1 Product identity

Ingredient risk

3 ingredients to use with caution

Guna-Basic

Name: Guna-Basic
Brand: GUNA Biotherapeutics

BrandGUNA Biotherapeutics→Botanical with Nutrients Other (e.g. tea bag) 40 ingredients 3 caution DSLD #34167

Net contents: 15 unit-dose sachet(s)

Target: Adults and Children 4 years and above

DSLD entry: 2014-06-25

2 Ingredients (40)

IngredientGroupSafety

PotassiumPotassiumConditionally Safe

CalciumCalciumConditionally Safe

IronIronUse with Caution

MagnesiumMagnesiumUse with Caution

ZincZincUse with Caution

SeleniumSeleniumConditionally Safe

CopperCopperConditionally Safe

ManganeseManganeseConditionally Safe

MolybdenumMolybdenumGenerally Safe

SiliconSiliconGenerally Safe

Beta-CaroteneVitamin AConditionally Safe

All Herbal IngredientsHeader—

Nettle root dry extractStinging NettleGenerally Safe

Carrot root dry extractCarrot —

Lemon balm leaf 2% dry extractlemon balm—

Rosmarinic AcidRosmarinic Acid—

Small leaf linden flower 1% dry extractLinden—

BioflavonoidsFlavonoid (mixture)—

Fennel seed dry extractFennel —

Dandelion root dry extractDandelion—

MaltodextrinMaltodextrin—

Magnesium CitrateMagnesiumUse with Caution

Potassium CitratePotassium Citrate—

Calcium CarbonateCalciumConditionally Safe

Nettle (Urtica dioica) root dry extractStinging NettleGenerally Safe

Carrot (Daucus carota) root dry extractCarrot —

Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) leaf dry extractlemon balm—

Small Leaf Linden (Tilia cordata) flower dry extractLinden—

Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) seed dry extractFennel —

Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) root dry extractDandelion—

Magnesium OxideMagnesiumUse with Caution

Zinc CitrateZincUse with Caution

Iron PhosphateIronUse with Caution

Silicium dioxideSiliconGenerally Safe

SucraloseSucraloseConditionally Safe

Manganese carbonateManganeseConditionally Safe

BambooBamboo—

SelenomethionineSelenomethionine—

Copper CitrateCopperConditionally Safe

Ammonium molybdateAmmonium molybdate—

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

⚠️ Use with caution — restricted in some markets

Iron — Iron supplementation in iron-replete patients may increase cardiovascular and cancer risk — always document deficiency before prescribing [1].

Magnesium — Severe deficiency (<0.50 mmol/L) causes secondary hypocalcemia and hypokalemia that will not correct until magnesium is repleted first [1].

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

3 Safety cross-reference

Potassium — Conditionally Safe

⚠ Hyperkalemia risk

⚠ Dangerous with ACE inhibitors

Calcium — Conditionally Safe

⚠ Cardiovascular risk debated >1,000 mg/day

⚠ Kidney stones

Iron — Use with Caution

⚠ GI upset, constipation

⚠ Fatal toxicity in children

Magnesium — Use with Caution

⚠ Diarrhea (especially oxide)

⚠ Accumulates in renal impairment

Zinc — Use with Caution

⚠ Copper deficiency at >40 mg/day

⚠ Nausea, metallic taste

Selenium — Conditionally Safe

⚠ Selenosis >400 mcg

⚠ Diabetes risk at high doses

Copper — Conditionally Safe

⚠ Hepatotoxicity at high doses

Manganese — Conditionally Safe

⚠ Neurotoxicity with chronic excess

Molybdenum — Generally Safe

⚠ Very low toxicity

Silicon — Generally Safe

⚠ Very low toxicity

Vitamin A — Conditionally Safe

⚠ Teratogenic at high doses

⚠ Hepatotoxic with chronic excess

Stinging Nettle — Generally Safe

⚠ Diuretic effect

⚠ May lower blood glucose

Sucralose — Conditionally Safe

⚠ May affect gut microbiome

⚠ Heating may produce chlorinated compounds

4 Label claims

• All Other

• Structure/Function

5 Data source

DSLD ID34167

Full labelView at NIH DSLD →

SourceOffice of Dietary Supplements, NIH

Market statusOn market

Entry date2014-06-25

6 More from GUNA Biotherapeutics

View GUNA Biotherapeutics Safety Scorecard → 1 products

7 Cite this page

Vancouver

Pkhakadze G. Guna-Basic — product analysis [Internet]. Tbilisi: Public Health Institute of Georgia; 2026 [cited 2026 Aug 25]. Available from: https://supplement.ge/products/guna-basic-34167/

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