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Quassia Similiaplex

by Pascoe · liquid · 50 mL Oral Drops

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 4 039343 090252
  • DSLD label 245749
  • Serving 10 to 20 drops; amounts per 44 drops

Quassia Similiaplex by Pascoe lists 9 ingredients, 9 with an amount per serving of 44 drops, such as 0.15 g of picrasma excelsa, 0.15 g of quassia amara, 0.15 g of silybum marianum and 0.15 g of taraxacum officinale. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 25, 2021.

What is in Quassia Similiaplex?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 44 drops. 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).

Quassia Similiaplex: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 245749, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Picrasma excelsaPicrasma excelsa PlantPart: wood of stems, branches Genus: Picrasma Species: excelsa Note: 1X0.15 g
Quassia amaraQuassia amara PlantPart: wood of stems, branches Genus: Quassia Species: amara Note: 1X0.15 g
Silybum marianumSilybum marianum PlantPart: fruit Genus: Carduus Species: marianus Note: 1X0.15 gMilk Thistle in Quassia Similiaplex against 1,277 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 90 mg to 300 mg, the median 175 mg.150 mg

56% of 1,277 products listing milk thistle give more (median 175 mg). Per day at the most servings: 450 mg.

Taraxacum officinaleTaraxacum officinale PlantPart: whole plant Genus: Taraxacum Species: officinale Note: 3X0.15 gDandelion in Quassia Similiaplex against 793 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.150 mg

Higher than 57% of 793 products listing dandelion (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 450 mg.

Veronica virginicaVeronica virginica (Alt. Name: Leptandra) PlantPart: rhizome, root Genus: Veronica Species: virginica Note: 3X0.15 g
Juglans cinereaJuglans cinerea PlantPart: inner bark of branches, stems, roots Genus: Juglans Species: cinerea Note: 3X0.1 g
Myrica ceriferaMyrica cerifera PlantPart: root bark Genus: Myrica Species: cerifera Note: 3X0.1 gBayberry in Quassia Similiaplex against 34 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 77 mg to 979.75 mg, the median 100 mg.100 mg

47% of 34 products listing bayberry give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

Mucuna pruriensas Dolichos pruriensMucuna pruriens (Form: Dolichos pruriens Genus: Dolichos Species: pruriens) PlantPart: hairs of the fruits Genus: Mucuna Species: pruriens Note: 3X0.1 gCowhage in Quassia Similiaplex against 417 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 400 mg, the median 125 mg.100 mg

53% of 417 products listing cowhage give more (median 125 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

Vipera berusVipera berus PlantPart: venom Genus: Vipera Species: berus Note: 8X0.1 g

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 245749 (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?

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 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.

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
Dose: Adults 10-20 drops 1 to 3 times a day. The drops should be taken diluted in some water.
Warnings
Duration of use: Consult a health care practitioner if symptoms persist or worsen.
Cautions: Consult a health care practitioner before use if pregnant or breastfeeding.
Store away from children.
Storage
Storage: Under normal storage conditions.
Close the bottle tightly after use and keep it in a dark place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 245749.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: purified Water, Alcohol, Glycerol.

How many labels does Quassia Similiaplex have?

One label is on file, entered on March 25, 2021.

  1. Label 245749 (current) Entered March 25, 2021 · on the market · 50 mL Oral Drops · UPC 4 039343 090252

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

Who makes it?

The label names Pascoe Canada (distributor), Richmond Hill, ON. All Pascoe products.

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