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Herbal Laxative

by Thorne Research · capsule · 90 vegetarian capsules

  • Off the market since December 2019 (NIH)
  • UPC 6 93749 76802 9
  • DSLD label 16088
  • Serving 1 capsule

Herbal Laxative by Thorne Research lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 125 mg of cascara sagrada extract, 50 mg of blue flag, 25 mg of chinese rhubarb extract and 15 mg of frangula extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 21, 2012.

What is in Herbal Laxative?

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).

Herbal Laxative: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 16088, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Cascara Sagrada extract125 mgCascara Sagrada in Herbal Laxative against 240 products125 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 431.25 mg, the median 175 mg.125 mg

63% of 240 products listing cascara sagrada give more (median 175 mg).

Blue Flag50 mg
Chinese Rhubarb extract25 mgChinese Rhubarb in Herbal Laxative against 86 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 33 mg to 450 mg, the median 100 mg.25 mg

79% of 86 products listing chinese rhubarb give more (median 100 mg).

Frangula extract15 mg
Senna extract10 mgAlexandrian senna in Herbal Laxative against 197 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 125 mg to 720 mg, the median 285 mg.10 mg

98% of 197 products listing alexandrian senna give more (median 285 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 16088 (entered December 21, 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:

  • 98% of the 197 products that print an amount of alexandrian senna list more than its 10 mg of senna extract (filed by NIH under alexandrian senna) (median 285 mg).

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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Herbal Laxative'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
Suggested Use: Take 1 capsule daily as needed or as recommended by your health-care practitioner.
Warnings
Tamper Evident: Use only if bottle is sealed.
WARNING: If pregnant, nursing, or trying to conceive, do not use this product.
All of Herbal Laxative’s ingredients have laxative-like properties. Do not use if you are having abdominal pain or diarrhea. Discontinue use if you begin to experience diarrhea or watery stools. Do not exceed the Suggested Use. Not for long-term use.
Storage
Store tightly sealed in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 16088.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose (derived from Cellulose) Capsule, Leucine, Silicon Dioxide.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): (image)(R)HYPOALLERGENIC.

How many labels does Herbal Laxative have?

One label is on file, entered on December 21, 2012.

  1. Label 16088 (current) Entered December 21, 2012 · off the market December 18, 2019 · 90 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 93749 76802 9

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

Who makes it?

The label names Thorne Research, Inc. (manufacturer), Dover, Idaho. All Thorne Research products.

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