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Descend

by Vaxxen Labs · capsule · 90 capsules

  • Off the market since September 2023 (NIH)
  • DSLD label 210061
  • Serving 3 capsules (2.12g)
  • 30 servings

Descend by Vaxxen Labs lists 11 ingredients, 11 with an amount per serving of 3 capsules, such as 600 mg of N-acetyl-cysteine, 400 mg of tribulus terrestris, 300 mg of stinging nettle root powder and 200 mg of red yeast rice powder. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 22, 2019.

What is in Descend?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 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).

Descend: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 210061, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
N-Acetyl-Cysteine600 mgN-Acetyl Cysteine in Descend against 1,259 products600 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 55 mg to 500 mg, the median 150 mg.600 mg

Higher than 80% of 1,259 products listing N-acetyl cysteine (median 150 mg).

Tribulus terrestrisas SaponinsTribulus terrestris (Form: 45% Saponins) Genus: Tribulus Species: terrestris400 mgTribulus in Descend against 555 products400 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 750 mg, the median 300 mg.400 mg

Higher than 55% of 555 products listing tribulus (median 300 mg).

Stinging Nettle root powder300 mgStinging Nettle in Descend against 710 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 300 mg, the median 120 mg.300 mg

Higher than 74% of 710 products listing stinging nettle (median 120 mg).

Red Yeast Rice powder200 mg
Saw Palmetto200 mgSaw Palmetto in Descend against 1,109 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 320 mg, the median 200 mg.200 mg

45% of 1,109 products listing saw palmetto give more (median 200 mg).

Milk Thistleas SilymarinMilk Thistle (Form: 80% Silymarin)200 mgMilk Thistle in Descend against 1,277 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 90 mg to 300 mg, the median 175 mg.200 mg

Higher than 51% of 1,277 products listing milk thistle (median 175 mg).

Androsta-3,5-Diene-7,17-Dione75 mgArimistane in Descend against 52 products75 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 56.25 mg, the median 45 mg.75 mg

Higher than 75% of 52 products listing arimistane (median 45 mg).

Mucuna pruriensas L-DopaMucuna pruriens (Form: std 98% L-Dopa) Genus: Mucuna Species: pruriens50 mgCowhage in Descend against 417 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 400 mg, the median 125 mg.50 mg

75% of 417 products listing cowhage give more (median 125 mg).

Ubiquinol50 mgCoenzyme Q-10 in Descend against 2,922 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 100 mg, the median 60 mg.50 mg

53% of 2,922 products listing coenzyme Q-10 give more (median 60 mg).

Chrysin50 mgChrysin in Descend against 78 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 75 mg to 200 mg, the median 100 mg.50 mg

82% of 78 products listing chrysin give more (median 100 mg).

5a-Hydroxylaxogenin25 mg

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 210061 (entered December 22, 2019), 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:

  • 82% of the 78 products that print an amount of chrysin list more than its 50 mg of chrysin (median 100 mg).

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 Descend's, rare ingredients counting for more.

  • ProtekM.E.G.A. Formulation · off the market 7 shared, 41% alike

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 else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide, FD&C Red #40, FD&C Yellow #5.

How many labels does Descend have?

One label is on file, entered on December 22, 2019.

  1. Label 210061 (current) Entered December 22, 2019 · off the market September 27, 2023 · 90 capsules

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

Who makes it?

The label names Vaxxen Labs (manufacturer). All Vaxxen Labs products.

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