, and it appears at 5 mg — a trace beside the gram-scale ashwagandha figure. Black pepper extracts turn up frequently as companion ingredients in botanical capsule formulas, and the front of this label flags the inclusion with the line “With Black Pepper”.
The capsule itself. The panel lists one other ingredient: a methylcellulose capsule. Methylcellulose is derived from plant cellulose rather than animal gelatin, which is why the front of the bottle describes the contents as veggie capsules.
The back panel also carries the brand’s own “Zero Added” list, printed as: fillers, GMOs, sugar, soy, antibiotics, gluten, corn, hormone, lactose, egg, wheat, peanuts, tree nuts, crustacean, shellfish and fish. That is the manufacturer’s statement about what it does not add to the formula; if you are managing a specific allergy, read the panel on the bottle in your hand before opening it. For general orientation on how botanical supplements are formulated and labeled, the NIH Office of Dietary Supplements keeps a consumer page on botanical dietary supplements.
Supplement Facts
Supplement Facts — Hey Girl Ashwagandha, 120 Veggie Capsules
| Panel entry | Amount per serving | % Daily Value |
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| Serving size | 2 capsules | — |
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| Servings per bottle | 60 | — |
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| Ashwagandha Root Powder | 1,400 mg | Not established |
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| Black Pepper Extract (Fruit) | 5 mg | Not established |
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| Other Ingredients | Methylcellulose Capsule | — |
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Both ingredient rows are marked with a double asterisk on the printed panel, against the footnote “Daily Value (DV) not established”. That is the standard notation for a substance the FDA has not set a reference intake for, and it is why no percentage appears on either line. Labels for thousands of marketed supplements can be searched in the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database if you want to compare panels before you buy.
How it is taken
The Supplement Facts panel sets the serving at two capsules, and every amount printed on this label is per two-capsule serving rather than per capsule. Follow the directions printed on the bottle you receive, and do not exceed the serving it states. Capsules are swallowed whole with water.
Store the bottle closed, out of direct light, and away from heat and damp. Check that the seal is intact before you open a new bottle.
Who it is for
This is a product for adults aged 18 and over who want a plain, two-ingredient ashwagandha capsule rather than a multi-herb formula. The appeal of a panel this short is that you can see exactly what you are getting: one root powder at a stated weight, one companion botanical at a stated weight, and a plant-derived capsule. Nothing is pooled into an undeclared blend.
At 120 capsules the bottle gives 60 servings, so it suits someone who already knows the ingredient and wants a supply on hand rather than a single trial. It is not suitable for anyone under 18, and anyone who is pregnant, nursing, managing a medical condition or taking prescription medication should speak to a licensed healthcare professional before starting any new supplement. Related items sit in women’s adult products.
Good to know
- Adults only. Keep out of reach of children. This product is not for anyone under 18.
- Talk to a professional first if you are pregnant, nursing, have a medical condition, or take prescription medication. Botanical ingredients can interact with medicines; the NCCIH keeps a general page on dietary and herbal supplements and what to ask about them.
- Ashwagandha is a nightshade. Withania somnifera belongs to the Solanaceae family, which also includes tomato, potato and eggplant. If you avoid that family, this is worth knowing before you order.
- Check the panel yourself. Label text and formulations can change between production runs. The bottle that arrives is the authority on its own contents.
- Storage. Keep the cap closed, protect from light and moisture, and keep the bottle away from heat.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many capsules are in the bottle, and how many servings is that?
The bottle holds 120 veggie capsules, which the Supplement Facts panel counts as 60 servings. The panel sets one serving at two capsules, so the 120-capsule count and the 60-serving figure describe the same quantity two different ways.
What is actually in the capsules?
Two ingredients: 1,400 mg of ashwagandha root powder and 5 mg of black pepper extract from the fruit, per two-capsule serving. The only other thing the panel lists is the capsule shell itself, which is methylcellulose.
Is the capsule shell made from gelatin?
No — the panel lists a methylcellulose capsule, and methylcellulose comes from plant cellulose rather than from animal gelatin. That is why the front of the bottle calls them veggie capsules.
Does the label give a percentage Daily Value for the ashwagandha?
No, and that is normal for this ingredient. Both the ashwagandha and the black pepper rows carry a double asterisk pointing to the footnote “Daily Value (DV) not established”, which means no federal reference intake exists for either substance to be measured against.
How is the order packaged for delivery?
Orders ship in plain outer packaging that says nothing about the contents. It will not show the Gear Isle name.
Product information compiled and reviewed by the Gear Isle product team. We transcribe supplement facts directly from manufacturer packaging. Found an error? Tell us.
These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Dietary supplement for adults 18 and over. Consult a licensed healthcare professional before use, especially if you have a medical condition, heart concerns, or take prescription medication (including nitrates). Keep out of reach of children.
