NOW Foods Silica Complex with Horsetail Extract (180 Tablets) — (Pakistan Market)

An Explicit Caution Worth Stating Plainly

This is worth reading before anything else: individuals with liver dysfunction should not use this supplement. This is a direct statement, not general caution, and it's tied to horsetail's known compound profile — horsetail naturally contains an enzyme called thiaminase, which breaks down thiamine (Vitamin B1) in the body, a genuinely documented consideration with sustained or high-dose horsetail use historically. If you have any diagnosed liver condition, please don't use this product.

What Silica and Horsetail Actually Contribute

Silica is a naturally occurring trace element that participates in collagen and glycosaminoglycan formation — two structural compounds important for the health of skin and joints, and components of hair and nail structure as well. Rather than isolating silica synthetically, this NOW Foods formula sources it from horsetail extract (Equisetum arvense and Equisetum hyemale, aerial parts), a plant traditionally recognized as one of the richer natural sources of bioavailable silica. The formula rounds this out with calcium, zinc, manganese, bentonite mineral powder, and boron — a genuinely broader mineral complex than a single-ingredient silica product, positioned around supporting hair, skin, nail, joint, and bone structure together.

A Practical Tip Worth Following, Especially If You Take Other Mineral Supplements

NOW Foods specifically suggests that if you're using other mineral supplements, consider taking them at different times from this product to minimize absorption competition — minerals can compete with each other for absorption when taken simultaneously in large combined amounts. If you're also using our Calcium Plus Vitamin D3, Potassium Gluconate, or any other mineral-containing product from our catalog, spacing your doses across the day rather than taking everything at once is a genuinely sensible approach.

A Factual Note on a Disclosure You Might See

Some retailer listings for this product carry a California Proposition 65 warning regarding trace lead exposure. This is a mandatory disclosure requirement specific to California law for many plant-derived and mineral-containing products generally — including many botanicals grown in soil, which can naturally take up trace heavy metals — rather than necessarily indicating an elevated health risk specific to this product. We mention it for transparency, consistent with how we've addressed similar sourcing-quality considerations on our algae products.

A Simple, Vegetarian Formula

The tablet uses a vegetarian coating and standard tableting ingredients (microcrystalline cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, rice flour, and others depending on production batch) — fully vegetarian, vegan, and Kosher, with no animal-derived ingredients.

Ingredient Breakdown

Vegetarian/Vegan. Kosher. Non-GMO. Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish, or tree nut ingredients.

Dosage Chart