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MacuGuard Ocular Support with Saffron
Other Combinations60 servings
All 1 actives we can check reach a studied dose.
No dose reference yet for MacuGuard Proprietary Blend, Cyanidin-3-Glucoside (scoped out of the answer, not counted against it).
Dose 1 of 1 reach a studied dose
How to takeDirections: Take one (1) softgel daily, with food, or as recommended by a healthcare practitioner.
- Gluten Free
How it scores
Does the dose do anything?
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Saffron Stigma Extract
At the studied dose20 mg / day studies used 15.5-150 mg · 22 studies
Each blend lists its ingredients but not how the total splits between them, so no single active's dose can be checked against the studies. We won't guess.
- MacuGuard Proprietary Blendamount hidden
What it's studied for
- Emotional pleasureC
Feel more pleasure in daily life
Mood & depression
- Worry and tensionC
Ease anxiety symptoms
Mood & depression
- Depression severityB
Reduce overall depressive symptom severity
Mood & depression
- Membrane oxidationA
Protect cell membrane fats
Inflammation & oxidative stress
- Overall PMS burdenA
Ease the overall PMS burden
Female reproductive health
What's in it
Serving size 1 Softgel(s)
- MacuGuard Proprietary Blend 173 mg -
- Phospholipids - -
- Marigold Flower Extract as Tagetes erecta Flower Extract - -
- Lutein 10 mg -
- Meso-Zeaxanthin 4 mg -
- Trans-Zeaxanthin - -
- Mixed Carotenoids - -
- Alpha-Carotene 1.24 mg -
- Saffron Stigma Extract 20 mg -
- Cyanidin-3-Glucoside as European Black Currant Fruit Extract 2.2 mg -
Other ingredients
Clean formula. The inactive ingredients are standard capsule components.
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Gelatin: capsule shell; neutral unless ethical concern
- Glycerin: capsule plasticizer; benign
- Safflower Oil
- Beeswax
- Palm Oil
- Water, Purified
- Acacia Gum: emulsifier; benign
- Maltodextrin: cheap filler; ok in probiotics
- Annatto
Reported interactions
- Side effects:
- Headache ·Nausea ·Increased appetite ·Insomnia ·Decreased appetite ·Sedation
From research databases. Not medical advice — talk to your physician.
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