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Tricycline

by Allergy Research Group · capsule · 90 vegetarian capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 13947 71020 7
  • DSLD label 258404
  • Serving 1 to 2 capsules; amounts per 2 capsules
  • 45 servings

Tricycline by Allergy Research Group lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 400 mg of berberine sulfate, 60 mg of artemisinin, 400 mg of citrus seed extract and 100 mg of black walnut. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 18, 2021.

What is in Tricycline?

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).

Tricycline: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 258404, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Berberine Sulfate400 mgBerberine in Tricycline against 419 products400 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 131.5 mg to 500 mg, the median 400 mg.400 mg

46% of 419 products listing berberine give more (median 400 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,200 mg.

Artemisinin60 mgArtemisinin in Tricycline against 30 products60 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 200 mg, the median 100 mg.60 mg

70% of 30 products listing artemisinin give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 180 mg.

Citrus seed extract400 mgCitrus in Tricycline against 69 products400 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 28 mg to 200 mg, the median 85 mg.400 mg

Higher than 78% of 69 products listing citrus (median 85 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,200 mg.

Black Walnut100 mgBlack Walnut in Tricycline against 166 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 450 mg, the median 150 mg.100 mg

55% of 166 products listing black walnut give more (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 258404 (entered December 18, 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Tricycline's, rare ingredients counting for more.

  • TriBioticsNutriCology 3 shared, 62% alike
  • Parasite XHoltraCeuticals 3 shared, 52% alike
  • Paracid ForteOrtho Molecular Products 3 shared, 52% alike
  • Para XHoltraCeuticals 3 shared, 52% alike
  • Gi ClrAdaptogen Research 3 shared, 39% 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 As a dietary supplement, 1 or 2 capsules two or three times daily with meals, or as directed by a healthcare practitioner. Artemisinin is best taken as part of a program that includes appropriate liver support nutrients. Sensitive individuals may want to take with food.
Warnings
Caution: Not indicated for pregnant or nursing women.
This product should only be used under the guidance of a qualified healthcare practitioner with ongoing monitoring of liver enzymes and hemoglobin during its use. In rare cases may cause idiosyncratic liver dysfunction. Combining with antioxidants or iron may theoretically decrease effectiveness.
Contains: Tree nut (walnut hulls).
Warning: Consuming this product can expose you to 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
Storage
Keep in a cool, dry place, tightly capped.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 258404.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Microcrystalline Cellulose, L-Leucine.

How many labels does Tricycline have?

11 labels are on file under this name since May 24, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 258404 (current) Entered December 18, 2021 · on the market · 90 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 13947 71020 7
  2. Label 258403 Entered December 18, 2021 · off the market December 9, 2022 · 90 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 13947 71020 7
  3. Label 233176 Entered August 23, 2020 · off the market August 2, 2021 · 90 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 13947 71020 7
  4. Label 233175 Entered August 23, 2020 · off the market August 2, 2021 · 90 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 13947 71020 7
  5. Label 208459 Entered November 21, 2019 · off the market August 4, 2020 · 90 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 13947 71020 7
  6. Label 208455 Entered November 21, 2019 · off the market December 9, 2022 · 90 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 13947 71020 7
  7. Label 183922 Entered January 7, 2019 · off the market June 26, 2019 · 90 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 13947 71020 7
  8. Label 78738 Entered October 21, 2017 · off the market July 19, 2018 · 90 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 13947 71020 7
  9. Label 78722 Entered September 21, 2017 · off the market June 26, 2019 · 90 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 13947 71020 7
  10. Label 54255 Entered December 23, 2015 · off the market July 31, 2017 · 90 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 13947 71020 7
  11. Label 20229 Entered May 24, 2013 · off the market November 18, 2015 · 90 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 13947 71020 7

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

Who makes it?

The label names Allergy Research Group (distributor), South Salt Lake, UT. All Allergy Research Group products.

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