Super Potent Reishi Mushroom Complex with Shell-Broken Spores
by Swanson Superior Herbs · capsule · 60 veggie capsules
- Off the market since December 2023 (NIH)
- UPC 0 87614 14237 1
- DSLD label 199381
- Serving 1 veggie capsule
Super Potent Reishi Mushroom Complex with Shell-Broken Spores by Swanson Superior Herbs lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 veggie capsule, such as 400 mg of reishi mushroom 15:1 extract and 100 mg of reishi shell-broken spores. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 25, 2019.
What is in Super Potent Reishi Mushroom Complex with Shell-Broken Spores?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 veggie 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reishi Mushroom 15:1 extractas PolysaccharidesReishi Mushroom 15:1 extract (Form: standardized to minimum 15% Polysaccharides) PlantPart: fruiting bodies Genus: Ganoderma Species: lucidum | 400 mg | Higher than 74% of 500 products listing reishi mushroom (median 180 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,000 mg. | |
| Reishi shell-broken spores | 100 mg |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 199381 (entered February 25, 2019), 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 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Reishi Extract 500 mgVital Nutrients · off the market same ingredients
- Reishi Mushroom Extract 500 mgSwanson Superior Herbs · off the market same ingredients
- Organic Reishi Spore OilBioMed Balance · off the market same ingredients
- ReishiPure Essence MyPure same ingredients
- Red Reishi 8:1 Mushroom ExtractNootropics Depot same ingredients
- Red Reishi 8:1 Mushroom Extract Capsules 500 mgNootropics Depot same ingredients
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: As a dietary supplement, take one veggie capsule one to two times per day with water.
- Warnings
- Do not use if seal is broken.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Warning: Do not take this product if you are pregnant or nursing. Consult your healthcare provider before use if you are currently taking any prescription medications or receiving medical treatment.
- Discontinue use if unusual symptoms occur.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 199381.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Rice Flour, Hypromellose, Maltodextrin, L-Leucine, Silica.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): V Vegetarian formula Guaranteed purity & potency.
How many labels does Super Potent Reishi Mushroom Complex with Shell-Broken Spores have?
One label is on file, entered on February 25, 2019.
- Label 199381 (current) Entered February 25, 2019 · off the market December 5, 2023 · 60 veggie capsules · UPC 0 87614 14237 1
DSLD also links this label to: Reishi Mushroom 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 Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson Superior Herbs products.