1 Product identity
Ingredient risk
1 ingredient to use with caution
Herbplex
BrandDouglas Laboratories→Botanical Capsule 26 ingredients 1 caution DSLD #8166Net contents: 100 Capsule(s)
Target: Adults and Children 4 years and above
DSLD entry: 2012-03-23
2 Ingredients (26)
IngredientGroupSafety
BladderwrackBladderwrack—
SageSage—
Siberian GinsengEleuthero—
CayenneCapsicum—
Irish MossIrish Moss—
Oat StrawOats—
KelpKelp—
EugenolEugenol—
ParsleyParsley—
AlfalfaAlfalfa—
BurdockBurdock —
RosemaryRosemary —
Sage GrassSage—
SarsaparillaSarsaparilla (unspecified)—
Fo-TiFo-Ti—
GentianGentian—
GingerGinger —
PumpkinPumpkin—
GelatinGelatin—
Ingredient amounts require the full DSLD label. View full label at NIH DSLD →
⚠️ Use with caution — restricted in some markets
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
Silicon — Generally Safe
⚠ Very low toxicity
Saw Palmetto — Generally Safe
⚠ Anti-androgenic
⚠ May affect PSA
Wheatgrass — Limited Evidence
⚠ Nausea
⚠ Contamination risk (mold)
Spirulina — Limited Evidence
⚠ Contamination risk: microcystins, heavy metals
⚠ Autoimmune stimulation
Stinging Nettle — Generally Safe
⚠ Diuretic effect
⚠ May lower blood glucose
Gotu Kola — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Hepatotoxicity (rare)
⚠ Drowsiness
Magnesium — Use with Caution
4 Label claims
• All Other
5 Data source
DSLD ID8166
Full labelView at NIH DSLD →
SourceOffice of Dietary Supplements, NIH
Market statusOn market
Entry date2012-03-23
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Vancouver
Pkhakadze G. Herbplex — product analysis [Internet]. Tbilisi: Public Health Institute of Georgia; 2026 [cited 2026 Aug 25]. Available from: https://supplement.ge/products/herbplex-8166/
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.
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Publisher: PHIG