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Herb Lax Tea Bags

by New Sun · other (e.g. tea bag) · 30 tea bags

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 83-8
  • DSLD label 12420
  • Serving 1 tea bag (1,900 mg)
  • 30 servings

Herb Lax Tea Bags by New Sun lists one ingredient: 1,900 mg of senna per serving of 1 tea bag. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 24, 2012.

What is in Herb Lax Tea Bags?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tea bag. 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).

Herb Lax Tea Bags: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 12420, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Senna1,900 mgAlexandrian senna in Herb Lax Tea Bags against 197 products1,900 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 125 mg to 720 mg, the median 285 mg.1,900 mg

Higher than 92% of 197 products listing alexandrian senna (median 285 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 12420 (entered August 24, 2012), 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:

  • Its 1,900 mg of alexandrian senna is higher than 92% of the 197 alexandrian senna products that print an amount; 11 list more.

The NIH database records one serving 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
Recommendation: First time users should start with diluted strength and graduallly increase the strength to meet their needs. As a dietary supplement: For diluted strength: Begin using one tea bag in 2 - 3 cups of water. Steep 2 - 3 minutes. Drink only one cup and save the rest for the next 1 or 2 nights as your body requires. For regular strength: Use one tea bag to each cup of water and steep to the strength you desire. Drink one cup each night before bedtime as needed.
Warnings
Do not use if outer shrink wrap is missing.
Keep out of reach of children.
Warning: Do not take if pregnant or nursing.
Do not use this product if you have abdominal pain or diarrhea. Discontinue use in the event of diarrhea or watery stools. Do not exceed recommended dose. Not for long-term use.
Not for children under 12.
Allergens and what it does not contain
This product does not contain: sugar, salt, starch, yeast, wheat, gluten, corn, egg or preservatives.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 12420.

How many labels does Herb Lax Tea Bags have?

One label is on file, entered on August 24, 2012.

  1. Label 12420 (current) Entered August 24, 2012 · on the market · 30 tea bags · UPC 83-8

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

Who makes it?

The label names New Sun, Inc. (manufacturer), Hendersonville, NC. All New Sun products.

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