TheraMend
by Rainbow Light · capsule · 50 Vegetarian Capsules
- Off the market since March 2023 (NIH)
- UPC 0 21888 81031 4
- DSLD label 270945
- Serving 2 capsules
- 25 servings
TheraMend by Rainbow Light lists 6 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 1,000 IU (25 mcg) of vitamin D; 1 gives its count of live cultures or enzyme activity instead of a weight. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 21, 2022.
What is in TheraMend?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin Das Cholecalciferol, Vitamin D3 | 1,000 IU (25 mcg) | 250% | Higher than 59% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D (median 15 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 50 mcg. |
| Pain & Inflammation Support Blend | 950 mg | ||
| proprietary Hops extract | 500 mg | Higher than 90% of 342 products listing hops (median 75 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,000 mg. | |
| Merivaas Curcumin, Phosphatidylcholinecurcumin & phosphatidylcholine extract | 200 mg | ||
| Boswellia serrata extract | 100 mg | 53% of 665 products listing boswellia give more (median 135 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg. | |
| Quercetin | 100 mg | 40% of 1,548 products listing quercetin give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg. | |
| Bromelain | 50,000 PU | ||
| Ginger [fresh rhizome] juice 10:1 extractfresh rhizome, 10:1 extract | 50 mg | 51% of 1,770 products listing ginger give more (median 60 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 270945 (entered July 21, 2022), 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?
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 500 mg of proprietary hops extract (filed by NIH under hops) is higher than 90% of the 342 hops products that print an amount; 24 list more.
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?
1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- TheraMend COX-2 FlexRainbow Light · off the market same ingredients
- Inflatrol With CurcuminVitaCeutical Labs 5 shared, 50% alike
- Inflammation Blend With CurcuminEnergyFirst 5 shared, 50% alike
- Inflatrol With CurcuminVitamer Laboratories 5 shared, 50% alike
- RecoverRxNutra Sport 5 shared, 50% alike
- Phyto-4Pure Encapsulations 3 shared, 50% 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
- Suggested Usage: Take 2 capsules daily, with or between meals. For advanced use, take twice daily.
- Warnings
- Contains soy.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Consult your health care professional prior to use if you are taking medication or have a medical condition.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Made with natural, purity-tested ingredients and no artificial preservatives, colors, flavors or sweeteners.
- Contains no: gluten, wheat, milk, tree nuts, peanuts, eggs, fish, shellfish.
- Gluten-Free
Source: label statements in DSLD label 270945.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Silica, Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose.
How many labels does TheraMend have?
2 labels are on file under this name since June 25, 2015: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 270945 (current) Entered July 21, 2022 · off the market March 28, 2023 · 50 Vegetarian Capsules · UPC 0 21888 81031 4
- Label 46384 Entered June 25, 2015 · off the market March 28, 2023 · 20 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 21888 81034 5
DSLD also links this label to: TheraMend COX-2 Flex (image difference, same product), TheraMend COX-2 Flex (package size 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 Rainbow Light Nutritional Systems (manufacturer, distributor), Santa Cruz, CA. All Rainbow Light products.