Prune & Senna
by Indiana Botanic Gardens · softgel capsule · 30 softgels
- Off the market since June 2022 (NIH)
- UPC 7 03308 81054 7
- DSLD label 47012
- Serving 1 softgel
Prune & Senna by Indiana Botanic Gardens lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 125 mg of prune extract and 12 mg of senna extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 25, 2015.
What is in Prune & Senna?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 softgel. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prune extract | 125 mg | Higher than 58% of 79 products listing plum (median 100 mg). | |
| 5:1 Prune extract concentrate | 25 mg | ||
| Senna extractas Sennoside A, Sennoside BSenna extract (Form: containing Sennoside A, and Sennoside B) PlantPart: leaf | 12 mg | 96% of 197 products listing alexandrian senna give more (median 285 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 47012 (entered June 25, 2015), 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:
- 96% of the 197 products that print an amount of alexandrian senna list more than its 12 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 Prune & Senna's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- PrunelaxGarden House USA 2 shared, 65% alike
- Prune Senna ConcentrateMason Natural 2 shared, 60% alike
- Prune & SennaDC 2 shared, 55% alike
- Prune & SennaWonder Laboratories 2 shared, 55% alike
- SennaGNC Herbal Plus Standardized 1 shared, 54% alike
- Herb Lax Tea BagsNew Sun 1 shared, 54% 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: Take one (1) softgel at bedtime or when desired, as a dietary supplement, or as directed by a physician.
- Warnings
- For your protection, this container has an outer safety seal. (Do not accept if missing or broken.)
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN
- Warning: 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.
- If you are taking any medications or are pregnant or nursing, do not use prior to consulting a physician.
- Storage
- Store at room temperature.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 47012.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Soybean Oil, Gelatin, Vegetable Glycerine, yellow Beeswax, natural Caramel color, Soy Lecithin, Titanium Dioxide color, purified Water.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): IBG INDIANA BOTANIC GARDENS(R).
How many labels does Prune & Senna have?
2 labels are on file under this name since December 23, 2011: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 47012 (current) Entered June 25, 2015 · off the market June 1, 2022 · 30 softgels · UPC 7 03308 81054 7
- Label 3359 Entered December 23, 2011 · off the market June 5, 2015 · 30 softgels · UPC 7 03308 81054 7
DSLD also links this label to: Prune & Senna (image 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 INDIANA BOTANIC GARDENS, INC. (distributor), HOBART, IN. All Indiana Botanic Gardens products.