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Potenex

by IVL Institute For Vibrant Living · capsule · 120 vegetable capsules

  • Off the market since December 2019 (NIH)
  • DSLD label 15596
  • Serving 2 vegetarian capsules; amounts per 4 vegetarian capsules
  • 30 servings

Potenex by IVL Institute For Vibrant Living lists 12 ingredients, 12 with an amount per serving of 4 vegetarian capsules, such as 500 mg of catuaba bark, 500 mg of muira puama bark, 320 mg of saw palmetto berry extract and 300 mg of tribulus terrestris fruit extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 21, 2012.

What is in Potenex?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 4 vegetarian 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).

Potenex: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 15596, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Catuaba Bark500 mgCatuaba in Potenex against 70 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 56.35 mg to 983 mg, the median 150 mg.500 mg

Higher than 69% of 70 products listing catuaba (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,000 mg.

Muira Puama Bark500 mgMuira Puama in Potenex against 193 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 150 mg, the median 50 mg.500 mg

Higher than 88% of 193 products listing muira puama (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,000 mg.

Saw Palmetto berry extract320 mgSaw Palmetto in Potenex against 1,109 products320 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 320 mg, the median 200 mg.320 mg

Higher than 65% of 1,109 products listing saw palmetto (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 640 mg.

Tribulus terrestris fruit extract300 mgTribulus in Potenex against 555 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 750 mg, the median 300 mg.300 mg

46% of 555 products listing tribulus give more (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mg.

Horny Goat Weed extract250 mgEpimedium in Potenex against 311 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 95 mg to 550 mg, the median 200 mg.250 mg

Higher than 54% of 311 products listing epimedium (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 500 mg.

L-Arginine250 mgArginine in Potenex against 1,455 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 167 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.250 mg

66% of 1,455 products listing arginine give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 500 mg.

Panax ginseng root250 mgOriental Ginseng in Potenex against 706 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 90 mg.250 mg

Higher than 78% of 706 products listing oriental ginseng (median 90 mg). Per day at the most servings: 500 mg.

Pumpkin250 mgPumpkin in Potenex against 294 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 80 mg.250 mg

Higher than 81% of 294 products listing pumpkin (median 80 mg). Per day at the most servings: 500 mg.

Maca root powder250 mgMaca in Potenex against 728 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 118.13 mg to 600 mg, the median 250 mg.250 mg

48% of 728 products listing maca give more (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 500 mg.

Suma200 mgSuma in Potenex against 93 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 450 mg, the median 60 mg.200 mg

Higher than 63% of 93 products listing suma (median 60 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg.

Lycopene powder30 mgLycopene in Potenex against 1,691 products30 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 5 mg, the median 1.2 mg.30 mg

Higher than 96% of 1,691 products listing lycopene (median 1.2 mg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mg.

Tongkat ALI (Root) Extract25 mgEurycoma Longifolia in Potenex against 496 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 75 mg to 212.47 mg, the median 100 mg.25 mg

91% of 496 products listing eurycoma longifolia give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 50 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 15596 (entered November 21, 2012), 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:

  • Its 30 mg of lycopene is higher than 96% of the 1,691 lycopene products that print an amount; 50 list more.
  • 91% of the 496 products that print an amount of eurycoma longifolia list more than its 25 mg of tongkat ALI (root) extract (filed by NIH under eurycoma longifolia) (median 100 mg).

The NIH database records 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.

Which products have the closest formulas?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Potenex's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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 Use: Take two (2) vegetable capsules in the morning and two (2) vegetable capsules in the evening.
Warnings
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN
Before you take any supplement, please consult your physician or other licensed healthcare professional to determine if it's appropriate for you.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 15596.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Magnesium Stearate, Vegetable Cellulose.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): PLEASE RECYCLE; NOT TESTED ON ANIMALS.

How many labels does Potenex have?

One label is on file, entered on November 21, 2012.

  1. Label 15596 (current) Entered November 21, 2012 · off the market December 18, 2019 · 120 vegetable capsules

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

Who makes it?

The label names Institute For Vibrant Living (distributor), Camp Verde, AZ. All IVL Institute For Vibrant Living products.

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