VariCare
by Enzymatic Therapy · tablet or pill · 90 tablets
- Off the market since October 2019 (NIH)
- UPC 7 63948 08849 2
- DSLD label 77841
- Serving 2 tablets
- 45 servings
VariCare by Enzymatic Therapy lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 140 mg of calcium, 300 mg of Butcher’s broom extract, 250 mg of horse chestnut extract and 30 mg of gotu kola leaf phytosome, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 21, 2017.
What is in VariCare?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 tablets. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Carbohydrates | less than 1 g | 1% | |
| Calciumas Calcium CarbonateCalcium (Form: as Calcium Carbonate) | 140 mg | 14% | Higher than 56% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 280 mg. |
| Butcher’s Broom extractas RuscogeninsButcher’s Broom extract (Form: standardized to 9% Ruscogenins Note: 27 mg) PlantPart: root | 300 mg | Higher than 73% of 161 products listing Butcher's broom (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mg. | |
| Horse Chestnut extractas AescinHorse Chestnut extract (Form: standardized to 20% Aescin Note: 50 mg) PlantPart: seed | 250 mg | 41% of 183 products listing horse chestnut give more (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 500 mg. | |
| Gotu Kola leaf Phytosomeas Centella Triterpenes, Gotu Kola Extract, PhosphatidylcholineGotu Kola leaf Phytosome (Form: one part Gotu Kola extract, standardized to 90% Centella Triterpenes Note: 9 mg, bound to two parts Phosphatidylcholine (Form: Soy)) PlantPart: leaf | 30 mg | 84% of 393 products listing gotu kola give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 77841 (entered September 21, 2017), 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 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.
- Vein ComplexIntegrative Therapeutics same ingredients
- VaricosinIntegrative Therapeutics · off the market 4 shared, 84% alike
- VaricareNature's Way 4 shared, 70% alike
- Vascular Health Support With Horse ChestnutMartin Avenue Pharmacy 3 shared, 63% alike
- VaritoninDouglas Laboratories 3 shared, 63% alike
- Advanced Leg & Veins SolutionTotally Products 4 shared, 62% 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
- Recommendation: Take 2 tablets twice daily.
- Warnings
- If pregnant, nursing or taking any medications, consult a healthcare professional before use.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Safety sealed with printed outer shrinkwrap and inner seal. Do not use if either is broken or missing.
- Contains soy.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Gluten free. No sugar, salt, yeast, wheat, dairy products, artificial colors, flavors or preservatives.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 77841.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, modified Cellulose Gum, Modified Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Vegetable Glycerin, Carnauba Wax.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Vegetarian.
How many labels does VariCare have?
3 labels are on file under this name since November 25, 2014: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 77841 (current) Entered September 21, 2017 · off the market October 1, 2019 · 90 tablets · UPC 7 63948 08849 2
- Label 53784 Entered November 24, 2015 · off the market August 11, 2023 · 90 tablets · UPC 7 63948 08849 2
- Label 39484 Entered November 25, 2014 · off the market November 9, 2015 · 90 tablets · UPC 7 63948 08849 2
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Enzymatic Therapy, LLC (Part of Nature’s Way Brands, LLC) (manufacturer), Green Bay, WI. All Enzymatic Therapy products.