Policosanol +Gugulipid
by Designs for Health · capsule · 60 vegetarian capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 8 79452 00038 4
- DSLD label 22795
- Serving 1 capsule
Policosanol +Gugulipid by Designs for Health lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 490 mg of gugulipid and 10 mg of policosanol. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 23, 2013.
What is in Policosanol +Gugulipid?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gugulipidas GuggulsteronesGugulipid (Form: standardized to contain 2.5% guggulsterones) PlantPart: gum Genus: Commiphora Species: mukul | 490 mg | Higher than 82% of 279 products listing guggul (median 100 mg). | |
| Policosanol | 10 mg | 38% of 223 products listing policosanol give more (median 10 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 22795 (entered August 23, 2013), 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.
- LipidXtraDC same ingredients
- PoliXtraWonder Laboratories same ingredients
- Poligugul ComplexProgressive Professional from Progressive Laboratories 2 shared, 60% alike
- Dr. Cutler's Ultimate Cholesterol FormulaTrue Health 2 shared, 54% alike
- PolicosanolGNC · off the market 1 shared, 53% alike
- PolicosanolVitamin World 1 shared, 53% 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
- Recommended Use: As a dietary supplement, take one capsule per day with a meal, or as directed by your health care practitioner.
- Warnings
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Does not contain gluten.
- Storage
- STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 22795.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Magnesium Stearates, Silicon Dioxide.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): SUPPORTS HEALTHY CHOLESTEROL LEVELS; Guaranteed GMP COMPLIANT Products.
How many labels does Policosanol +Gugulipid have?
One label is on file, entered on August 23, 2013.
- Label 22795 (current) Entered August 23, 2013 · on the market · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 8 79452 00038 4
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Designs for Health, Inc. (manufacturer, distributor), Suffield, CT. All Designs for Health products.