Herbs & botanicals

Pau d’arco

Inner bark of a South American tree, also called lapacho. Used in South American folk medicine – studies in people are missing.

11 products from US online stores, sorted by what 500 mg of pau d’arco costs – not by the price per pack.

1.6¢Lowest cost
per 500 mg pau d’arco

Prices checked Nov 1, 2026, US
No paid placements

What does 500 mg mean?

pau d’arco per serving in most of the products we checked: 1,000–2,180 mgpau d’arco per serving in most of the products we checked

500 mg is a fixed amount to compare by: half of the 11 products we checked have up to 1,000 mg per serving, the other half more.
There’s no official daily amount for pau d’arco.

We compare by 500 mg only so products line up – it’s not a recommendation. Not medical advice.

Where products miss quality points

How the 11 products score

Very good 90+: 0
Good 75+: 11
Fair 60+: 0
Low under 60: 0

have no seal from an independent testing program: 11 of 11have no seal from an independent testing program10 of 30 testing points for GMP, 15 for the 3 whose label says “third-party tested”

The full 30 testing points need an independent test. Every supplement sold in the US is made under the FDA’s GMP rules – the maker checks its own products, which gives 10 points. A seal from a testing program like NSF, USP or Informed Choice means a lab outside the company checks that what’s inside matches the label. Most brands don’t take part. That doesn’t make a product bad – without a seal, a clean product still gets up to 80.

We find seals on the label and in NSF’s public lists. USP and Informed Choice don’t let us search their lists automatically, so a seal that’s only in their lists can be missing. How the score works

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Fact: 801%more per 500 mg for the most expensive product than for the cheapest.
Fact: 305%more per 500 mg for the cheapest whole herb than for the cheapest loose herb.

How we checked: one-time price for each size in the store’s US online shop, before sales tax and shipping, without subscriptions or coupons. Prices change often, so check the store before you buy. More on how we check

The amount we compare by only makes products comparable – it is not a dosage recommendation. Not medical advice.

How we calculate

Cost per dose = price ÷ (servings × amount per serving) × comparison amount. Example: $119.99 for 74 servings with 24 g of protein each is 1,776 g of protein. $119.99 ÷ 1,776 g × 30 g = $2.03 per 30 g of protein.

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Pau d’arco

What does 500 mg mean?

Where products miss quality points

Pack size

Pau d'Arco Bark, Cut & Sifted

Full Spectrum Pau d'Arco

Pau D'Arco Inner Bark

Full Spectrum Pau d'Arco, 500 mg

Pau D'Arco, 500 mg

Pau D'Arco Inner Bark

Pau d’Arco Inner Bark

True Herbs, Pau D'Arco, 550 mg

Pau D'Arco

Pau D'Arco

Pau D'Arco - Veggie Capsules

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