1 Product identity

Ingredient risk

Contains restricted ingredients

Seasonal Defense

Name: Seasonal Defense
Brand: Nature's Sunshine

BrandNature's Sunshine→Botanical Capsule 10 ingredients 1 banned 1 caution DSLD #13735

Net contents: 90 Capsule(s)

Target: Adults and Children 4 years and above

DSLD entry: 2012-10-01

2 Ingredients (10)

IngredientGroupSafety

Proprietary BlendProprietary Blend (Herb/Botanical)—

Andrographis paniculata whole plant extractAndrographisConditionally Safe

ThymeThyme—

Bitter Orange FruitBitter orangeBanned in ≥1 country

EleutheroEleuthero Root—

Oreganooregano—

Magnesium StearateMagnesium stearateUse with Caution

Silicon DioxideSiliconGenerally Safe

GelatinGelatin—

WaterWater—

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

⛔ Contains an ingredient banned in ≥1 country

Bitter Orange — but minimal α-1/α-2 activity (distinguishing it from the banned ephedrine) [1]. Despite widespread use in fat-burners and pre-workouts, c

⚠️ 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

Andrographis — Conditionally Safe

⚠ GI discomfort

⚠ Headache

Bitter Orange — Banned in ≥1 country

⚠ Cardiovascular events when combined with caffeine

⚠ Hypertension, tachycardia

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 ID13735

Full labelView at NIH DSLD →

SourceOffice of Dietary Supplements, NIH

Market statusOn market

Entry date2012-10-01

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7 Cite this page

Vancouver

Pkhakadze G. Seasonal Defense — product analysis [Internet]. Tbilisi: Public Health Institute of Georgia; 2026 [cited 2026 Aug 31]. Available from: https://supplement.ge/products/seasonal-defense-13735/

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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