1 Product identity
Ingredient risk
3 ingredients to use with caution

Beta Sitosterol Complex

BrandDesBio→Botanical with Nutrients Capsule 18 ingredients 3 caution DSLD #26226
Net contents: 90 Capsule(s)
Target: Adults and Children 4 years and above
DSLD entry: 2013-10-25
2 Ingredients (18)
IngredientGroupSafety
Vitamin AVitamin AConditionally Safe
Vitamin EVitamin EConditionally Safe
Vitamin B6Vitamin B6Use with Caution
ZincZincUse with Caution
SeleniumSeleniumConditionally Safe
PhytosterolPhytosterol (unspecified)—
Saw Palmetto (Dried Fruit) Extract 4:1Saw PalmettoGenerally Safe
Pumpkin (Seed) Extract 4:1Pumpkin—
Pygeum (Bark) Extract 4:1Pygeum—
Stinging Nettle (Root) Extract 4:1Stinging NettleGenerally Safe
Green Tea (Leaf) ExtractGreen Tea—
Lycopene extractLycopene—
Rice FlourRice—
Capsulecapsule—
Magnesium StearateMagnesium stearateUse with Caution
Silicon DioxideSiliconGenerally Safe
modified Food Starchmodified Starch—
Corn StarchStarch—
Ingredient amounts require the full DSLD label. View full label at NIH DSLD →
⚠️ Use with caution — restricted in some markets
Vitamin B6 — Sensory neuropathy from chronic high-dose B6 (>200 mg/day) — presents as numbness, ataxia. Can be irreversible. Often self-prescribed by patients…
Zinc — Chronic zinc >40 mg/day without copper causes copper deficiency: anemia, neutropenia, myeloneuropathy [1].
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
Vitamin A — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Teratogenic at high doses
⚠ Hepatotoxic with chronic excess
Vitamin E — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Increased bleeding risk
⚠ All-cause mortality at >400 IU/day
Vitamin B6 — Use with Caution
Zinc — Use with Caution
⚠ Copper deficiency at >40 mg/day
⚠ Nausea, metallic taste
Selenium — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Selenosis >400 mcg
⚠ Diabetes risk at high doses
Saw Palmetto — Generally Safe
⚠ Anti-androgenic
⚠ May affect PSA
Stinging Nettle — Generally Safe
⚠ Diuretic effect
⚠ May lower blood glucose
Magnesium — Use with Caution
⚠ Diarrhea (especially oxide)
⚠ Accumulates in renal impairment
Silicon — Generally Safe
⚠ Very low toxicity
4 Label claims
• All Other
5 Data source
DSLD ID26226
Full labelView at NIH DSLD →
SourceOffice of Dietary Supplements, NIH
Market statusOn market
Entry date2013-10-25
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7 Cite this page
Vancouver
Pkhakadze G. Beta Sitosterol Complex — product analysis [Internet]. Tbilisi: Public Health Institute of Georgia; 2026 [cited 2026 Aug 25]. Available from: https://supplement.ge/products/beta-sitosterol-complex-26226/
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.
Publisher: PHIG