NutraBio - Diuretic - 120 Capsules

NutraBio Diuretic is a maximum-strength botanical water balance formula that does what most diuretics don't — it supports fluid reduction while simultaneously replenishing the electrolytes your body loses in the process. The formula combines clinically studied botanicals including 500mg Dandelion Root Extract (standardized to 20% Taraxasterol), 300mg Uva Ursi Leaf Extract (standardized to 20% Arbutin), Juniper Berry Extract, Parsley Leaf Powder, Asparagus Root Extract, and AnthoCran® Cranberry Phytosome for urinary tract support — alongside Apigenin for anti-inflammatory support, Albion® Di-Magnesium Malate and Potassium Chloride to replace the electrolytes lost during fluid regulation, and BioPerine® to enhance absorption across the entire formula. Every ingredient is fully disclosed on the label — no proprietary blends, no hidden doses. Made with only vegetable capsules and silica — no fillers, no excipients, no additives of any kind. 120 capsules — 30 servings at 4 capsules per day. Take 1 serving daily with meals as needed. Do not use continuously for more than two weeks without a break. Third-party tested and verifiable at CheckMySupps.com. California Prop 65 Warning may apply — confirm on label.†

Supplement Facts — NutraBio Diuretic (Per 4 Capsules / 30 Servings)

Botanical Diuretic and Fluid Balance Complex

• Dandelion Root Extract (standardized to 20% Taraxasterol) — 500mg
• Uva Ursi Leaf Extract (standardized to 20% Arbutin) — 300mg
• Juniper Berry Extract
• Parsley Leaf Powder
• Asparagus Root Extract

Urinary Tract and Antioxidant Support

• AnthoCran® Cranberry Phytosome — highly bioavailable cranberry extract for urinary tract health and antioxidant protection
• Apigenin — anti-inflammatory flavonoid support

Electrolyte Replenishment

• Albion® Di-Magnesium Malate — premium bioavailable magnesium to replace minerals lost during fluid regulation
• Potassium Chloride — essential electrolyte for fluid balance and neuromuscular function

Absorption Amplifier

• BioPerine® (Black Pepper Extract, 95% Piperine) — enhances bioavailability across the full formula

• Other Ingredients: Vegetable Capsule, Silica — that's it. No fillers, excipients, binders, or additives of any kind.
• Fully transparent label — all ingredients and doses disclosed. No proprietary blends.
• 120 capsules per container — 30 four-capsule servings
• Take 1 serving (4 capsules) daily with meals, as needed
• Do not use for more than 2 weeks continuously without a break
• Third-party tested — verify at CheckMySupps.com
• NutraBio Forever and a Day Guarantee — exchange any time, any reason

The Problem With Most Diuretics — and What NutraBio Did Differently

Conventional over-the-counter diuretics — whether pharmaceutical (furosemide, hydrochlorothiazide) or botanical — share a common flaw: they remove fluid without replacing the electrolytes that fluid carries with it. Potassium and Magnesium are the two most physiologically critical minerals lost during increased urinary excretion. Potassium governs cell membrane potential, cardiac rhythm, and neuromuscular function — hypokalemia (low potassium) produces muscle cramps, weakness, cardiac arrhythmia, and fatigue. Magnesium is involved in over 600 enzymatic reactions, governs neuromuscular transmission, and is essential for maintaining the potassium balance within cells — hypomagnesemia amplifies the consequences of potassium depletion and causes its own symptoms of muscle cramping, anxiety, and cardiovascular irregularity.†

NutraBio Diuretic includes Albion® Di-Magnesium Malate and Potassium Chloride specifically to address this depletion problem. The result is a formula that helps your body release excess fluid while simultaneously replacing the minerals that fluid excretion removes — producing the lighter, leaner feeling associated with effective water balance support without the depleted, crampy, fatigued aftermath of diuretics that don't address electrolyte replenishment. This is the central design philosophy difference that NutraBio emphasizes: balanced fluid management, not just fluid removal.†

The Botanical Complex — What Each Ingredient Does

Dandelion Root Extract (20% Taraxasterol) — 500mg — The Potassium-Sparing Botanical Diuretic

Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) root extract is the formula's primary diuretic botanical and one of the most studied natural diuretic compounds available. A human clinical study published in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine documented that dandelion extract produced statistically significant increases in urinary frequency and urinary excretion ratio within the 5 hours following administration — direct clinical evidence of meaningful diuretic activity. NutraBio uses a 500mg extract standardized to 20% Taraxasterol — one of dandelion's primary bioactive triterpene compounds responsible for its diuretic and liver-supportive effects.†

What distinguishes Dandelion from most botanical diuretics is its natural potassium content. Dandelion leaf is exceptionally rich in potassium — research documents potassium levels of 23-60mg per gram of dried leaf, with median values of approximately 42.5mg/g. As noted in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine study, dandelion may contain three times the potassium of other botanical diuretics and may provide more potassium than the amount lost through dandelion-induced diuresis. This means Dandelion acts as a partially self-compensating diuretic — it promotes fluid loss while naturally delivering some of the potassium that fluid loss requires replacing. In NutraBio's formula, the Dandelion Extract's natural potassium content is further supplemented by the added Potassium Chloride and Albion Magnesium for complete electrolyte replacement.†

Uva Ursi Leaf Extract (20% Arbutin) — 300mg — Urinary Tract Antiseptic and Diuretic

Uva Ursi (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Bearberry) leaf has been used medicinally for hundreds of years across both European and North American traditional medicine as a urinary tract antiseptic and diuretic botanical. The primary active compound is Arbutin — a glycoside that is hydrolyzed in the intestine to hydroquinone, which is then modified by the liver and excreted by the kidneys, where it acts as an antibacterial agent specifically in the urinary tract. NutraBio standardizes their Uva Ursi extract to 20% Arbutin, ensuring 60mg of confirmed active Arbutin per serving — a meaningful antibacterial and urinary tract support dose. The antimicrobial activity of Arbutin is most effective in alkaline urine conditions.†

Uva Ursi also contributes to the formula's overall diuretic activity through its volatile oil content, which increases renal blood flow and urine production through direct kidney stimulation. The combination of Dandelion (promoting fluid excretion through osmotic and liver-mediated mechanisms) and Uva Ursi (promoting fluid excretion through kidney stimulation and urinary tract antiseptic activity) covers two distinct diuretic mechanisms that are synergistically complementary. The 2-week maximum continuous use recommendation for NutraBio Diuretic is specifically related to Uva Ursi's Arbutin content — Arbutin's hydroquinone metabolite is a liver toxin at high chronic exposure, making the standard medical recommendation for Uva Ursi use no more than 14 consecutive days and no more than five times per year.†

Juniper Berry Extract — Electrolyte-Sparing Diuresis

Juniper Berry (Juniperus communis) has a distinct diuretic mechanism from both Dandelion and Uva Ursi — its volatile oil compound terpinen-4-ol directly increases renal tubular reabsorption of sodium and chloride, which draws water into the tubule and increases urine volume through an osmotic mechanism. The German Commission E — Germany's equivalent of the FDA for herbal medicines — has formally approved Juniper Berry for the supportive treatment of lower urinary tract disease, confirming the botanical's evidence base. A particularly important property of Juniper Berry noted in herbal medicine literature is that it increases urine volume without a proportionate loss of potassium — a potassium-sparing characteristic that further supports NutraBio's formula design philosophy of fluid reduction without excessive electrolyte depletion.†

Parsley Leaf Powder — Aquaretic Support

Parsley (Petroselinum crispum) acts as an aquaretic — a compound that increases urine volume without significantly affecting sodium excretion. Parsley's diuretic mechanism involves inhibition of the Na+/K+-ATPase pump in the proximal tubule and collecting duct of the kidney, reducing sodium reabsorption and consequently increasing urinary volume. This mechanism is distinctly different from the botanical diuretics above, adding a fourth mechanistic approach to fluid regulation in the formula. Parsley is also rich in apigenin (the same flavonoid included separately in the formula as a standalone ingredient), potassium, Vitamin C, and antioxidant flavonoids.†

Asparagus Root Extract — Kidney Support

Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) root extract has documented kidney-supportive and diuretic properties through asparagine content — the amino acid for which asparagus is named and which has documented mild diuretic activity. Asparagus root extract has traditionally been used in European herbal medicine for kidney cleansing and urinary tract support, and is approved by the German Commission E for irrigation therapy in urinary tract infections and kidney stones. Its contribution to NutraBio Diuretic is kidney function support alongside the primary botanical diuretics.†

