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+Digestive Herb-Lax

by Shaklee · tablet or pill · 240 tablets

  • Off the market since October 2023 (NIH)
  • DSLD label 277475
  • Serving 4 tablets
  • 60 servings

+Digestive Herb-Lax by Shaklee lists 12 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 4 tablets, such as 20 mg of calcium and 0.36 mg of iron; 9 sit inside a blend without their own amounts, beside 3 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 24, 2022.

What is in +Digestive Herb-Lax?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 4 tablets. 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).

+Digestive Herb-Lax: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 277475, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories10 Calories
Total Carbohydrates2 g1%Carbohydrate in +Digestive Herb-Lax against 21,979 products2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.2 g

58% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 4 g.

Dietary Fiber1 g4%Fiber in +Digestive Herb-Lax against 6,987 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.1 g

56% of 6,987 products listing fiber give more (median 2 g). Per day at the most servings: 2 g.

Calcium20 mg2%Calcium in +Digestive Herb-Lax against 17,831 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg20 mg

91% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 40 mg.

Iron0.36 mg2%Iron in +Digestive Herb-Lax against 6,910 products0.36 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.2 mg to 18 mg, the median 5 mg.DV 18 mgUL 45 mg0.36 mg

94% of 6,910 products listing iron give more (median 5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 0.72 mg.

Sodium10 mg1%Sodium in +Digestive Herb-Lax against 14,514 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 15 mg to 142 mg, the median 55 mg.10 mg

78% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg). Per day at the most servings: 20 mg.

Herb-Lax Enhanced Proprietary Blend1.7 g
Senna leaf powderin the blend, no amount given
Total Sennosides16 mg
Licorice root powderin the blend, no amount given
Buckthorn bark powderin the blend, no amount given
Alfalfa leaf powderin the blend, no amount given
Fennel seed powderin the blend, no amount given
Anise seed powderin the blend, no amount given
Rhubarb root powderin the blend, no amount given
Blue Malva flower powderin the blend, no amount given
Culver's Root powderin the blend, no amount given

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 277475 (entered October 24, 2022), 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:

  • 91% of the 17,831 products that print an amount of calcium list more than its 20 mg of calcium (median 115 mg).
  • 94% of the 6,910 products that print an amount of iron list more than its 0.36 mg of iron (median 5 mg).

The NIH database records 1 to 2 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with +Digestive Herb-Lax's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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
Take this product two or more hours before or after any drug.
Directions: Adults and children 12 years of age and over: 4 tablets once or twice a day. Children under 12 years: consult a doctor.
Warnings
Caution: Ask a doctor before use if you are pregnant or nursing; have nausea, abdominal pain, vomiting, or a sudden change in bowel habits that lasts over a period of two weeks; or if you are taking any drug.
Laxatives may affect how drugs work. Stop use and ask a doctor if rectal bleeding or failure to have a bowel movement occurs after use of this product, which may indicate a serious condition, or if you need to use a laxative for more than one week.
Keep out of reach of children.
In case of overdose, get medical help or contact a poison control center immediately. Seal under cap for your protection.
Manufactured in a facility that may also process tree nuts, milk, egg, soy, wheat, shellfish, and fish.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten free
No artificial flavors, sweeteners, colors, or preservatives added.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 277475.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Croscarmellose Sodium, Corn Syrup, Solids, Karaya Gum.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Since Shaklee 1956 Safe Proven 100% guaranteed; Star-K (Kosher).

How many labels does +Digestive Herb-Lax have?

2 labels are on file under this name since February 23, 2022: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 277475 (current) Entered October 24, 2022 · off the market October 17, 2023 · 240 tablets
  2. Label 260984 Entered February 23, 2022 · off the market October 17, 2023 · 240 tablets

DSLD also links this label to: Herb-Lax (image difference, same product).

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

Who makes it?

The label names Shaklee Corporation (distributor), Pleasanton, CA. All Shaklee products.

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