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Liver

by Host Defense MycoBotanicals · capsule · 60 vegetarian capsules

  • Off the market since March 2023 (NIH)
  • UPC 6 33422 03882 7
  • DSLD label 278587
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 30 servings

Liver by Host Defense MycoBotanicals lists 7 ingredients, 7 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 250 mg of turmeric, 230 mg of milk thistle (silybum marianum) seed extract, 200 mg of chaga and 100 mg of mesima. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 13, 2022.

What is in Liver?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 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).

Liver: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 278587, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Turmericcertified organic250 mgTurmeric in Liver against 2,369 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 500 mg, the median 150 mg.250 mg

Higher than 57% of 2,369 products listing turmeric (median 150 mg).

Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum) seed extractcertified organic230 mgMilk Thistle in Liver against 1,277 products230 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 90 mg to 300 mg, the median 175 mg.230 mg

Higher than 61% of 1,277 products listing milk thistle (median 175 mg).

Chagacertified organic200 mgChaga in Liver against 163 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 500 mg, the median 200 mg.200 mg

49% of 163 products listing chaga give more (median 200 mg).

Mesimacertified organic100 mg
Reishicertified organic100 mgReishi mushroom in Liver against 500 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 500 mg, the median 180 mg.100 mg

58% of 500 products listing reishi mushroom give more (median 180 mg).

Turkey Tailscertified organic100 mgCoriolus mushroom in Liver against 147 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 300 mg.100 mg

74% of 147 products listing coriolus mushroom give more (median 300 mg).

Black Peppercertified organic20 mgBlack Pepper in Liver against 2,363 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 10 mg, the median 5 mg.20 mg

Higher than 95% of 2,363 products listing black pepper (median 5 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 278587 (entered December 13, 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?

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:

  • Its 20 mg of black pepper is higher than 95% of the 2,363 black pepper products that print an amount; 81 list more.

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?

1 product lists 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 for use: As a dietary supplement, take 2 capsules once per day. Can be taken with food or on an empty stomach or as recommended by your healthcare advisor.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Not to be used during pregnancy or lactation, or if you have gallstones or bile duct dysfunction. If you take pharmaceutical drugs or have a medical condition, consult with your health care adviser before using this product.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Non GMO
Gluten free

Source: label statements in DSLD label 278587.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: dried myceliated Brown Rice, Pullulan, Maltodextrin.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Producer Certified Organic Washington State Dept. of Agriculture; Non GMO Project Verified nongmoproject.org.

How many labels does Liver have?

4 labels are on file under this name since February 25, 2015: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 278587 (current) Entered December 13, 2022 · off the market March 28, 2023 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 33422 03882 7
  2. Label 200095 Entered February 25, 2019 · off the market February 14, 2022 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 33422 03882 7
  3. Label 63515 Entered August 24, 2016 · off the market June 4, 2018 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 33422 03882 7
  4. Label 42499 Entered February 25, 2015 · off the market June 11, 2015 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 33422 03882 7

DSLD also links this label to: Liver (image difference, same product).

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

Who makes it?

The label names Fungi Perfecti, LLC (distributor), Olympia, WA. All Host Defense MycoBotanicals products.

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