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DGL Plus

by Pure Encapsulations · capsule · 60 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 66298 00095 4
  • DSLD label 184364
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 60 servings

DGL Plus by Pure Encapsulations lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 300 mg of deglycyrrhizinated licorice (glycyrrhiza glabra) extract, 50 mg of aloe vera (aloe barbadensis) extract, 100 mg of slippery elm (ulmus fulva) powder and 200 mg of marshmallow (althaea officinalis) extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 25, 2019.

What is in DGL Plus?

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).

DGL Plus: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 184364, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Deglycyrrhizinated Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) extract300 mgLicorice in DGL Plus against 888 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 42 mg to 300 mg, the median 100 mg.300 mg

Higher than 74% of 888 products listing licorice (median 100 mg).

Aloe vera (Aloe barbadensis) extractas PolysaccharidesAloe vera (Aloe barbadensis) extract (Form: standardized to contain 10% Polysaccharides) PlantPart: inner fillet Genus: Aloe Species: barbadensis50 mgAloe in DGL Plus against 523 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 200 mg, the median 51 mg.50 mg

50% of 523 products listing aloe give more (median 51 mg).

Slippery Elm (Ulmus fulva) powder100 mgSlippery Elm in DGL Plus against 232 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 300 mg, the median 150 mg.100 mg

59% of 232 products listing slippery elm give more (median 150 mg).

Marshmallow (Althaea officinalis) extract200 mgMarshmallow in DGL Plus against 290 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 224 mg, the median 100 mg.200 mg

Higher than 67% of 290 products listing marshmallow (median 100 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 184364 (entered February 25, 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?

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 one serving 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?

3 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

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
Recommendations: As a dietary supplement, take 1 capsule daily, before a meal, or as directed by a health professional.
Warnings
Warning: If you are pregnant or lactating, have any health condition or are taking any medication, consult your health professional before use.
Keep out of the reach of children.
Use only if safety seal is intact.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Certified Gluten-Free by the Gluten-Free Certified Organization, www.gluten.org
Gluten-free, Non-GMO & Hypoallergenic
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 184364.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Vegetarian Capsule, Ascorbyl Palmitate.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GF. Listed with: Certified gluten-free (GFCO) (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does DGL Plus have?

3 labels are on file under this name since February 25, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 219647 Entered May 22, 2020 · off the market March 15, 2020 · 180 capsules · UPC 7 66298 00096 1
  2. Label 184364 (current) Entered February 25, 2019 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 7 66298 00095 4
  3. Label 184225 Entered February 25, 2019 · on the market · 180 capsules · UPC 7 66298 00096 1

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

Who makes it?

The label names Pure Encapsulations (manufacturer), Sudbury, MA. All Pure Encapsulations products.

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