Organic Throat Coat Original with Slippery Elm
by Traditional Medicinals · other (e.g. tea bag) · 16 wrapped tea bags
- On the market (NIH)
- DSLD label 307012
- Serving 1 tea bag (makes 8 fl. oz.)
- 16 servings
Organic Throat Coat Original with Slippery Elm by Traditional Medicinals lists 8 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 tea bag; 4 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 25, 2024.
What is in Organic Throat Coat Original with Slippery Elm?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 0 Calories | ||
| All Herbal Ingredients | no amount given | ||
| Licoriceorganic, 38% FairWild Certified ingredients by dry weight. www.fairwild.org | 760 mg | Higher than 94% of 888 products listing licorice (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 4,920 mg. | |
| Slippery Elmorganic | 80 mg | 69% of 232 products listing slippery elm give more (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 480 mg. | |
| Licorice Root Extract, Aqueous, Dryorganic, 6:1 | 60 mg | ||
| Marshmalloworganic | 60 mg | 69% of 290 products listing marshmallow give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 360 mg. | |
| Proprietary Blend | 1,040 mg | ||
| Wild Cherryas Prunus serotinaorganic | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Fennelorganic | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Cinnamonorganic | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Orangeorganic | in the blend, no amount given |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 307012 (entered July 25, 2024), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). 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 820 mg of licorice (2 rows of the label added together) is higher than 94% of the 888 licorice products that print an amount; 54 list more.
The NIH database records 4 to 6 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 Organic Throat Coat Original with Slippery Elm's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Herbal Throat Drops with Slippery ElmDr. Mercola 5 shared, 51% alike
- Throat ComfortYogi 6 shared, 50% alike
- Organic Throat CoatTraditional Medicinals · off the market 5 shared, 49% alike
- Organic Throat Coat Lemon EchinaceaTraditional Medicinals 5 shared, 43% alike
- AntisidMichael's Naturopathic Programs · off the market 5 shared, 39% alike
- AntisidMNP Michael's Naturopathic Programs 5 shared, 39% 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
- To enjoy Pour 8 oz. freshly boiled water over 1 tea bag. Cover & steep for 10-15 min. Squeeze & remove tea bag to ensure maximum goodness. Enjoy 4-6 cups per day. Especially good with honey.
- Warnings
- Consult your healthcare practitioner prior to use if you have low potassium levels; if you are taking diuretics, corticosteroids, cardiac glycosides such as digoxin, potassium depleting medications or if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.
- Do not use this product if you have high blood pressure, heart disease, or impaired kidney or liver function; or if you are allergic to plants in the parsley (Apiaceae) family.
- Not recommended for use with children under 12 years of age.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Caffeine free
- Non GMO Project Verified nongmoproject.org
Source: label statements in DSLD label 307012.
What else is on the label?
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): USDA Organic FairWild Non GMO Project Verified nongmoproject.org OK (Kosher) Certified B Corporation. Listed with: USDA Organic seal (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).
How many labels does Organic Throat Coat Original with Slippery Elm have?
2 labels are on file under this name since October 24, 2022: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 307012 (current) Entered July 25, 2024 · on the market · 16 wrapped tea bags
- Label 275036 Entered October 24, 2022 · off the market March 8, 2023 · 1.13 ounces · UPC 0 32917 00013 2
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Traditional Medicinals (manufacturer), Sebastopol, CA. All Traditional Medicinals products.