Herbal Actives Cascara Sagrada 100 mg/25-30% Hydroxyanthracene Derivatives
by Nature's Plus · capsule · 60 vegetarian capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 97467 07136 0
- DSLD label 49349
- Serving 1 capsule
Herbal Actives Cascara Sagrada 100 mg/25-30% Hydroxyanthracene Derivatives by Nature's Plus lists one ingredient: 100 mg of cascara sagrada per serving of 1 capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 25, 2015.
What is in Herbal Actives Cascara Sagrada 100 mg/25-30% Hydroxyanthracene Derivatives?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cascara Sagradaas Hydroxyanthracene DerivativesCascara Sagrada (Form: standardized [25-30 mg] 25- 30% hydroxyanthracene derivatives) PlantPart: bark Genus: Rhamnus Species: purshiana | 100 mg | 68% of 240 products listing cascara sagrada give more (median 175 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 49349 (entered August 25, 2015), 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?
Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.
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.
- Cascara Sagrada 100 mgNature's Plus Herbal Actives · off the market same ingredients
- Cascara Sagrada Max-VDouglas Laboratories same ingredients
- Cascara Sagrada Bark 270 mgNature's Way same ingredients
- Cascara Sagrada 270 mgNature's Way same ingredients
- Cascara Sagrada Bark 350 mgNature's Way · off the market same ingredients
- Cascara Sagrada 350 mgDr. Clark Research Association Dr. Clark Zentrum same ingredients
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: As a dietary supplement offering the consistent benefits of exact potency, one capsule daily or as recommended by your health care professional.
- Warnings
- NOTICE: This product contains cascara. Read and follow directions carefully. Do not use if you have or develop diarrhea, loose stools, or abdominal pain because cascara may worsen these conditions and be harmful to your health.
- Consult your physician if you have frequent diarrhea or if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
- Printed HerbaShield inner seal and full bottle seal. Do not use if either seal is missing or broken.
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Free from artificial colors and preservatives. Free from the common allergens yeast, wheat, soy and milk.
- Storage
- KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED IN A COOL, DRY PLACE.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 49349.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Vegetable Cellulose, Silica, Magnesium Stearate, purified Water.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): HerbaShield(R); GUARANTEED MAXIMUM POTENCY(R); GLUTEN Free.
How many labels does Herbal Actives Cascara Sagrada 100 mg/25-30% Hydroxyanthracene Derivatives have?
One label is on file, entered on August 25, 2015.
- Label 49349 (current) Entered August 25, 2015 · on the market · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 97467 07136 0
DSLD also links this label to: Cascara Sagrada 100 mg (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 Natural Organics Laboratories, Inc. makers of Nature's Plus (manufacturer), Amityville, New York. All Nature's Plus products.