Natural health product · NPN 80048371
BulkLax V
Yes: licensed in Canada
The product licence is active. Whether the product is actually on the market is a separate, voluntary notice; the official record shows it.
- Natural Product Number (NPN)
- 80048371
- Licence holder
- St. Francis Herb Farm Inc.Combermere, Ontario, Canada
- Dosage form
- Powder
- Route
- Oral
- Licensing route
- Non-Traditional
- First licensed
- February 14, 2014
- Licence last revised
- July 9, 2015
Also sold as
Other product names on the same licence.
- BulkLax
- Psyllium Combo
- Psyllium Herbal Bowel Cleanse
- Psyllium Herbal Bowel Formula
- Psyllium Intestinal Detox Formula
- Psyllium Intestinal Formula
- Psyllium Intestinal Tonic Formula
- Psyllium Seed Combo
- Psyllium-Triphala Intestinal Tonic Formula
Medicinal ingredients
Per dosage unit, as licensed.
| Ingredient | Amount | Source and potency |
|---|---|---|
| D-Galacto-L-arabinanArabinogalactan | 1.26 g | Arabinogalactan |
| PectinFruit | 0.35 g | Fruit |
| Phyllanthus emblicaFruit | 0.165 g | Fruit |
| Pimpinella anisumFruit | 0.175 g | Fruit |
| Zingiber officinaleRhizome | 0.042 g | Rhizome |
| Plantago ovataplantago ovata-seed | 1.428 g | plantago ovata-seed |
| Plantago ovataPlantago ovata husk | 1.428 g | Plantago ovata husk |
| Terminalia chebulaFruit | 0.165 g | Fruit |
| Althaea officinalisRoot | 0.175 g | Root |
| Terminalia belliricaFruit | 0.165 g | Fruit |
| Mentha x piperitaLeaf | 0.035 g | Leaf |
What it is licensed for
The licence’s own wording. Directions, doses, cautions and warnings are on the official record and the label.
- Used in Herbal Medicine as a bulk-forming laxative. Used in Herbal Medicine to promote bowel movements by increasing bulk volume and water content. Used in Herbal Medicine to provide gentle relief of constipation and/or irregularity. Triphala is used in traditional Ayurvedic medicine as a tonic to the intestines to promote digestive power. Triphala is used in traditional Ayurvedic medicine as a Rasayana - tonic to the whole system for rejuvenation, recuperation and vitality.
Non-medicinal ingredients
Slippery elm bark powder
Recalls and safety alerts that mention it
Health Canada’s recall notices do not carry licence numbers, so these are matched by name: notices whose title or product names “bulklax”. A notice may cover another product or only some lots: read it to see what it covers.
- Bulklax V (2015-04-13)April 20, 2015 · Natural health products · Product safety · Type I
- St. Francis Herb Farm "Bulklax V" and "All Seasons Detox Kit" recalled due to high levels of lead and/or arsenicApril 15, 2015 · Natural health products
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