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Pain Relief Complex

by Shaklee · other (e.g. tea bag) · 90 caplets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 318626
  • Serving 3 caplets
  • 30 servings

Pain Relief Complex by Shaklee lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 3 caplets, such as 120 mg of calcium, 30 mg of phosphorus, 1,000 mg of boswellia resin extract and 150 mg of safflower flower extract, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 25, 2024.

What is in Pain Relief Complex?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 caplets. 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).

Pain Relief Complex: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 318626, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories10 Calories
Total Carbohydrates1 g1%Carbohydrate in Pain Relief Complex against 21,979 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.1 g

74% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g).

Calciumas Dicalcium Phosphate120 mg9%Calcium in Pain Relief Complex against 17,831 products120 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg120 mg

Higher than 51% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg).

Phosphorusas Dicalcium Phosphate30 mg2%Phosphorus in Pain Relief Complex against 3,786 products30 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 45 mg to 200 mg, the median 90 mg.DV 1,250 mgUL 4,000 mg30 mg

84% of 3,786 products listing phosphorus give more (median 90 mg).

Sodium15 mg1%Sodium in Pain Relief Complex against 14,514 products15 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 15 mg to 142 mg, the median 55 mg.15 mg

72% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg).

Boswellia Resin Extractas Boswellia serrata Resin Extractstandardized to contain 40% total boswellic acids1,000 mgBoswellia in Pain Relief Complex against 665 products1,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 290 mg, the median 135 mg.1,000 mg

Higher than 97% of 665 products listing boswellia (median 135 mg).

Safflower Flower Extract150 mgSafflower in Pain Relief Complex against 44 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 330 mg, the median 100 mg.150 mg

Higher than 61% of 44 products listing safflower (median 100 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 318626 (entered September 25, 2024), 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 1,000 mg of boswellia is higher than 97% of the 665 boswellia products that print an amount; 10 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: Take 3 caplets daily.
Warnings
Caution: Not recommended for use by children or pregnant or nursing women. If taking medications, discuss the use of this product with your physician.
Caution: Not recommended for use by children or pregnant or nursing women.
Seal under cap for your protection.
Manufactured in a facility that may also process tree nuts, milk, soy, wheat, shellfish, and fish.
Allergens and what it does not contain
GF Gluten free No artificial flavors, sweeteners, colors, or preservatives

Source: label statements in DSLD label 318626.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Calcium Silicate, Croscarmellose Sodium.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Shaklee Since 1956 Safe - Proven 100% Guaranteed; Star-K (Kosher).

How many labels does Pain Relief Complex have?

2 labels are on file under this name since January 25, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 318626 (current) Entered September 25, 2024 · on the market · 90 caplets
  2. Label 5056 Entered January 25, 2012 · off the market September 17, 2021 · 90 caplets

DSLD also links this label to: +Pain Relief Pain Relief Complex (image difference, same product), +Pain Relief Pain Relief Complex (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 Shaklee Corporation (distributor), Pleasanton, CA. All Shaklee products.

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