1 Product identity

Ingredient risk

2 ingredients to use with caution

Python Extra

Name: Python Extra
Brand: The Vitamin Shoppe

BrandThe Vitamin Shoppe→Botanical with Nutrients Tablet or Pill 21 ingredients 2 caution DSLD #183767

Net contents: 60 Tablet(s)

Target: Adults and Children 4 years and above

DSLD entry: 2018-11-21

2 Ingredients (21)

IngredientGroupSafety

CalciumCalciumConditionally Safe

PhosphorusPhosphorusGenerally Safe

Rhodiola rosea powderRhodiola Conditionally Safe

Damiana leaf powderDamianaConditionally Safe

Gotu Kola powderGotu KolaConditionally Safe

Oat straw extractOats—

Ginkgo biloba extractGinkgo —

Eleuthero root powderEleuthero—

Korean Ginseng root powderOriental Ginseng—

Guarana extractGuarana —

CaffeineCaffeineUse with Caution

Schisandra chinensis extractSchisandraGenerally Safe

Stinging Nettles leaf powderStinging NettleGenerally Safe

Tribulus spp. fruit extractTribulusLimited Evidence

Microcrystalline CelluloseCellulose—

Stearic AcidStearic Acid—

Silicon DioxideSiliconGenerally Safe

Aqueous CoatingCoating—

Modified CelluloseCellulose—

Magnesium StearateMagnesiumUse with Caution

Croscarmellose SodiumCroscarmellose Sodium—

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

⚠️ Use with caution — restricted in some markets

Caffeine (Anhydrous) 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 🇦🇺 — High caffeine warnings mandatory on products >150 mg/L.

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

Calcium — Conditionally Safe

⚠ Cardiovascular risk debated >1,000 mg/day

⚠ Kidney stones

Phosphorus — Generally Safe

⚠ Excess impairs calcium absorption

Rhodiola — Conditionally Safe

⚠ Insomnia if taken late

⚠ MAOI-like activity

Damiana — Conditionally Safe

⚠ May lower blood glucose

⚠ Hallucinations at very high doses

Gotu Kola — Conditionally Safe

⚠ Hepatotoxicity (rare)

⚠ Drowsiness

Ginkgo Biloba — Limited Evidence

⚠ BLEEDING RISK

⚠ Seizures (ginkgotoxin)

Caffeine (Anhydrous) — Use with Caution

Schisandra — Generally Safe

⚠ GI discomfort

⚠ May affect CYP enzymes

Stinging Nettle — Generally Safe

⚠ Diuretic effect

⚠ May lower blood glucose

Tribulus — Limited Evidence

⚠ Liver and kidney toxicity case reports

⚠ Hormonal claims poorly supported

Silicon — Generally Safe

⚠ Very low toxicity

Magnesium — Use with Caution

⚠ Diarrhea (especially oxide)

⚠ Accumulates in renal impairment

Sodium — Limited Evidence

⚠ Hypertension

⚠ Fluid retention

4 Label claims

• All Other

• Structure/Function

5 Data source

DSLD ID183767

Full labelView at NIH DSLD →

SourceOffice of Dietary Supplements, NIH

Market statusOn market

Entry date2018-11-21

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7 Cite this page

Vancouver

Pkhakadze G. Python Extra — product analysis [Internet]. Tbilisi: Public Health Institute of Georgia; 2026 [cited 2026 Aug 26]. Available from: https://supplement.ge/products/python-extra-183767/

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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