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ASMA Defense

by Prescribed Choice · capsule · 30 vegetarian capsules

  • Off the market since November 2023 (NIH)
  • UPC 7 10013 80902 5
  • DSLD label 27900
  • Serving 1 to 2 capsules; amounts per 1 capsule
  • 30 servings

ASMA Defense by Prescribed Choice lists 8 ingredients, 8 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 280 mg of coleus forskohlii, 80 mg of lobelia, 80 mg of licorice and 70 mg of schisandra. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 25, 2013.

What is in ASMA Defense?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. 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).

ASMA Defense: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 27900, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Coleus forskohlii280 mgColeus in ASMA Defense against 303 products280 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 73.5 mg to 250 mg, the median 125 mg.280 mg

Higher than 87% of 303 products listing coleus (median 125 mg). Per day at the most servings: 840 mg.

Lobelia80 mg
Licorice80 mgLicorice in ASMA Defense against 888 products80 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 42 mg to 300 mg, the median 100 mg.80 mg

51% of 888 products listing licorice give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 240 mg.

Schisandra70 mgSchisandra in ASMA Defense against 460 products70 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 240 mg, the median 108.75 mg.70 mg

72% of 460 products listing schisandra give more (median 108.75 mg). Per day at the most servings: 210 mg.

Feverfew30 mgFeverfew in ASMA Defense against 162 products30 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 380 mg, the median 200 mg.30 mg

79% of 162 products listing feverfew give more (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 90 mg.

Green Tea extract20 mgGreen Tea in ASMA Defense against 2,595 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.20 mg

92% of 2,595 products listing green tea give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mg.

Scullcap20 mgSkullcap in ASMA Defense against 146 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 443.75 mg, the median 142.5 mg.20 mg

95% of 146 products listing skullcap give more (median 142.5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mg.

Ginger20 mgGinger in ASMA Defense against 1,770 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 150 mg, the median 60 mg.20 mg

77% of 1,770 products listing ginger give more (median 60 mg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 27900 (entered November 25, 2013), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.

Is that a lot?

The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:

  • 92% of the 2,595 products that print an amount of green tea list more than its 20 mg of green tea (median 100 mg).
  • 95% of the 146 products that print an amount of skullcap list more than its 20 mg of scullcap (filed by NIH under skullcap) (median 142.5 mg).

The NIH database records 3 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 ASMA Defense's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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 USE: As a dietary supplement, take one (1) to two (2) capsules three times per day, or as directed by a healthcare professional. For best results use for at least eight weeks.
Warnings
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
Storage
STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 27900.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Rice Flour, Silica.

How many labels does ASMA Defense have?

One label is on file, entered on November 25, 2013.

  1. Label 27900 (current) Entered November 25, 2013 · off the market November 9, 2023 · 30 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 10013 80902 5

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names OLYMPIAN LABS INCORPORATED (manufacturer), Scottsdale, AZ. All Prescribed Choice products.

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