1 Product identity

Ingredient risk

Contains restricted ingredients

Cognitex With Brain Shield

Name: Cognitex With Brain Shield
Brand: Life Extension

BrandLife Extension→Other Combinations Softgel Capsule 21 ingredients 1 banned DSLD #59786

Net contents: 90 Softgel(s)

Target: Adults and Children 4 years and above

DSLD entry: 2016-05-22

2 Ingredients (21)

IngredientGroupSafety

Alpha-Glyceryl Phosphoryl CholineAlpha-GPC—

PhosphatidylserinePhosphatidylserineGenerally Safe

Brain ShieldGastrodin—

VinpocetineVinpocetine—

Leucoselect Grape extractGrape —

BlueActiv Wild Blueberry extractBlueberry—

Sensoril Ashwagandha extractAshwagandhaBanned in ≥1 country

Uridine-5'-MonophosphateUridine monophosphate—

Proprietary NeuroProtection Complex BlendProprietary Blend (Herb/Botanical)—

Perluxan Hops standardized extractHops —

Rosemary standardized extractRosemary —

Safflower OilSafflower Oil—

GelatinGelatin—

GlycerinGlycerol—

Sunflower Lecithinlecithin—

purified WaterWater—

SorbitolSorbitol—

MaltodextrinMaltodextrin—

Carob colorColor—

SilicaSiliconGenerally Safe

modified Food Starchmodified Starch—

Ingredient amounts require the full DSLD label. View full label at NIH DSLD →

⛔ Contains an ingredient banned in ≥1 country

Ashwagandha 🇩🇰 🇧🇪 🇪🇺 — Banned April 2023 following DTU risk assessment. All products withdrawn.

3 Safety cross-reference

Choline — Limited Evidence

⚠ Fishy odor at high doses

Phosphatidylserine — Generally Safe

⚠ May enhance anticoagulant effects

⚠ Soy allergy risk (soy-derived)

Ashwagandha — Banned in ≥1 country

⚠ Thyroid stimulation

⚠ HEPATOTOXICITY (rare but serious case reports)

Uridine — Limited Evidence

⚠ Limited human safety data

⚠ GI discomfort

Silicon — Generally Safe

⚠ Very low toxicity

4 Label claims

• All Other

• Structure/Function

5 Data source

DSLD ID59786

Full labelView at NIH DSLD →

SourceOffice of Dietary Supplements, NIH

Market statusOn market

Entry date2016-05-22

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7 Cite this page

Vancouver

Pkhakadze G. Cognitex With Brain Shield — product analysis [Internet]. Tbilisi: Public Health Institute of Georgia; 2026 [cited 2026 Jun 28]. Available from: https://supplement.ge/products/cognitex-with-brain-shield-59786/

CC BY 4.0. Product data from NIH DSLD; safety analysis by SupplementIndex.

Analyzed by SupplementIndex

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