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Senna

by NOW · other (e.g. tea bag) · 24 tea bags

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 33739 04236 1
  • DSLD label 78032
  • Serving 1 tea bag (2g)
  • 24 servings

Senna by NOW lists one ingredient: 2 g of organic senna per serving of 1 tea bag. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 21, 2017.

What is in Senna?

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).

Senna: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 78032, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories0 Calories
organic Sennaorganic Senna PlantPart: leaves Note: 2,000 mg2 gAlexandrian senna in Senna against 197 products2,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 125 mg to 720 mg, the median 285 mg.2,000 mg

Higher than 94% of 197 products listing alexandrian senna (median 285 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 78032 (entered September 21, 2017), 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 2,000 mg of organic senna (filed by NIH under alexandrian senna) is higher than 94% of the 197 alexandrian senna products that print an amount; 5 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
Instructions: Steep one tea bag in 6-8 ounces of boiling water for 4-6 minutes. Stir occasionally while steeping. Do not consume more than two cups per day. For occasional use only; do not use daily for longer than 1 to 2 weeks.
Warnings
Do not give to children.
Notice: This product contains senna. Read and follow directions carefully. Do not use if you have or develop diarrhea, loose stools, or abdominal pain because senna 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.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Contains no artificial colors, flavors, preservatives, or sugars.
Non-GMO
Caffeine-free

Source: label statements in DSLD label 78032.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: None.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): USDA Organic; Non GMO Project Verified nongmoproject.org; Triangle K. Listed with: USDA Organic seal (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does Senna have?

2 labels are on file under this name since September 21, 2017: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 78032 (current) Entered September 21, 2017 · on the market · 24 tea bags · UPC 7 33739 04236 1
  2. Label 78031 Entered September 21, 2017 · off the market June 20, 2017 · 24 tea bags · UPC 7 33739 04236 1

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

Who makes it?

The label names NOW FOODS (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.

Where next?