AnthoCran® Cranberry Phytosome — Urinary Tract Health and Antioxidant

AnthoCran® is a patented, highly bioavailable cranberry extract delivered in a phytosome format — cranberry's proanthocyanidins (specifically the A-type proanthocyanidins unique to cranberry) bound to phosphatidylcholine for dramatically improved absorption versus standard cranberry powder. Cranberry's A-type proanthocyanidins prevent pathogenic bacteria (particularly E. coli) from adhering to the urinary tract epithelium through anti-adhesion mechanisms — reducing the ability of bacteria to colonize the urinary tract. This anti-adhesion mechanism is well-documented in human clinical trials. The phytosome delivery of AnthoCran® ensures the bioactive proanthocyanidins reach the urinary tract at meaningfully higher concentrations than standard cranberry extracts.†

Apigenin — Anti-Inflammatory Flavonoid

Apigenin is a flavonoid found naturally in parsley, chamomile, celery, and other plants. In the context of this formula, Apigenin provides anti-inflammatory support that addresses the inflammation component of water retention and urinary tract discomfort. Apigenin inhibits COX-1 and COX-2 inflammatory enzymes, reduces NF-κB inflammatory signaling, and has documented antioxidant activity that protects kidney and urinary tract tissue from oxidative stress. It also has mild diuretic activity of its own through adenosine receptor antagonism — the same mechanism through which caffeine produces diuresis.†

Albion® Di-Magnesium Malate — Premium Electrolyte Replenishment

Albion® is the world's leading manufacturer of chelated mineral supplements — their TRAACS® chelation technology produces mineral amino acid chelates with dramatically superior absorption versus inorganic mineral salts (oxide, sulfate, chloride). Di-Magnesium Malate combines magnesium with Malic Acid (a Krebs cycle intermediate) through Albion's proprietary chelation process, producing a form that absorbs efficiently through intestinal amino acid transporters without the laxative effect of magnesium oxide or citrate at equivalent doses. The Malic Acid component additionally provides direct Krebs cycle support, contributing to cellular energy metabolism and reducing the fatigue that electrolyte depletion typically causes.†

BioPerine® — Bioavailability for the Full Formula

BioPerine® (Sabinsa Corporation's standardized 95% Piperine from Black Pepper) inhibits CYP3A4 and P-glycoprotein — the intestinal enzymes and transporters responsible for the first-pass metabolism that reduces the bioavailability of many orally administered plant compounds. By inhibiting these mechanisms, BioPerine® extends the proportion of each botanical extract that reaches systemic circulation intact, making all nine active botanical ingredients in the formula work harder per milligram.†

NutraBio's Quality Standards — Why They Matter for a Diuretic Formula

NutraBio has operated its own FDA-registered, cGMP-certified manufacturing facility since 1996 — a vertically integrated approach that gives them direct control over raw material sourcing, testing, and production quality. Every raw material shipment is verified against a Certificate of Analysis before acceptance. Every batch of finished product is tested prior to shipment and verifiable at CheckMySupps.com by lot number. The "Forever and a Day Guarantee" allows any exchange for any reason — an unusual policy in the supplement industry that reflects confidence in the product's quality and effectiveness. For a botanical diuretic formula where the standardization percentages (20% Taraxasterol, 20% Arbutin) and the absence of fillers are central to the product's efficacy, NutraBio's manufacturing standards provide meaningful assurance that the label reflects what's actually in the capsule.†

When and How to Use NutraBio Diuretic

NutraBio Diuretic is positioned as an as-needed product rather than a daily supplement — appropriate for specific situations where excess water retention is creating discomfort, affecting appearance, or interfering with athletic performance or readiness. Common use cases include pre-competition body composition optimization for physique athletes, reducing bloating before a significant social event, managing cyclical water retention, or addressing temporary fluid accumulation from high-sodium dietary periods, travel, or hormonal fluctuations. The 2-week maximum continuous use limitation reflects the Uva Ursi component's safety profile — short-term as-needed use with periodic breaks is the appropriate protocol.†

