Herb-Lax
by Shaklee · tablet or pill · 240 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- DSLD label 318618
- Serving 4 tablets
- 60 servings
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 September 25, 2024.
What is in 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 10 Calories | ||
| Total Carbohydrates | 2 g | 1% | 58% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 4 g. |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g | 4% | 56% of 6,987 products listing fiber give more (median 2 g). Per day at the most servings: 2 g. |
| Calcium | 20 mg | 2% | 91% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 40 mg. |
| Iron | 0.36 mg | 2% | 94% of 6,910 products listing iron give more (median 5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 0.72 mg. |
| Sodium | 10 mg | 1% | 78% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg). Per day at the most servings: 20 mg. |
| Herb-Lax Enhanced Proprietary Blend | 1.7 g | ||
| Senna, Powderas Cassia angustifolia, Powder | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Sennosides | 16 mg | ||
| Licorice, Powder | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Buckthorn, Powderas Rhamnus frangula, Powder | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Alfalfa, Powder | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Fennel, Powder | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Anise, Powder | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Rhubarb, Powderas Rheum palmatum, Powder | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Blue Malva, Powderas Malva sylvestris, Powder | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Culver's Root, Powderas Veronicastrum virginicum, Powder | in the blend, no amount given |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 318618 (entered September 25, 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:
- 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 Herb-Lax's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- +Digestive Herb-LaxShaklee · off the market 12 shared, 57% alike
- +Cleanse 7-Day Healthy CleanseShaklee 12 shared, 44% alike
- Neo-LaxNeoLife Nutritionals 6 shared, 39% alike
- 7-Day Healthy CleanseShaklee 11 shared, 37% alike
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
- 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. In case of overdose, get medical help or contact a poison control center immediately.
- Keep out of reach of children. Children under 12 years: consult a doctor.
- 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
- GF Gluten free Dairy free Soy free No artificial flavors, sweeteners, colors, or preservatives
Source: label statements in DSLD label 318618.
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): Shaklee Since 1956 Safe Proven 100% Guaranteed Star-K (Kosher).
How many labels does Herb-Lax have?
3 labels are on file under this name since January 25, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 318618 (current) Entered September 25, 2024 · on the market · 240 tablets
- Label 5010 Entered January 25, 2012 · on the market · 60 tablets
- Label 5009 Entered January 25, 2012 · off the market September 17, 2021 · 240 tablets
DSLD also links this label to: +Digestive Herb-Lax (image difference, same product), +Digestive 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.