Water-Away – Herbal Fluid Balance Support | 60 Vegetarian Tablets
Water-Away is an herbal fluid balance formula in 60 vegetarian tablets. Each one-tablet serving combines 120 mg uva ursi leaf 4:1 extract, 60 mg juniper berry 20:1 extract, 30 mg buchu leaf 4:1 extract, 30 mg black radish root, 30 mg parsley leaf, 20 mg asparagus root 5:1 extract and 33 mg potassium from potassium chloride, to support the body's normal fluid balance.†
Water-Away is for the days you feel puffy and heavy: the salty restaurant dinner, the long flight, the hot week, the stretch before your period. It puts six herbs, several with a long history of use for supporting urine flow, plus a little potassium, into one tablet you take before a meal.†
Here's the candid part. These herbs have a long traditional track record, and there's lab and animal research on how some of them work. Nobody has run a human trial on this exact formula, though, and human research on these herbs for fluid balance is thin. Below is what's known and what isn't.
Why people take Water-Away
- Normal fluid balance. The whole formula is built around one job: supporting the way your body normally manages water.†
- Urinary tract function. Uva ursi, juniper and buchu are classic herbs traditionally used to support normal urine flow and urinary tract health.†
- A small electrolyte assist. Each tablet adds 33 mg of potassium, the electrolyte that manages fluid inside your cells. It's a supporting player, not a headliner.†
- Made for occasional puffy days. Take it around the salty dinner, the travel day or the heat wave, when water weight and that bloated feeling tend to show up.†
- Six herbs, one tablet. That's what "Single Bottle Solution" on the label means: one formula, not a shelf of single-herb bottles.†
What's in each serving
| Ingredient | Amount per serving | % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|
| Potassium (from 63 mg potassium chloride - electrolytes) | 33 mg | <1% |
| Uva Ursi Leaf 4:1 Extract (Arctostaphylos uva ursi) | 120 mg | * |
| Juniper Berry 20:1 Extract (Juniperus communis) | 60 mg | * |
| Buchu Leaf 4:1 Extract (Agathosma betulina) | 30 mg | * |
| Black Radish Root (Raphanus sativus) | 30 mg | * |
| Parsley Leaf (Petroselinum crispum) | 30 mg | * |
| Asparagus Root 5:1 Extract (Asparagus cochinchinensis) | 20 mg | * |
*Daily Value not established. Serving size: 1 Vegetarian Tablet. The bottle holds 60 vegetarian tablets, so it contains 60 one-tablet servings. Other ingredients, as printed on the label: "Vegetable cellulose (preservative-free, from capsule shell), organic rice extract, cellulose, and organic rice concentrate."
How Water-Away works
Your kidneys run the water budget. They decide how much sodium, potassium and water to keep and how much to send out. Sodium mostly governs the fluid outside your cells and potassium the fluid inside them, as the NIH fact sheet on potassium explains. After a salty meal, your body hangs on to extra water to keep sodium in balance, which can leave you feeling puffy. Several of the herbs in Water-Away, led by uva ursi, juniper, buchu and parsley, are ones people have traditionally used to support normal urine flow.†
Uva ursi leaf (120 mg, 4:1 extract)
Uva ursi is bearberry, a low evergreen shrub whose leaves have a long history in European herbal practice for urinary support. Its main compound is arbutin. In a randomized crossover study in 16 healthy volunteers, about 65% of the arbutin from a single dose of bearberry leaf extract came out in urine as hydroquinone compounds, peaking roughly 3.6 to 4.4 hours after the dose. That's how uva ursi's compounds reach the urinary tract. What the study didn't measure is fluid balance or how anyone felt.
Juniper berry (60 mg, 20:1 extract)
Yes, the same berry that flavors gin. Juniper has a long run in European herbal tradition for supporting urine flow, and this is a concentrated 20:1 extract. Straight talk: human trials on juniper and fluid balance are missing, and a 2007 review of herbs studied for urine output did not name juniper, uva ursi or buchu among its most promising plants.
Buchu leaf (30 mg, 4:1 extract)
Buchu is a South African shrub whose aromatic leaf oil also shows up in flavors and fragrances. It was a popular remedy in the United States in the 1800s. A 2022 review of buchu research found the modern pharmacology work scarce, mostly cell and animal studies, and said health claims need randomized, placebo-controlled human trials. Buchu earns its spot through tradition, not clinical data.
Parsley leaf (30 mg)
Parsley's effect on urine output has been studied directly, though not in people. In a rat study of parsley extract, rats drinking a parsley seed extract made more urine over 24 hours. The researchers traced it to a slower sodium-potassium pump in the kidney: less sodium pulled back into the body, so more water follows it out. The 2007 review listed parsley among the more promising herbs while noting the number of studies is limited. Two honest caveats: those rats got seed extract, and our 30 mg is leaf.
