Comparison
Essential Defense and Yin Chiao
Essential Defense (Metagenics) lists 11 distinct ingredients and Yin Chiao (Plum Flower) 9 (rows of one ingredient counted once); 9 are on both labels. On the site's similarity measure, which compares ingredient lists (1 for the same list, rarer ingredients counting for more; amounts are not part of it), the two formulas score 0.86.
| Ingredient | Essential Defense | Yin Chiao |
|---|---|---|
| Burdock | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Chinese Licorice | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Soy | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Forsythia | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Platycodon | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Schizonepeta | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Japanese Honeysuckle | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Japanese Mint | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Lophatherum | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Ginger | not disclosed | |
| Isatis | not disclosed |
Amounts are per serving as DSLD gives them: Essential Defense, 2 tablets; Yin Chiao, 3 tablets. Current labels entered August 2023 and November 2017. Percentages of the Daily Value from 21 CFR 101.9. Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database.
Each product on its own
- Essential DefenseMetagenics: every row against all products listing it
- Yin ChiaoPlum Flower: every row against all products listing it