Uristatin
by Thorne · capsule · 60 capsules
- Off the market since June 2022 (NIH)
- UPC 6 93749 72602 9
- DSLD label 251247
- Serving 3 capsules
- 20 servings
Uristatin by Thorne lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 3 capsules, such as 300 mg of buchu extract, 300 mg of echinacea angustifolia, 300 mg of berberine HCl and 300 mg of uva-ursi extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 23, 2021.
What is in Uristatin?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buchu extract | 300 mg | Higher than 87% of 39 products listing short buchu (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 900 mg. | |
| Echinacea angustifolia | 300 mg | Higher than 77% of 199 products listing echinacea angustifolia (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 900 mg. | |
| Berberine HClas Indian Barberry extractBerberine HCl (Form: from Indian Barberry extract PlantPart: root Genus: Berberis Species: aristata) | 300 mg | 53% of 419 products listing berberine give more (median 400 mg). Per day at the most servings: 900 mg. | |
| Uva-Ursi extract | 300 mg | Higher than 79% of 360 products listing uva ursi (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 900 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 251247 (entered June 23, 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 2 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.
Which products have the closest formulas?
1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- UristatinThorne Research · off the market same ingredients
- Water Pill With PotassiumGood 'N Natural · off the market 2 shared, 36% alike
- Diuretic IIThompson 2 shared, 36% alike
- Formula 217DC 2 shared, 36% alike
- Water PillBest Naturals 2 shared, 36% alike
- Extra Strength Water Pill with PotassiumPuritan's Pride 2 shared, 36% 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 Use: Take 3 capsules two to three times daily or as recommended by your health-care practitioner.
- Warnings
- Tamper evident: Use only if bottle is sealed.
- Warning: If pregnant, nursing, or trying to conceive, do not use this product.
- Warning for California residents only: Consuming this product can expose you to chemicals, including lead, which is known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/food. See also www.thorne.com/prop-65.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Gluten free
- Storage
- Store tightly sealed in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 251247.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Hypromellose capsule, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Calcium Laurate, Silicon Dioxide.
How many labels does Uristatin have?
3 labels are on file under this name since October 25, 2018: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 251247 (current) Entered June 23, 2021 · off the market June 21, 2022 · 60 capsules · UPC 6 93749 72602 9
- Label 233488 Entered October 23, 2020 · off the market April 22, 2021 · 60 capsules · UPC 6 93749 72602 9
- Label 182322 Entered October 25, 2018 · off the market June 26, 2020 · 60 capsules · UPC 6 93749 72602 9
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Thorne Research, Inc. (manufacturer). All Thorne products.