1 Product identity
Ingredient risk
Contains restricted ingredients
Progene Daily Complex
BrandProgene→Other Combinations Tablet or Pill 45 ingredients 2 banned 5 caution DSLD #71707Net contents: 40 Tablet(s)
Target: Adults and Children 4 years and above
DSLD entry: 2017-03-24
2 Ingredients (45)
IngredientGroupSafety
Guarana seed extractGuarana —
Global Male Herbal BlendBlend (Herb/Botanical)—
The Americas and West IndiesBlend—
SarsaparillaSarsaparilla—
Jamaican GingerGinger —
Muira Puama aerial parts extractMuira Puama—
AsiaHeader—
EleutheroEleuthero—
Korean GinsengOriental Ginseng—
Tienchi GinsengSan-Qi Ginseng—
EuropeHeader—
Oat Straw extractOats—
LycopeneLycopene—
IndiaHeader—
Mucuna pruriensCowhage—
LicoriceLicorice —
Tinospora cordifoliaTinospora Cordifolia—
NutmegNutmeg—
Microcrystalline CelluloseCellulose—
Stearic AcidStearic Acid—
Film Coat ingredientsCoating—
Ingredient amounts require the full DSLD label. View full label at NIH DSLD →
⛔ Contains an ingredient banned in ≥1 country
DHEA 🇨🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 🇦🇺 — Not approved for OTC sale as supplement.
Ashwagandha 🇩🇰 🇧🇪 🇪🇺 — Banned April 2023 following DTU risk assessment. All products withdrawn.
⚠️ Use with caution — restricted in some markets
Thiamin — Wernicke encephalopathy: classic triad (confusion, ophthalmoplegia, ataxia) is present in only 16% of cases — any ONE element in an at-risk patie…
Vitamin B6 — Sensory neuropathy from chronic high-dose B6 (>200 mg/day) — presents as numbness, ataxia. Can be irreversible. Often self-prescribed by patients…
Vitamin B12 — Nitrous oxide anesthesia in subclinically B12-deficient patients can precipitate acute combined degeneration — always check B12 before elective p…
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
Thiamin — Use with Caution
⚠ Very low toxicity
Riboflavin — Generally Safe
⚠ Harmless yellow urine
Niacin — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Flushing at >50 mg
⚠ Hepatotoxicity at high doses
Vitamin B6 — Use with Caution
Folate — Conditionally Safe
⚠ May mask B12 deficiency
⚠ Colorectal cancer risk debated
Vitamin B12 — Use with Caution
Biotin — Generally Safe
⚠ Interferes with troponin and thyroid lab assays
Pantothenic Acid — Limited Evidence
⚠ Diarrhea at very high doses
Zinc — Use with Caution
⚠ Copper deficiency at >40 mg/day
⚠ Nausea, metallic taste
Chloride — Limited Evidence
⚠ Co-ingested with sodium
Tongkat Ali — Limited Evidence
⚠ Mercury contamination in some products
⚠ Hormonal effects
DHEA — Banned in ≥1 country
⚠ Hormonal: acne, hirsutism, voice deepening
⚠ May promote hormone-sensitive cancers
Saw Palmetto — Generally Safe
⚠ Anti-androgenic
⚠ May affect PSA
Damiana — Conditionally Safe
⚠ May lower blood glucose
⚠ Hallucinations at very high doses
Panax Ginseng — Limited Evidence
⚠ Insomnia
⚠ Estrogenic effects
Stinging Nettle — Generally Safe
⚠ Diuretic effect
⚠ May lower blood glucose
Ashwagandha — Banned in ≥1 country
⚠ Thyroid stimulation
⚠ HEPATOTOXICITY (rare but serious case reports)
Tribulus — Limited Evidence
⚠ Liver and kidney toxicity case reports
⚠ Hormonal claims poorly supported
Calcium — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Cardiovascular risk debated >1,000 mg/day
⚠ Kidney stones
Sodium — Limited Evidence
⚠ Hypertension
⚠ Fluid retention
Magnesium — Use with Caution
⚠ Diarrhea (especially oxide)
⚠ Accumulates in renal impairment
Silicon — Generally Safe
⚠ Very low toxicity
4 Label claims
• All Other
• Structure/Function
5 Data source
DSLD ID71707
Full labelView at NIH DSLD →
SourceOffice of Dietary Supplements, NIH
Market statusOn market
Entry date2017-03-24
6 More from Progene
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Pkhakadze G. Progene Daily Complex — product analysis [Internet]. Tbilisi: Public Health Institute of Georgia; 2026 [cited 2026 Aug 26]. Available from: https://supplement.ge/products/dsld-71707/
CC BY 4.0. Product data from NIH DSLD; safety analysis by SupplementIndex.
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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.
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