PlainVitamins

PhytoTick Defense

by Allergy Research Group · capsule · 120 vegetarian capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 13947 78280 8
  • DSLD label 304270
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 60 servings

PhytoTick Defense by Allergy Research Group lists 7 ingredients, 7 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 250 mg of cordyceps, powder, 250 mg of Lion's mane, 150 mg of sweet wormwood, powder and 150 mg of coptis rhizome extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 24, 2024.

What is in PhytoTick Defense?

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).

PhytoTick Defense: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 304270, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Cordyceps, Powderas Cordyceps sinensis, Powderorganic250 mgCordyceps in PhytoTick Defense against 450 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 600 mg, the median 250 mg.250 mg

50% of 450 products listing cordyceps give more (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 500 mg.

Lion's Maneorganic250 mgHericium mushroom in PhytoTick Defense against 373 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.250 mg

67% of 373 products listing hericium mushroom give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 500 mg.

Sweet Wormwood, Powderas Artemisia annua, Powder, Artemisia annua, Powder150 mgSweet Annie in PhytoTick Defense against 48 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 150 mg to 500 mg, the median 300 mg.150 mg

67% of 48 products listing sweet annie give more (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

Coptis Rhizome Extractas Coptis chinensis Rhizome Extract4:1150 mgChinese Goldthread in PhytoTick Defense against 51 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 40 mg to 595 mg, the median 110 mg.150 mg

Higher than 63% of 51 products listing chinese goldthread (median 110 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

Houttuynia, Powderas Houttuynia cordata, Powder125 mg
Cat's Claw Inner Bark Extract4:1125 mgCat's Claw in PhytoTick Defense against 300 products125 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 45 mg to 500 mg, the median 200 mg.125 mg

54% of 300 products listing Cat's claw give more (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 250 mg.

Beta Glucan 1,3/1,6as Saccharomyces cerevisiaestandardized to 85%125 mgBeta-Glucans in PhytoTick Defense against 335 products125 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.125 mg

Higher than 54% of 335 products listing beta-glucans (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 250 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 304270 (entered January 24, 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?

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 1 to 2 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.

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 use As a dietary supplement, 2 capsules one or two times daily with or without food, or as directed by a healthcare practitioner.
Warnings
Warning: Consuming this product can expose you to lead which is known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/food
Storage
Keep in a cool, dry place, tightly capped.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 304270.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Stearic Acid, Silicon Dioxide.

How many labels does PhytoTick Defense have?

One label is on file, entered on January 24, 2024.

  1. Label 304270 (current) Entered January 24, 2024 · on the market · 120 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 13947 78280 8

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

Who makes it?

The label names Allergy Research Group (distributor), South Salt Lake, UT. All Allergy Research Group products.

Where next?