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Formula 973

by DC · capsule · 90 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 265790
  • Serving 1 to 3 capsules; amounts per 1 capsule
  • 90 servings

Formula 973 by DC lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 300 mg of cayenne, 150 mg of hawthorn and 50 mg of ginger. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 11, 2022.

What is in Formula 973?

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).

Formula 973: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 265790, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Cayennestandardized at 40,000 STUs300 mgCapsicum in Formula 973 against 874 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 100 mg, the median 44.5 mg.300 mg

Higher than 87% of 874 products listing capsicum (median 44.5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 900 mg.

Hawthorn150 mgHawthorn in Formula 973 against 589 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 75 mg to 400 mg, the median 200 mg.150 mg

57% of 589 products listing hawthorn give more (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 450 mg.

Ginger50 mgGinger in Formula 973 against 1,770 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 150 mg, the median 60 mg.50 mg

51% of 1,770 products listing ginger give more (median 60 mg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 265790 (entered April 11, 2022), 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 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?

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
Directions: As a dietary supplement, take 1 to 3 capsules three times daily with water.
Warnings
Tamper Evident: Do not use this product if imprinted foil seal under cap is broken or missing.
Keep out of reach of children.
Caution: If you are pregnant or nursing do not take this product.
Storage
Keep tightly closed. Store at room temperature: 59 degrees - 86 degrees F (15 degrees to 30 degrees C).

Source: label statements in DSLD label 265790.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Vegetable Magnesium Stearate, Silica.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Quali Pure.

How many labels does Formula 973 have?

2 labels are on file under this name since March 25, 2021: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 265790 (current) Entered April 11, 2022 · on the market · 90 capsules
  2. Label 245436 Entered March 25, 2021 · on the market · 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 Dee Cee Laboratories, Inc. (manufacturer), White House, TN. All DC products.

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