Xanthone Plus Gold review: five botanicals, pharmacy-sold

Xanthone Plus Gold puts five named botanicals, mangosteen, ampalaya, malunggay, garcinia, and spirulina, into a 550 mg capsule, sold through The Generics Pharmacy, a nationwide Philippine chain.

The good part: it names everything

Most multi-botanical capsules hide behind “proprietary herbal blend”. This one lists all five ingredients on the label. In a category built on vagueness, naming what’s inside is the single most useful thing a product can do, and it’s why this earns a place here.

Selling through TGP’s official store matters too. The FDA has issued a warning (Advisory 2023-0590) about an unbranded product “also known as Xanthone Plus” being sold unregistered. Buying from a nationwide pharmacy chain’s own store is precisely how you avoid that problem.

The catch: 550mg split five ways

Naming five botanicals is honest. It also tells you something the marketing doesn’t emphasize: 550 mg divided among five ingredients leaves a modest amount of each.

That’s the fundamental trade with blends. A single-herb capsule at 500 mg gives you a known quantity of one thing. A five-herb capsule at 550 mg gives you breadth, at the cost of depth. Neither is automatically better, but you should know which one you’re buying.

It’s a food supplement, carrying no approved therapeutic claim. Ampalaya in particular is often marketed in ways that stray toward suggesting it manages blood sugar. It isn’t a treatment, that’s a conversation for your doctor, and monitoring matters more than capsules.

Is it sulit?

Around ₱158 as of August 5, 2026 for 10 capsules. Check the latest price on Shopee. That’s roughly ₱16 a capsule, which is dear per capsule but cheap in absolute terms, and a 10-capsule pack is a sensible way to find out whether something agrees with you before committing to a bottle.

Who should buy it

Buy this if you want several Filipino botanicals in one capsule from a real pharmacy chain, and you’re happy with a modest amount of each. It’s the right choice for a low-commitment trial. If you want a known dose of one ingredient, buy a single-herb capsule instead.

See the full ranking in our best herbal supplements in the Philippines roundup, or read our herbal supplement buying guide on blends versus single-herb capsules.

Alternatives to consider

Want a known dose of one botanical? Simplee Mangosteen 500mg gives 60 single-herb capsules at around ₱208 as of August 5, 2026. Want the clearest label here? Memo Plus Gold, our Best Overall pick, names Bacopa monnieri 125 mg.