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Broad Spectrum Complex

by Pharmax · capsule · 60 vegetarian capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 83196 20841 8
  • DSLD label 243826
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 60 servings

Broad Spectrum Complex by Pharmax lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 200 mg of barberry (berberis vulgaris) root bark std. extract, 100 mg of garlic (allium sativum) bulb powder, 50 mg of goldenseal (hydrastis canadensis) root std. extract and 16.7 mg of wormwood (artemisia absinthium) leaf/flowering tops oil. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 25, 2021.

What is in Broad Spectrum Complex?

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).

Broad Spectrum Complex: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 243826, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Barberry (Berberis vulgaris) root bark std. extractas BerberineBarberry (Berberis vulgaris) root bark std. extract (Form: 6% Berberine) PlantPart: root bark Genus: Berberis Species: vulgaris200 mgBarberry in Broad Spectrum Complex against 138 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 75 mg.200 mg

Higher than 71% of 138 products listing barberry (median 75 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg.

Garlic (Allium sativum) bulb powder100 mgGarlic in Broad Spectrum Complex against 1,075 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 500 mg, the median 200 mg.100 mg

58% of 1,075 products listing garlic give more (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg.

Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis) root std. extractas AlkaloidsGoldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis) root std. extract (Form: 5% Alkaloids) PlantPart: root Genus: Hydrastis Species: canadensis50 mgGoldenseal in Broad Spectrum Complex against 308 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 40 mg to 385 mg, the median 100 mg.50 mg

65% of 308 products listing goldenseal give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg.

Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) leaf/flowering tops Oil16.7 mgWormwood in Broad Spectrum Complex against 79 products16.7 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 275 mg, the median 50 mg.16.7 mg

91% of 79 products listing wormwood give more (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 33.4 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 243826 (entered February 25, 2021), 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:

  • 91% of the 79 products that print an amount of wormwood list more than its 16.7 mg of wormwood (median 50 mg).

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 Broad Spectrum Complex'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
Recommended intake: One capsule taken twice daily with meals, or as professionally directed.
Warnings
Warning: If you are pregnant or lactating, have any health condition or are taking any medication, consult your health professional before use.
Stop use if allergy occurs.
Consumption of goldenseal with alcohol or other products with sedative properties is not recommended. Use only if safety seal is intact.
Keep out of reach of children.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 243826.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Silica, Magnesium Stearate.

How many labels does Broad Spectrum Complex have?

One label is on file, entered on February 25, 2021.

  1. Label 243826 (current) Entered February 25, 2021 · on the market · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 8 83196 20841 8

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

Who makes it?

The label names Seroyal USA (distributor), Pittsburg, PA. All Pharmax products.

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