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Herbal Laxative Capsules

by Puritan's Pride · capsule · 250 rapid release capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 74312 12183 8
  • DSLD label 286197
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 125 servings

Herbal Laxative Capsules by Puritan's Pride lists 6 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 78 mg of cascara sagrada and 438 mg of senna leaf extract; 3 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 22, 2023.

What is in Herbal Laxative Capsules?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 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).

Herbal Laxative Capsules: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 286197, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Cascara Sagrada78 mgCascara Sagrada in Herbal Laxative Capsules against 240 products78 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 431.25 mg, the median 175 mg.78 mg

76% of 240 products listing cascara sagrada give more (median 175 mg). Per day at the most servings: 234 mg.

Senna leaf extractContains not less then438 mgAlexandrian senna in Herbal Laxative Capsules against 197 products438 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 125 mg to 720 mg, the median 285 mg.438 mg

Higher than 58% of 197 products listing alexandrian senna (median 285 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,314 mg.

Sennosides8 mg
Herbal Proprietary Blend456 mg
Fennelin the blend, no amount given
Licoricein the blend, no amount given
Uva Ursiin the blend, no amount given

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 286197 (entered June 22, 2023), 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?

Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient; 3 ingredients sit inside a blend, so their amounts cannot be compared.

The NIH database records 3 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?

2 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
Directions: For adults, take two (2) capsules three times daily, or six (6) capsules at night before retiring.
Warnings
Notice: This product contains Cascara Sagrada (rhammus purshiana) and senna (cassia angustifolia). Read and follow directions carefully. Do not use if you have or develop diarrhea, loose stools, or abdominal pain because cascara sagrada and 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.
Do not use if you have or develop diarrhea, loose stools, or abdominal pain because cascara sagrada and 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.
Warning: Limit use to no more than 1 to 2 weeks.
Not intended for use by persons under the age of 18. Keep out of reach of children.
Do not use if seal under cap is broken or missing.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No artificial color, flavor or sweetener, no preservatives, no sugar, no milk, no lactose, no soy, no gluten, no wheat, no yeast, no fish. Sodium free.
Storage
Store at room temperature.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 286197.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Rice Flour, Gelatin, Silica, Magnesium Stearate.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): QA Quality Assured.

How many labels does Herbal Laxative Capsules have?

2 labels are on file under this name since June 22, 2023: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 286197 (current) Entered June 22, 2023 · on the market · 250 rapid release capsules · UPC 0 74312 12183 8
  2. Label 286196 Entered June 22, 2023 · on the market · 100 rapid release capsules · UPC 0 74312 12180 7

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

Who makes it?

The label names Puritan's Pride, Inc. (manufacturer), Holbrook, NY, U.S.A.. All Puritan's Pride products.

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