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Cascara Sagrada

by Herb Pharm · liquid · 1 fluid ounce

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 90700 00030 1
  • DSLD label 307464
  • Serving 0.7 ml (1 squeeze of the dropper bulb)
  • 42 servings

Cascara Sagrada by Herb Pharm lists one ingredient: 688 mg of cascara sagrada bark (frangula purshiana) extract per serving of 0.7 ml. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 24, 2024.

What is in Cascara Sagrada?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 0.7 ml. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).

Cascara Sagrada: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 307464, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Cascara Sagrada bark (Frangula purshiana) extractresponsibly wildcrafted, extraction rate 140 mg herb per 0.7 ml688 mgCascara Sagrada in Cascara Sagrada against 240 products688 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 431.25 mg, the median 175 mg.688 mg

Higher than 90% of 240 products listing cascara sagrada (median 175 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,064 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 307464 (entered October 24, 2024), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.

Is that a lot?

The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:

  • Its 688 mg of cascara sagrada is higher than 90% of the 240 cascara sagrada products that print an amount; 23 list more.

The NIH database records 1 to 3 servings a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.

The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.

Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.

Which products have the closest formulas?

6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.

What does the label say about taking it?

Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.

Directions
Suggested use Shake well before using. Adults: Add 1 squeeze of the dropper bulb to 2 oz. of water or juice, 1 to 3 times per day. Best taken in between meals.
Warnings
Caution: Seek expert medical advice prior to use during pregnancy or nursing.
Do not use in intestinal obstruction, diarrhea, abdominal pain or inflammation. Do not exceed recommended serving and do not use for longer than 8 consecutive days.
Not for use in children younger than 12 years old. Keep out of the reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten-free
Storage
Store away from heat & light

Source: label statements in DSLD label 307464.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Water, Distilled, Cane Alcohol.

How many labels does Cascara Sagrada have?

9 labels are on file under this name since April 25, 2014: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 307464 (current) Entered October 24, 2024 · on the market · 1 fluid ounce · UPC 0 90700 00030 1
  2. Label 220521 Entered May 22, 2020 · on the market · 4 fluid ounces · UPC 0 90700 00126 1
  3. Label 220518 Entered May 22, 2020 · on the market · 1 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90700 00030 1
  4. Label 209773 Entered November 21, 2019 · off the market February 24, 2020 · 1 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90700 00030 1
  5. Label 58492 Entered April 22, 2016 · off the market April 30, 2019 · 1 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90700 00030 1
  6. Label 46006 Entered May 22, 2015 · off the market March 8, 2016 · 1 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90700 00030 1
  7. Label 45986 Entered May 22, 2015 · on the market · 4 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90700 00126 1
  8. Label 39358 Entered November 25, 2014 · off the market May 19, 2015 · 4 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90700 00126 1
  9. Label 32565 Entered April 25, 2014 · off the market May 19, 2015 · 1 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90700 00030 1

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Herb Pharm (manufacturer), Williams, OR. All Herb Pharm products.

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