Black radish root (30 mg) and asparagus root (20 mg, 5:1 extract)
Black radish is a cruciferous root, a cousin of cabbage and broccoli. Its signature compounds are glucosinolates, and a lab analysis of black radish supplements identified six different ones. The asparagus root here is Asparagus cochinchinensis, Chinese asparagus, a long-standing herb in traditional Chinese practice. For both, human research on fluid balance is lacking.
Potassium (33 mg from potassium chloride)
Potassium is the main electrolyte inside your cells and works opposite sodium. Honest math: 33 mg is less than 1% of the Daily Value. The NIH adequate intake for potassium is 2,600 mg a day for adult women and 3,400 mg for men, and foods like lentils, beans, potatoes, bananas and spinach are good sources. The potassium here rounds out the formula; it isn't a way to meet your daily needs.†
How to take Water-Away
The label says: "One to three tablets with a glass of water before a meal, as a dietary supplement."
Starting with one tablet lets you see how you do before moving up within the label's range. If you notice more bathroom trips, take it before breakfast or lunch rather than dinner.
Ask your healthcare practitioner before use if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition. That goes double if you take a prescription water pill, blood pressure medicine, or anything else that affects your fluid or potassium levels.
Don't take our word for it
- Verified by independent labs. ISO 17025-accredited labs check our test results.
- Every ingredient lot tested before use. Federal rules only require an identity test on incoming dietary ingredients. We test every incoming lot, from the uva ursi to the potassium chloride, for identity, potency, heavy metals and microbes.
- If it misses spec, it doesn't go in a bottle. More than 99% of our tests pass, and the lots that don't are turned away.
- A certificate of analysis for every lot. Every lot of Water-Away gets one, so the numbers on the label have paperwork behind them.
Made in the USA. Made and tested in Mt. Angel, Oregon. That's a farm town of about 3,500 people in the Willamette Valley, where our formulators, makers and testers work under one roof in a UL-certified cGMP facility. The owners work in the building too, and the company has been owner-run since 2017. We've been making supplements in Oregon since 1974. That's 52 years, and we're not getting old either.
Frequently asked questions
How many Water-Away tablets should I take?
The label says one to three tablets with a glass of water before a meal. The Supplement Facts amounts are per tablet, so two tablets double every number in the table.
How soon will I notice a difference?
We can't give you a reliable timeline, because no one has studied this exact formula in people. In healthy volunteers, the breakdown products of uva ursi's arbutin peaked in urine about 3.6 to 4.4 hours after a single dose of bearberry leaf extract. That tells you how fast the body processes it, not how you'll feel.
Is Water-Away a water pill?
No. It's a dietary supplement made to support normal fluid balance, not a drug.† If you've been prescribed a diuretic, keep taking it as directed and talk with your prescriber before adding Water-Away. Sudden, painful or lasting swelling is a reason to see your doctor.
What do 4:1, 5:1 and 20:1 mean on the label?
They're extract ratios: roughly how many parts of dried plant went into one part of extract. A 4:1 uva ursi extract started with about four parts leaf for every part of finished extract, and a 20:1 juniper extract with about twenty parts berry. Ratios tell you about concentration. They don't tell you the amount of any single compound.
Does Water-Away add much potassium to my day?
Not much. Each tablet adds 33 mg of potassium, less than 1% of the Daily Value, which is small next to food or a separate potassium supplement. If you take medicine that affects potassium or fluid, ask your healthcare practitioner first.
Is Water-Away vegetarian?
Yes. The label lists each serving as "1 Vegetarian Tablet," and the bottle holds 60 vegetarian tablets.
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References
- Schindler G et al. Urinary excretion and metabolism of arbutin after oral administration of Arctostaphylos uvae ursi extract as film-coated tablets and aqueous solution in healthy humans. J Clin Pharmacol. 2002. PubMed
- Wright CI et al. Herbal medicines as diuretics: a review of the scientific evidence. J Ethnopharmacol. 2007. PubMed
- Brendler T et al. Buchu (Agathosma betulina and A. crenulata): Rightfully Forgotten or Underutilized? Front Pharmacol. 2022. PubMed
- Kreydiyyeh SI et al. Diuretic effect and mechanism of action of parsley. J Ethnopharmacol. 2002. PubMed
- Ediage EN et al. Screening, identification and quantification of glucosinolates in black radish (Raphanus sativus L. niger) based dietary supplements using liquid chromatography coupled with a photodiode array and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr A. 2011. PubMed
†These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
