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D-Flame

by NOW · capsule · 90 veg capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 33739 03121 1
  • DSLD label 245748
  • Serving 1 to 2 veg capsules; amounts per 2 veg capsules
  • 45 servings

D-Flame by NOW lists 10 ingredients, 10 with an amount per serving of 2 veg capsules, such as 250 mg of holy basil extract, 100 mg of turmeric extract, 100 mg of ginger extract and 100 mg of green tea extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 25, 2021.

What is in D-Flame?

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

D-Flame: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 245748, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Holy Basil extractas Ursolic AcidHoly Basil extract (Form: standardized to min. 2% Ursolic Acid) PlantPart: leaf Genus: Ocimum Species: sanctum250 mgHoly Basil in D-Flame against 387 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 400 mg, the median 129 mg.250 mg

Higher than 64% of 387 products listing holy basil (median 129 mg). Per day at the most servings: 750 mg.

Ursolic Acidas Holy Basil extractUrsolic Acid (Form: from Holy Basil extract)5 mg
Turmeric extractas Total CurcuminoidsTurmeric extract (Form: min 95% Total Curcuminoids) PlantPart: rhizome Genus: Curcuma Species: longa100 mgTurmeric in D-Flame against 2,369 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 500 mg, the median 150 mg.100 mg

57% of 2,369 products listing turmeric give more (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

Ginger extractas GingerolsGinger extract (Form: min. 5% Gingerols) PlantPart: rhizome Genus: Zingiber Species: officinale100 mgGinger in D-Flame against 1,770 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 150 mg, the median 60 mg.100 mg

Higher than 56% of 1,770 products listing ginger (median 60 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

Green Tea extract100 mgGreen Tea in D-Flame against 2,595 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.100 mg

46% of 2,595 products listing green tea give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

Boswellinas Boswellia serrataBoswellin (Form: from Boswellia serrata Genus: Boswellia Species: serrata) (Alt. Name: Gum Resin Extract)100 mgIndian Frankincense in D-Flame against 79 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.100 mg

44% of 79 products listing indian frankincense give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

BromelainBromelain Note: 2,400 GDU/g100 mgBromelain in D-Flame against 1,337 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 200 mg, the median 50 mg.100 mg

Higher than 55% of 1,337 products listing bromelain (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

Baikal SkullcapBaikal Skullcap PlantPart: root Genus: Scutellaria Species: baicalensis Note: 4:1 concentrate50 mgBaikal Skullcap in D-Flame against 114 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 40 mg to 200 mg, the median 90 mg.50 mg

54% of 114 products listing baikal skullcap give more (median 90 mg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mg.

Resveratrolas Polygonum cuspidatum root extractResveratrol (Form: from Polygonum cuspidatum root extract PlantPart: root Genus: Polygonum Species: cuspidatum)10 mgResveratrol in D-Flame against 1,123 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 125 mg, the median 50 mg.10 mg

80% of 1,123 products listing resveratrol give more (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 30 mg.

Berberineas Berberis aristata root extractBerberine (Form: from Berberis aristata root extract PlantPart: root Genus: Berberis Species: aristata)5 mgBerberine in D-Flame against 419 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 131.5 mg to 500 mg, the median 400 mg.5 mg

96% of 419 products listing berberine give more (median 400 mg). Per day at the most servings: 15 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 245748 (entered March 25, 2021), 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?

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:

  • 44% of the 79 products that print an amount of indian frankincense list more than its 100 mg of boswellin (filed by NIH under indian frankincense) (median 100 mg).
  • 96% of the 419 products that print an amount of berberine list more than its 5 mg of berberine (median 400 mg).

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
Suggested Usage: Take 1-2 capsules 3 times daily, preferably with food.
Warnings
Caution: For adults only.
Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition or if planning any surgical procedures.
Keep out of reach of children.
Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 245748.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP Quality Assured; Triangle K (Kosher).

How many labels does D-Flame have?

3 labels are on file under this name since May 23, 2014: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 245748 (current) Entered March 25, 2021 · on the market · 90 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 03121 1
  2. Label 42793 Entered February 25, 2015 · off the market September 22, 2023 · 90 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 03121 1
  3. Label 33641 Entered May 23, 2014 · off the market February 16, 2015 · 90 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 03121 1

DSLD also links this label to: D-Flame COX-2 & 5-LOX (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 NOW Foods (packager), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.

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