Ache Action
by Protocol For Life Balance · capsule · 120 veg capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 07359 13122 4
- DSLD label 292251
- Serving 2 veg capsules
- 60 servings
Ache Action by Protocol For Life Balance lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 2 veg capsules, such as 400 mg of willow bark extract, 250 mg of ginger root extract and 53 mg of ApresFlex. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 24, 2023.
What is in Ache Action?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 veg capsules. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Bark Extractas Salicin14% Salicin | 400 mg | ||
| Ginger Root Extractas Gingerolsminium 5% gingerols | 250 mg | Higher than 82% of 1,770 products listing ginger (median 60 mg). Per day at the most servings: 500 mg. | |
| ApresFlexas Indian Frankincense Gum Resin Extract | 53 mg | 86% of 665 products listing boswellia give more (median 135 mg). Per day at the most servings: 106 mg. | |
| 3-O-Acetyl-11-Keto-Beta-Boswellic Acid | 10 mg |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 292251 (entered August 24, 2023), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.
Is that a lot?
Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.
The NIH database records 2 servings a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.
The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.
Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.
Which products have the closest formulas?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Ache Action's, rare ingredients counting for more.
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Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.
What does the label say about taking it?
Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.
- Directions
- Suggested Usage: Take 2 capsules twice daily, preferably with food, or as directed by your healthcare practitioner.
- Warnings
- Cautions/Interactions: Some ingredients in this product may interact with a number of common prescription and OTC medications, including NSAIDs, anticoagulant/anti-platelet, and blood thinning medications.
- Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, have a medical condition, or if planning any surgical procedures before using this product.
- Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 292251.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Hypromellose, Stearic Acid, Silicon Dioxide.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): H (Halal).
How many labels does Ache Action have?
One label is on file, entered on August 24, 2023.
- Label 292251 (current) Entered August 24, 2023 · on the market · 120 veg capsules · UPC 7 07359 13122 4
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Protocol For Life Balance (manufacturer, distributor), Bloomingdale, IL. All Protocol For Life Balance products.