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GastroMycin with Bismuth Salts

by Allergy Research Group · capsule · 150 vegetarian capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 13947 71030 6
  • DSLD label 258202
  • Serving 4 capsules
  • 37 servings

GastroMycin with Bismuth Salts by Allergy Research Group lists 7 ingredients, 7 with an amount per serving of 4 capsules, such as 240 mg of bismuth, 200 mg of activated charcoal, 400 mg of oregon grape powder and 300 mg of neem extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 18, 2021.

What is in GastroMycin with Bismuth Salts?

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

GastroMycin with Bismuth Salts: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 258202, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Bismuthas Bismuth SubsalicylateBismuth (Form: as Bismuth Subsalicylate)240 mg
Activated Charcoal200 mgActivated Charcoal in GastroMycin with Bismuth Salts against 103 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 300 mg to 570 mg, the median 520 mg.200 mg

90% of 103 products listing activated charcoal give more (median 520 mg). Per day at the most servings: 800 mg.

Oregon Grape powder400 mgOregon Grape in GastroMycin with Bismuth Salts against 104 products400 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 73.75 mg to 400 mg, the median 150 mg.400 mg

Higher than 74% of 104 products listing oregon grape (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,600 mg.

Neem extractas Bitters300 mgNeem in GastroMycin with Bismuth Salts against 82 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 749 mg, the median 400 mg.300 mg

55% of 82 products listing neem give more (median 400 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,200 mg.

Licorice extract200 mgLicorice in GastroMycin with Bismuth Salts against 888 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 42 mg to 300 mg, the median 100 mg.200 mg

Higher than 68% of 888 products listing licorice (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 800 mg.

Aloe vera extractAloe vera extract Genus: Aloe Species: vera Note: 200:140 mgAloe vera in GastroMycin with Bismuth Salts against 106 products40 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 40 mg to 275 mg, the median 80 mg.40 mg

74% of 106 products listing aloe vera give more (median 80 mg). Per day at the most servings: 160 mg.

Cinnamon extract20 mgCinnamon in GastroMycin with Bismuth Salts against 601 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 500 mg, the median 200 mg.20 mg

91% of 601 products listing cinnamon give more (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 80 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 258202 (entered December 18, 2021), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. 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:

  • 90% of the 103 products that print an amount of activated charcoal list more than its 200 mg of activated charcoal (median 520 mg).
  • 91% of the 601 products that print an amount of cinnamon list more than its 20 mg of cinnamon (median 200 mg).

The NIH database records 3 to 4 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 GastroMycin with Bismuth Salts'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
May be used in combination with item #73660 Mastica. Suggested Use As a dietary supplement, 4 capsules three or four times daily with meals, or as directed by a healthcare practitioner.
Warnings
Caution: Do not use this product if pregnant or nursing.
Do not use this product if you have fever, flu, chickenpox, or salicylate (aspirin) allergies.
Do not use longer than two months without the supervision of a healthcare practitioner.
Warning: Consuming this product can expose you to lead which is known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/food
Storage
Keep in a cool, dry place, tightly capped.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 258202.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, L-Leucine.

How many labels does GastroMycin with Bismuth Salts have?

11 labels are on file under this name since May 24, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 258202 (current) Entered December 18, 2021 · on the market · 150 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 13947 71030 6
  2. Label 258201 Entered December 18, 2021 · on the market · 150 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 13947 71030 6
  3. Label 233178 Entered August 23, 2020 · off the market August 2, 2021 · 150 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 13947 71030 6
  4. Label 233177 Entered August 23, 2020 · off the market August 2, 2021 · 150 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 13947 71030 6
  5. Label 207937 Entered November 21, 2019 · off the market August 4, 2020 · 150 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 13947 71030 6
  6. Label 207939 Entered October 23, 2019 · off the market August 4, 2020 · 150 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 13947 71030 6
  7. Label 183924 Entered January 7, 2019 · off the market June 26, 2019 · 150 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 13947 71030 6
  8. Label 78742 Entered September 21, 2017 · off the market June 26, 2019 · 150 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 13947 71030 6
  9. Label 78740 Entered September 21, 2017 · off the market July 19, 2018 · 150 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 13947 71030 6
  10. Label 54259 Entered January 25, 2016 · off the market July 31, 2017 · 150 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 13947 71030 6
  11. Label 20327 Entered May 24, 2013 · off the market November 18, 2015 · 150 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 13947 71030 6

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

Who makes it?

The label names Allergy Research Group (distributor), South Salt Lake, UT. All Allergy Research Group products.

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