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Tlu

by Genestra Brands · capsule · 60 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 83196 11020 9
  • DSLD label 202983
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 60 servings

Tlu by Genestra Brands lists 7 ingredients, 7 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 1,200 mcg of vitamin A, 200 mg of vitamin C, 40 mg of vitamin E and 200 mg of bovine (bos taurus) lung. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 28, 2019.

What is in Tlu?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 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).

Tlu: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 202983, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Aas Vitamin A PalmitateVitamin A (Form: as Vitamin A Palmitate)1,200 mcg133%
Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid200 mg222%Vitamin C in TLU against 18,583 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg200 mg

Higher than 63% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg.

Vitamin Eas D-Alpha-Tocopheryl SuccinateVitamin E (Form: as D-Alpha Tocopheryl Succinate)40 mg268%
Bovine (Bos taurus) Lung200 mg
Eucalyptus75 mgEucalyptus in TLU against 41 products75 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 450 mg, the median 85 mg.75 mg

56% of 41 products listing eucalyptus give more (median 85 mg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mg.

Goldenseal75 mgGoldenseal in TLU against 308 products75 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 40 mg to 385 mg, the median 100 mg.75 mg

58% of 308 products listing goldenseal give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mg.

Star Anise75 mgStar Anise in TLU against 33 products75 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 500 mg, the median 200 mg.75 mg

85% of 33 products listing star anise give more (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 202983 (entered May 28, 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?

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:

  • 85% of the 33 products that print an amount of star anise list more than its 75 mg of star anise (median 200 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?

1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

  • Pneumo ForteDouglas Laboratories · off the market same ingredients
  • Pneumo ComplexMBi Nutraceuticals 7 shared, 76% alike
  • PneumotrateProgressive Professional from Progressive Laboratories 3 shared, 37% 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
Recommended dose: Take 1 capsule 2 times daily with meals or as recommended by your health professional.
Warnings
Warning: If you are pregnant, lactating or allergic to anethole of plants of the Apiaceae/Carrot family, do not use. If you are taking any medication or have any health condition, consult your health professional before use. Consumption of Goldenseal with alcohol, drugs or other supplements with sedative properties is not recommended.
Hypersensitivity has been known to occur; in which case, discontinue use. Use only if safety seal is intact.
Keep out of the reach of children.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 202983.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Vegetarian Capsule, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Silica.

How many labels does Tlu have?

2 labels are on file under this name since January 25, 2016: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 202983 (current) Entered May 28, 2019 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 8 83196 11020 9
  2. Label 56089 Entered January 25, 2016 · on the market · 60 vegetable capsules · UPC 883196 11020

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

Who makes it?

The label names Seroyal USA (distributor), Pittsburgh, PA. All Genestra Brands products.

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