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Why does NutraBio Diuretic include Magnesium and Potassium?
   Most diuretics — botanical or pharmaceutical — increase urinary excretion of fluid along with the electrolytes dissolved in it, particularly potassium and magnesium. Losing these minerals without replacing them causes muscle cramps, weakness, and fatigue — the depleted feeling that many people associate with diuretic use. NutraBio includes Albion® Di-Magnesium Malate and Potassium Chloride to replace what increased urination removes, producing balanced fluid loss rather than depletion. The formula is designed to leave you feeling lighter and leaner, not drained.†
2. Why is use limited to 2 weeks continuously?
   The 2-week limitation is specifically related to the Uva Ursi Leaf Extract in the formula. Uva Ursi's active compound Arbutin is metabolized to hydroquinone — a compound with meaningful antibacterial urinary tract activity at therapeutic doses, but one that is a liver toxin at chronic high exposures. The standard medical and regulatory recommendation for Uva Ursi use is a maximum of 14 consecutive days and no more than 5 times per year. All other ingredients in the formula are appropriate for longer use — the Uva Ursi component creates the cycle requirement. Take a break of at least 2 weeks between uses.†
3. Can NutraBio Diuretic be used by women experiencing cyclical water retention?
   Yes — cyclical water retention from hormonal fluctuations is one of the most common use cases for botanical diuretic formulas. The Dandelion Root, Juniper Berry, and Parsley components specifically address osmotic and renal-mediated fluid retention that often accompanies the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle. The added Potassium and Magnesium are particularly relevant for women, as both minerals are commonly depleted during periods of hormonal water retention. Pregnant or nursing women should not use this product without physician guidance — Uva Ursi is contraindicated in pregnancy.†
4. What is AnthoCran® Cranberry Phytosome and how is it different from regular cranberry extract?
   AnthoCran® is a patented cranberry extract delivered in phytosome form — cranberry's A-type proanthocyanidins (the bioactive anti-adhesion compounds) are bound to phosphatidylcholine, which acts as a carrier molecule that dramatically improves intestinal absorption versus standard cranberry powder or generic cranberry extract. Research on phytosome delivery technology consistently documents 3-5x higher bioavailability of active compounds versus equivalent unformulated extracts. Standard cranberry supplements pass largely unabsorbed through the GI tract — AnthoCran® Phytosome is specifically engineered to maximize the amount that reaches the urinary tract where its anti-adhesion activity is needed.†

How to Take NutraBio Diuretic

Take 4 capsules once daily with a meal and a full glass of water. Use as needed rather than continuously — this is not a daily supplement. Do not use for more than 2 consecutive weeks without at least a 2-week break before resuming. Drink plenty of water throughout the day while using this product — adequate hydration supports the kidneys' ability to process increased fluid excretion and prevents the dehydration that can result from insufficient water intake during diuretic use. Do not combine with prescription diuretics or blood pressure medications without physician guidance. Not for pregnant or nursing women. Not for individuals with severe kidney or liver disease. Not for persons under 18. Consult a physician before use if taking any prescription medications. California Prop 65 Warning may apply — confirm on label.†

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Who Should Exercise Caution with NutraBio Diuretic

• Not for pregnant or nursing women — Uva Ursi is contraindicated in pregnancy
• Not for young children
• Individuals with severe kidney disease should not use this product — both the diuretic mechanisms and Uva Ursi's Arbutin metabolism require adequate renal function
• Individuals with severe liver disease should not use this product — Uva Ursi's hydroquinone metabolite is processed by the liver; impaired hepatic function increases exposure to this compound
• Individuals taking prescription diuretics (furosemide, hydrochlorothiazide, spironolactone) must consult a physician before use — botanical diuretics can significantly compound the fluid and electrolyte effects of pharmaceutical diuretics
• Individuals taking blood pressure medications should consult a physician before use — diuretic herbs interact with antihypertensive medications
• Individuals with chronic kidney stones should consult a physician before use — Juniper Berry and Asparagus Root have oxalate content that may be relevant
• Do not use continuously beyond 2 weeks without a 2-week break — related to Uva Ursi's safety profile
• Consult a physician before use if taking any prescription medications
• California Prop 65 Warning may apply — confirm on label.
• Keep out of reach of children.

†These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.