1 Product identity

Ingredient risk

1 ingredient to use with caution

Defend & Resist Complex

Name: Defend & Resist Complex
Brand: Shaklee

BrandShaklee→Botanical with Nutrients Tablet or Pill 12 ingredients 1 caution DSLD #334645

Net contents: 90 Tablet(s)

Target: Adults and Children 4 years and above

DSLD entry: 2025-07-24

2 Ingredients (12)

IngredientGroupSafety

CaloriesCalories—

Total CarbohydratesCarbohydrate—

Total SugarsSugar—

Added SugarsSugar—

ZincZincUse with Caution

Echinacea Herb, Root ExtractEchinaceaGenerally Safe

Larch Tree ExtractLarch—

Defend & Resist Proprietary BlendProprietary Blend—

Elderberry extract and juice concentrateEuropean Elder—

SteviaStevia—

MaltoseMaltose—

Microcrystalline CelluloseCellulose—

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

⚠️ Use with caution — restricted in some markets

Zinc — Chronic zinc >40 mg/day without copper causes copper deficiency: anemia, neutropenia, myeloneuropathy [1].

3 Safety cross-reference

Zinc — Use with Caution

⚠ Copper deficiency at >40 mg/day

⚠ Nausea, metallic taste

Echinacea — Generally Safe

⚠ GI upset

⚠ Rare bronchospasm

Elderberry — Limited Evidence

⚠ Raw berries: cyanogenic glycosides

⚠ Cytokine storm concern

4 Label claims

• Nutrient

• All Other

• Structure/Function

5 Data source

DSLD ID334645

Full labelView at NIH DSLD →

SourceOffice of Dietary Supplements, NIH

Market statusOn market

Entry date2025-07-24

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7 Cite this page

Vancouver

Pkhakadze G. Defend & Resist Complex — product analysis [Internet]. Tbilisi: Public Health Institute of Georgia; 2026 [cited 2026 Oct 16]. Available from: https://supplement.ge/products/dsld-334645/

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