Composition
The ingredients are taurine, spinach extract and nettle extract. Both extracts are supplied with maltodextrin. The other ingredients are the capsule shell of hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, microcrystalline cellulose as a filler, and magnesium salts of fatty acids and silicon dioxide as separating agents (substances that keep the contents from sticking together).
| Nutrient | Per capsule | % NRV |
|---|---|---|
| Taurine | 250 mg | — |
| Spinach extract | 100 mg | — |
| Nettle extract | 100 mg | — |
NRV (nutrient reference value): a reference daily amount of a vitamin or mineral, set in EU law for food labels;[2] % NRV shows what share of it the daily dose provides;[3][2] a dash means no NRV is set for the substance.
Ingredients
Taurine is an amino acid found in very high concentration in most cells of the body. In cells it acts as an antioxidant and helps regulate energy production, calcium balance and water balance; a lack of taurine impairs the contraction of heart and skeletal muscle.[4]
Extract of spinach (Spinacia oleracea) is widely used as a food supplement and is rich in plant compounds called phytoecdysteroids, mainly 20-hydroxyecdysone. In a small, exploratory 12-week trial, adults over 50 who did strength training and took 2 g of the extract a day gained more muscle strength than those taking a placebo.[5]
Nettle herb is traditionally used to relieve minor urinary complaints and minor joint pain, and in seborrhoeic skin conditions (oily skin with flaking); this rests only on long experience.[6] These uses describe herbal medicines made from the herb, not this supplement.
How to use
- Dose: 1 capsule a day.
- How: swallowed unchewed with some liquid.
- Do not: exceed the recommended daily dose, or use the supplement as a substitute for a varied and balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle.
- Storage: in a cool, dry place, protected from light and out of the reach of young children.
Precautions
As a food supplement it is not a medicine and is not meant to treat, prevent or cure diseases. People who are pregnant or breastfeeding should talk to a health care provider before starting the supplement. The same applies to anyone on medication. Children should be given the supplement with caution, except when a health care provider has recommended this product.[7]
- Nettle herb preparations are not recommended in pregnancy and while breastfeeding, because their safety has not been established, and they are not recommended for children under 12 or, for some preparations and uses, under 18.[6]
Sources
- ↑ Vivasan, product packaging of Anti Aging Caps (D 247).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 European Parliament and Council of the European Union, Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers, Annex XIII, Part A; Article 53(2).
- ↑ European Parliament and Council of the European Union, Directive 2002/46/EC of 10 June 2002 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to food supplements, Article 8(2) and (3).
- ↑ S. Schaffer and H. W. Kim, Effects and Mechanisms of Taurine as a Therapeutic Agent. Biomolecules & Therapeutics 2018, 26(3), 225–241.
- ↑ S. Pérez-Piñero et al., A 12-Week Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial, Evaluating the Effect of Supplementation with a Spinach Extract on Skeletal Muscle Fitness in Adults Older Than 50 Years of Age. Nutrients 2021, 13(12), 4373.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 European Medicines Agency, Committee on Herbal Medicinal Products (HMPC), European Union herbal monograph on Urtica dioica L.; Urtica urens L., herba. EMA/HMPC/261302/2022, final revision 1, 22 January 2025.
- ↑ Office of Dietary Supplements, Dietary Supplements: What You Need to Know. Page updated 4 January 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2026.