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Senna Psyllium Cascara Complex

by Swanson Premium Brand · capsule · 90 capsules

  • Off the market since December 2023 (NIH)
  • UPC 0 87614 11137 7
  • DSLD label 202986
  • Serving 1 capsule

Senna Psyllium Cascara Complex by Swanson Premium Brand lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 350 mg of senna, 100 mg of cascara sagrada and 100 mg of psyllium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 28, 2019.

What is in Senna Psyllium Cascara Complex?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. 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 Psyllium Cascara Complex: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 202986, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Senna350 mgAlexandrian senna in Senna Psyllium Cascara Complex against 197 products350 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 125 mg to 720 mg, the median 285 mg.350 mg

Higher than 55% of 197 products listing alexandrian senna (median 285 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,050 mg.

Cascara Sagrada100 mgCascara Sagrada in Senna Psyllium Cascara Complex against 240 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 431.25 mg, the median 175 mg.100 mg

68% of 240 products listing cascara sagrada give more (median 175 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

Psyllium100 mgPsyllium fiber in Senna Psyllium Cascara Complex against 261 products0.1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.3 g to 4.16 g, the median 1.47 g.0.1 g

90% of 261 products listing psyllium fiber give more (median 1.47 g). Per day at the most servings: 0.3 g.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 202986 (entered May 28, 2019), 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 261 products that print an amount of psyllium fiber list more than its 0.1 g of psyllium fiber (median 1.47 g).

The NIH database records 1 to 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Senna Psyllium Cascara Complex's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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, take one capsule one to three times per day with a full glass of water.
Warnings
Do not use if seal is broken.
Keep out of reach of children.
Warning: This product contains senna and cascara. Read and follow directions carefully. Do not use if you have or develop diarrhea, loose stools or abdominal pain as this product 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.
Not recommended for extended use.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 202986.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Rice Extract Blend, Silica.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Guaranteed purity & potency.

How many labels does Senna Psyllium Cascara Complex have?

2 labels are on file under this name since July 25, 2018: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 202986 (current) Entered May 28, 2019 · off the market December 5, 2023 · 90 capsules · UPC 0 87614 11137 7
  2. Label 176757 Entered July 25, 2018 · off the market May 21, 2018 · 90 capsules · UPC 0 87614 11137 7

DSLD also links this label to: Senna, Cascara & Psyllium Complex (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 Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson Premium Brand products.

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