Natural Factors Natural Factors - Heartburn Chew, 90 chew tabs
Natural Factors Heartburn Chew contains a harmonious blend of amla, deglycyrrhizinated licorice root (DGL), and slippery elm to help relieve minor inflammations of the gastrointestinal tract, abdominal pain, and burning sensation in the stomach. These three botanicals are clinically researched for their soothing and protective activities within the gastrointestinal tract and its mucous membranes. Simply take one apple-ginger flavoured chewable tablet 20 minutes before each meal, or between meals three times daily.
Price
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Why people keep reordering it
- Researched strains
- Specific, studied strains at counts high enough to reach your gut.
- Guaranteed live cultures
- Potency held through the end of shelf life, not just at manufacture.
- Digestive balance
- Supports regularity, bloating and a healthy gut barrier.
Best suited to: wants something chewable before a meal out, reacted badly to whole licorice root, wants a demulcent rather than an acid neutraliser.
What the research supports
Each chewable tablet has 380 mg of deglycyrrhizinated licorice root plus 100 mg of slippery elm. Label dose is 1 tablet 3 times daily; 90 tablets last 30 days.
Clinical use is 760 mg of DGL chewed before a meal.
- Stomach comfort (evidence: moderate, from randomized controlled trial, clinical case series)
- Deglycyrrhizinated licorice forms a soothing coat over the stomach lining before a meal reaches it. Chewed doses of 380 to 760 mg have decades of supporting human use, though most studies are small and old.
- Mucosal coating (evidence: limited, from mechanistic, small clinical studies)
- Slippery elm mucilage forms a physical gel that coats tissue on contact, but the human evidence is thin and 100 mg is well below traditional demulcent amounts.
- Gut antioxidants (evidence: limited, from mechanistic, small clinical studies)
- Amla is rich in vitamin C and tannins with antioxidant activity in lab and animal work, and 25 mg of a 50:1 extract is a modest addition alongside the DGL.
Read the literature: Stomach comfort on PubMed, Mucosal coating on PubMed, Gut antioxidants on PubMed.
Is it right for you
Worth it if
- Wants something chewable before a meal out
- One tablet 20 minutes before eating is the label's own timing, and being a chewable it needs no water.
- Reacted badly to whole licorice root
- The glycyrrhizin has been removed here, and glycyrrhizin is the fraction responsible for the potassium and blood pressure effects that keep plain licorice root to short courses.
- Wants a demulcent rather than an acid neutraliser
- DGL and slippery elm both work by supporting the mucous layer lining the stomach, so they do not change stomach pH.
Look elsewhere if
- Has abdominal pain that keeps coming back
- See a practitioner instead of self-treating. The label itself says to stop and get checked if pain, nausea, fever or vomiting appear.
- Wants everything in one morning handful
- This has to sit two hours away from anything else you take daily, so a single-dose routine will not work. Choose something without that timing requirement.
- Pregnant or breastfeeding
- Licorice-derived products carry a caution here. Ask a practitioner for something suited to that situation.
What to expect
This works on contact and within minutes, not over weeks. Chewed 20 minutes before a meal it is meant to be in place before food arrives. If three days of consistent use changes nothing, it is not going to, and the label says the same: stop and see a practitioner.
How it compares
- Compared with plain licorice root capsules
- With the glycyrrhizin removed this can be used three times a day, where whole licorice root is held to short low-dose stretches. The tradeoff: You give up glycyrrhizin's own activity, and DGL only works chewed, so there is no swallow-and-go version of this.
- Compared with a slippery elm or marshmallow root powder
- The DGL is the piece with clinical use behind it, and 380 mg per tablet is a real amount of it rather than a garnish. The tradeoff: A spoon of demulcent powder in water gives far more coating material than the 100 mg of slippery elm in this tablet, so if the soothing coat is the goal, powder delivers more of it.
Product details
- Medicinal ingredients
- DGL extract (Glycyrrhiza glabra) (root), Slippery elm (Ulmus rubra) (stem bark inner), Amla extract 50:1 (Phyllanthus emblica) (fruit)
- Ingredient form
- chew tabs
- Servings per container
- 90
- Suggested use
- Chew 1 tablet 3 times daily, between meals or 20 minutes before meals, or use as directed by a health care practitioner. Take 2 hours before or after taking other medications
- Country of manufacture
- Canada
- Independent testing
- ISURA
- Certifications
- Non-GMO, Made in Canada
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place
- Brand
- Natural Factors
How to take it
Chew 1 tablet 3 times daily, between meals or 20 minutes before meals, or use as directed by a health care practitioner. Take 2 hours before or after taking other medications
- Store in a cool, dry place away from direct light.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Consult a practitioner if you are pregnant, nursing or on medication.
Ingredients
Each chewable tablet contains
- DGL extract (Glycyrrhiza glabra) (root)
- 380 mg
- Slippery elm (Ulmus rubra) (stem bark inner)
- 100 mg
- Amla extract 50:1 (Phyllanthus emblica) (fruit)
- 25 mg
Free from
Contains no artificial colours, preservatives, or sweeteners; no dairy, starch, sugar, wheat, gluten, yeast, soy, egg, fish, shellfish, animal products, salt, tree nuts, or genetically modified genes or proteins. Suitable for vegetarians/vegans.
Interactions and cautions
- Medications
- May interact with certain prescription medications. Review with your pharmacist if you take daily medication.
- Timing
- If taking antibiotics, separate doses by 2 to 3 hours.
- Pregnancy and breastfeeding
- Consult a healthcare practitioner before use if pregnant or breastfeeding.
- General
- Use only as directed. Discontinue and consult a practitioner if you experience an adverse reaction.
This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent disease. Consult a healthcare practitioner before use. Free certified advisors are available at 1-888-386-1211, Mon to Fri, 9am to 5pm PT.
Questions about Natural Factors - Heartburn Chew
- Is this the genuine, authentic product?
- Yes. It is identical to what you would pay full price for anywhere else, sourced through our authorized supplier relationships.
- How is the price below retail?
- We buy direct, with nobody in the middle taking a cut, and we sell it for close to what we paid. You see the price privately because you have unlocked the Vault.
- How fast does it ship?
- Orders placed before 12pm PT are processed the same day and ship within two business days. Shipping is free over $89, and a flat $9.95 under that.
- Can I return it?
- You have 30 days after it arrives to request a return. Product must be unused, in its original packaging, with proof of purchase, and return shipping is paid by you. Find it cheaper anywhere in Canada and we will match the price.