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Stress Free

by Host Defense MycoBotanicals · capsule · 60 vegetarian capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 74180
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 30 servings

Stress Free by Host Defense MycoBotanicals lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 300 mg of reishi, 300 mg of Lion's mane, 200 mg of skullcap and 100 mg of lemon balm (melissa officinalis) leaf extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 24, 2017.

What is in Stress Free?

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).

Stress Free: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 74180, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
ReishiReishi PlantPart: mycelium Genus: Ganoderma Species: lucidum SubSpecies: s.l. Note: certified organic300 mgReishi mushroom in Stress Free against 500 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 500 mg, the median 180 mg.300 mg

Higher than 64% of 500 products listing reishi mushroom (median 180 mg).

Lion's ManeLion's Mane PlantPart: mycelium Genus: Hericium Species: erinaceus Note: certified organic300 mgHericium mushroom in Stress Free against 373 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.300 mg

56% of 373 products listing hericium mushroom give more (median 500 mg).

SkullcapSkullcap PlantPart: leaf Genus: Scutellaria Species: lateriflora Note: certified organic200 mgSkullcap in Stress Free against 146 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 443.75 mg, the median 142.5 mg.200 mg

Higher than 55% of 146 products listing skullcap (median 142.5 mg).

Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis) leaf extractLemon Balm (Melissa officinalis) leaf extract PlantPart: leaf Genus: Melissa Species: officinalis Note: certified organic100 mgLemon balm in Stress Free against 475 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 200 mg, the median 100 mg.100 mg

42% of 475 products listing lemon balm give more (median 100 mg).

Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) root extractAshwagandha (Withania somnifera) root extract PlantPart: root Genus: Withania Species: somnifera Note: certified organic100 mgAshwagandha in Stress Free against 1,646 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 125 mg to 500 mg, the median 250 mg.100 mg

79% of 1,646 products listing ashwagandha give more (median 250 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 74180 (entered May 24, 2017), 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?

2 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 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.
If you have a medical condition, are taking medications, or are pregnant or nursing, consult your healthcare professional before using this product.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Non-GMO verified ingredients
Gluten free

Source: label statements in DSLD label 74180.

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): Identity guaranteed; Producer Certified organic Washington State Dept. of Agriculture; Non GMO Project Verified.

How many labels does Stress Free have?

One label is on file, entered on May 24, 2017.

  1. Label 74180 (current) Entered May 24, 2017 · on the market · 60 vegetarian capsules

DSLD also links this label to: Stress Decompress (image difference, same product), Stress Decompress (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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