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Herbal Laxative

by Vitamin World · capsule · 100 rapid release capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 74312 72180 9
  • DSLD label 608
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 50 servings

Herbal Laxative by Vitamin World lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 78 mg of cascara sagrada and 438 mg of senna extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 26, 2011.

What is in Herbal Laxative?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 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).

Herbal Laxative: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 608, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Cascara Sagrada78 mgCascara Sagrada in Herbal Laxative against 240 products78 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 431.25 mg, the median 175 mg.78 mg

76% of 240 products listing cascara sagrada give more (median 175 mg). Per day at the most servings: 234 mg.

Senna extract438 mgAlexandrian senna in Herbal Laxative against 197 products438 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 125 mg to 720 mg, the median 285 mg.438 mg

Higher than 58% of 197 products listing alexandrian senna (median 285 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,314 mg.

contains not less than 8 mg of Sennosidesmore than 8 mg
Herbal Proprietary Blendas Fennel, Licorice, Uva UrsiHerbal Proprietary Blend (Form: Contains Fennel PlantPart: Seed, Licorice PlantPart: Root, Uva Ursi PlantPart: Leaves)456 mg

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 608 (entered October 26, 2011), 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 3 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?

1 product lists 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
DIRECTIONS: For adults, take two (2) capsules three times daily, or six (6) capsules at night before retiring.
Warnings
WARNING: Not intended for use by pregnant or nursing women. If you are taking any medications, consult your doctor before use. Limit use to no more than two weeks. Discontinue use and consult your doctor if any adverse reactions occur. Not intended for use by persons under the age of 18. Keep out of reach of children. Store at room temperature. Do not use if seal under cap is broken or missing.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No Artificial Color, Flavor or Sweetener, No Preservatives, No Sugar, No Milk, No Lactose, No Soy, No Gluten, No Wheat, No Yeast, No Fish. Sodium Free.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 608.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Rice Flour, Gelatin, Vegetable Magnesium Stearate, Silica.

How many labels does Herbal Laxative have?

2 labels are on file under this name since October 26, 2011: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 609 Entered October 26, 2011 · off the market January 1, 2012 · 250 rapid release capsules · UPC 0 74312 72183 0
  2. Label 608 (current) Entered October 26, 2011 · on the market · 100 rapid release capsules · UPC 0 74312 72180 9

DSLD also links this label to: Herbal Laxative Capsules (package size 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 Vitamin World, Inc. (manufacturer), Ronkonkoma, NY, U.S.A.. All Vitamin World products.

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