These can be signs your gut isn't moving the way it should. Herbal prokinetics are plant-based supplements made to support healthy gut motility.*
Everyone responds differently, so we help you find your perfect prokinetic quickly with an easy sample kit.
Every gut responds differently – but almost everyone finds a prokinetic that works for them! That's why we let you try before you buy.
Pro means forward and kinetic means movement. Your stomach and intestines move food along with gentle muscle waves. Between meals, they also run a "housekeeping wave" called the migrating motor complex, which sweeps leftovers through about every 90 to 120 minutes.
When that rhythm runs slow, people often notice fullness that lingers after meals, bloating, or feeling stuck.
Herbal prokinetics use plants like ginger and artichoke leaf, which naturally act on the signals that trigger gut contractions.*
But every gut responds differently. Each formula uses different herbs and pathways. The one that works for a friend may do little for you, and finding out one $65 bottle at a time is slow and costly.
Between meals, a cleaning wave sweeps food and bacteria forward. When the wave slows, things sit, ferment, and bacteria build up.
Prokinetic herbs support the wave, so things keep moving again.*
The fix: test them side by side. Try 5 or 9 prokinetics, one week each, in one kit. Rate your symptoms once a week and see which one your gut responds to best.
Build my sample kitEach formula uses different plants that act in different ways. Ginger acts on serotonin receptors in the gut wall. Artichoke leaf supports bile flow. MMC Restore pairs bitter gentian with aromatic fennel, orange peel and magnolia. You might respond strongly to one and barely notice another.
Until now, the only way to find out was to buy full bottles one at a time and hope. Most people give up after one or two. A sample kit lets you test several, one after another, with your own weekly scores.
Both include a one-week supply of each product, a quick weekly check-in, your results summary and $20 off your first full-size bottle. Free shipping.
Our five core prokinetics, chosen for being gentle and well tolerated.
No 5-HTP, so it's the better fit if you take an antidepressant. Check with your doctor first.
The same five as full bottles: about $251All nine prokinetics we carry, for the widest search.
Everything in Essentials, plus:
Three products contain 5-HTP. They come lowest dose first, so you can stop early if one doesn't agree with you.
The same nine as full bottles: about $494No appointments, no account, no phone calls. Just a one-minute email check-in at the end of each week.
Pick Essentials or Complete, then answer a quick health check. We flag anything in your kit you should skip.
Take each product for seven days. At the end of the week, we email you a link to rate your symptoms again. It takes about a minute: re-rate the same symptoms, tell us keep, maybe or no, and add a one-line note about anything unusual, like stress, travel or new foods. Your kit card has space for notes along the way if you want them.
We email you a side-by-side of your weekly scores and help you order a full bottle of the one that worked best.
Keep a little symptom diary while you try these. It's how you'll find out which one helped you most. Everyone responds differently, so you're watching for changes in your own symptoms. Constipated? Watch how often you go and what your poop looks like. Bloated? Watch how bloated you feel, and when. A food you normally can't digest, like beans? See whether it bothers you less. You don't need to log every day: rate your symptoms once a week and add a note.
Your end-of-week score for the symptom you chose, compared with your starting score. Lower is better.
Motility Activator and GI Motility Complex both use the ProDigest® artichoke-ginger extract, which makes them a useful head-to-head comparison. Product names are trademarks of their owners. is an independent retailer and is not affiliated with or endorsed by these brands.
Most herbal prokinetics draw on the same small set of botanicals. Knowing what each one does helps explain why one formula might suit you better than another.
The bottom line from each study, with a link to the full paper if you want it. Most of these studies are small, and people respond differently. That's exactly why it's worth testing for yourself.
Where a product or ingredient maker helped run or supply a study, we note it on the card. Most participants had functional dyspepsia, a common type of ongoing indigestion, or were healthy volunteers.
No account and no calls required. Pick your kit and answer a few questions, then pay through secure checkout, where you add your email and shipping address.
No. You answer a few questions online, check out, and after that you get a short check-in email once a week. If you ever want help, just reply to any email.
Essentials ($89) has our five core prokinetics over five weeks and contains no 5-HTP. Complete ($149) adds four more, MotilPro, Lion's Mane, SIBO-MMC and Prokine, for nine weeks in total. Complete costs less per week and gives you the widest search. There's no mix-and-match: every kit has the same products in the same order, which keeps results comparable.
In the studies we link, effects on stomach emptying showed up within hours, and symptom relief within about two weeks. A week is long enough to get a fair read on each product while keeping the whole trial to five or nine weeks. One week gives an early read, not a final answer. Some people notice changes in days, others need longer, and stress or diet can change how you feel, so we ask about those too. If one stands out, you can keep going with it.
It replaces an account. You enter it at checkout, and we use it for your receipt, shipping updates and your weekly check-in during your trial. You can unsubscribe at any time.
Some can interact. If you take any prescription medicine, show your kit list to your pharmacist or doctor before you start. Our health check flags any product in your kit you should skip.
Three products in the Complete kit contain 5-HTP: MotilPro (lowest amount), SIBO-MMC (medium) and Prokine (highest). They come in that order. About 1% of people get symptoms like anxiety, trouble sleeping, headache, a racing heart, nausea or vision changes from 5-HTP. If that happens, stop the product, don't go on to the higher-dose ones, and contact your doctor. If you've reacted badly to antidepressants before, take extra care. Never take 5-HTP with antidepressants or other serotonin medicines; Essentials has none.
These are dietary supplements, not treatments for any disease. If you've been diagnosed with a digestive condition, use a kit alongside your practitioner's guidance. If you have weight loss, repeated vomiting, trouble swallowing, bleeding, or severe pain, please see a doctor first.
We email you a summary of your scores. You can order the full-size product through us or through our practitioner partner's online dispensary.
Yes. Kits contain the same branded products sold in full-size bottles, portioned into labeled 7-day supplies.
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