GastroMycin with Bismuth Salts
by NutriCology · capsule · 150 vegetarian capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 13947 51030 2
- DSLD label 258586
- Serving 4 capsules
- 37 servings
GastroMycin with Bismuth Salts by NutriCology lists 7 ingredients, 7 with an amount per serving of 4 capsules, such as 240 mg of bismuth, 200 mg of activated charcoal, 400 mg of oregon grape root powder and 300 mg of neem leaf extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 22, 2022.
What is in GastroMycin with Bismuth Salts?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 4 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bismuthas Bismuth Subsalicylate | 240 mg | ||
| Activated Charcoal | 200 mg | 90% of 103 products listing activated charcoal give more (median 520 mg). Per day at the most servings: 800 mg. | |
| Oregon Grape root powder | 400 mg | Higher than 74% of 104 products listing oregon grape (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,600 mg. | |
| Neem Leaf Extractas BittersStandardized 5% Bitters | 300 mg | 55% of 82 products listing neem give more (median 400 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,200 mg. | |
| Licorice root extractas Deglycyrrhizinated Licorice | 20 mg | 88% of 888 products listing licorice give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 80 mg. | |
| Aloe vera extract200:1 | 40 mg | 67% of 523 products listing aloe give more (median 51 mg). Per day at the most servings: 160 mg. | |
| Cinnamon bark extract | 20 mg | 91% of 601 products listing cinnamon give more (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 80 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 258586 (entered January 22, 2022), 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:
- 90% of the 103 products that print an amount of activated charcoal list more than its 200 mg of activated charcoal (median 520 mg).
- 88% of the 888 products that print an amount of licorice list more than its 20 mg of licorice (median 100 mg).
- 91% of the 601 products that print an amount of cinnamon list more than its 20 mg of cinnamon (median 200 mg).
The NIH database records 3 to 4 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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with GastroMycin with Bismuth Salts's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- GastroMycin with Bismuth SaltsAllergy Research Group 6 shared, 76% alike
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 As a dietary supplement, 4 capsules three or four times daily with meals, or as directed by a healthcare practitioner.
- Warnings
- Caution: Do not use this product if pregnant or nursing.
- Warning: Consuming this product can expose you to lead which is known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/food
- Do not use this product if you have fever, flu, chickenpox, or salicylate (aspirin) allergies.
- Do not use longer than two months without the supervision of a healthcare practitioner.
- Storage
- Keep in a cool, dry place, tightly capped.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 258586.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, L-Leucine.
How many labels does GastroMycin with Bismuth Salts have?
5 labels are on file under this name since February 25, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 258586 (current) Entered January 22, 2022 · on the market · 150 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 13947 51030 2
- Label 258581 Entered January 22, 2022 · on the market · 150 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 13947 51030 2
- Label 235478 Entered September 25, 2020 · off the market August 2, 2021 · 150 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 13947 51030 2
- Label 235477 Entered September 25, 2020 · off the market August 2, 2021 · 150 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 13947 51030 2
- Label 184182 Entered February 25, 2019 · off the market August 4, 2020 · 150 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 13947 51030 2
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names NutriCology (distributor), South Salt Lake, UT. All NutriCology products.