Cordyceps CS-4 Strain
by MRM · capsule · 60 vegan capsules
- Off the market since September 2021 (NIH)
- UPC 6 09492 71030
- DSLD label 178959
- Serving 1 to 2 vegan capsules; amounts per 1 vegan capsule
- 60 servings
Cordyceps CS-4 Strain by MRM lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 vegan capsule, such as 750 mg of cordyceps sinensis. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 25, 2018.
What is in Cordyceps CS-4 Strain?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 vegan 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cordyceps sinensis | 750 mg | Higher than 76% of 450 products listing cordyceps (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,250 mg. | |
| Cordyceptic AcidCordyceptic Acid Note: 8% | 60 mg | ||
| AdenosineAdenosine Note: 0.2% | 1,500 mcg |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 178959 (entered July 25, 2018), 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 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?
1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Ultra CordycepsDoctor's Best same ingredients
- Cordyceps Mushroom ExtractZ Natural Foods 2 shared, 61% alike
- Cordyceps Mushroom Extract PowderZ Natural Foods 2 shared, 61% alike
- Renagen DTXMetagenics 3 shared, 53% alike
- AdresetMetagenics 3 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 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
- Suggested Usage: Take 1-2 capsules up to 3 times daily with a meal or as directed by your qualified healthcare provider.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Contains no added milk, egg, peanut, tree nut, fish, shellfish, soy, wheat, gluten, or yeast ingredients.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 178959.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose Capsule.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Certified Vegan Vegan.org; GMP Produced in a certified facility Good Manufacturing Practices. Listed with: Certified Vegan (Vegan Action) (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).
How many labels does Cordyceps CS-4 Strain have?
3 labels are on file under this name since August 26, 2014: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 178959 (current) Entered July 25, 2018 · off the market September 20, 2021 · 60 vegan capsules · UPC 6 09492 71030
- Label 46389 Entered June 25, 2015 · off the market January 23, 2018 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 09492 71030
- Label 36818 Entered August 26, 2014 · off the market May 26, 2015 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 09492 71030
DSLD also links this label to: Cordyceps CS-4 Strain (image difference, same product), Cordyceps CS-4 Strain (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 MRM (manufacturer, distributor), Oceanside, CA. All MRM products.