1 Product identity
Ingredient risk
Contains a high-risk ingredient

Meta-Balance

BrandThorneBotanical Capsule 4 ingredients 1 high-risk DSLD #284242
Net contents: 60 Capsule(s)
Target: Adult (18 - 50 Years), Women (not pregnant or lactating), Gluten Free
DSLD entry: 2023-05-24
2 Ingredients (4)
IngredientGroupSafety
Chaste Tree extractChaste Tree extract
Wild YamWild YamConditionally Safe
Black Cohosh extractBlack CohoshHigh risk
Pycnogenol French Maritime Pine bark extractPine Bark ExtractGenerally Safe
Ingredient amounts require the full DSLD label. View full label at NIH DSLD →
⛔ High-risk ingredient — documented serious harm
Black Cohosh  🇺🇸 🇦🇺 🇪🇺 — Hepatotoxicity cases including liver failure — limit 6 months [1]
3 Safety cross-reference
Wild Yam — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Does NOT convert to progesterone in body despite marketing claims
⚠ Estrogenic effects
Black Cohosh — High risk
⚠ HEPATOTOXICITY (rare but serious)
⚠ Limit to 6 months
Pine Bark Extract — Generally Safe
⚠ Mild GI effects
⚠ May lower blood glucose slightly
4 Label claims
• All Other
• Structure/Function
5 Data source
DSLD ID284242
SourceOffice of Dietary Supplements, NIH
Market statusOn market
Entry date2023-05-24
6 More from Thorne
View Thorne Safety Scorecard → 197 products
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7 Cite this page
Vancouver
Pkhakadze G. Meta-Balance — product analysis [Internet]. Tbilisi: Public Health Institute of Georgia; 2026 [cited 2026 Aug 25]. Available from: https://supplement.ge/products/meta-balance-284242/
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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