Andrews Liver salts - wikipedia Andrews Liver salts An old poster for Andrews Liver Salts, Constitution Street, Leith Andrews Liver Salts is a laxative and antacid for mild stomach complaints. It is sold as a powder which is added to water and mixed, creating effervescence, before being swallowed. The powder contains sugar ; two antacids, sodium bicarbonate and citric acid ; and a laxative, magnesium sulphate. The product is similar to Eno 's salts and Kruschen salts, and a mild form of Epsom salts. The term `` liver salts '' or `` health salts '' is typically used for a laxative. Andrews Liver Salts was first sold from 1894, by William Henry Scott and William Murdoch Turner. Their business in the north - east of England originally imported margarine in the 1870s and 1880s. Their offices were in Gallowgate, Newcastle upon Tyne, and the product was named after St Andrew 's church nearby. The trademark `` Andrews Liver Salt '' was registered in 1909. From the 1930s, promotional materials recommended taking the salts for `` inner cleanliness ''. Scott and Turner 's company merged with Charles Phillips, manufacturers of milk of magnesia, to become Phillips, Scott & Turner. The merged company was acquired by Frederick Stearns & Co, a subsidiary of Sterling Drug, in 1923, and later acquired by SmithKline Beecham. Andrews and Eno 's salts are both now made by GlaxoSmithKline. References Famous formulations -- Andrews Liver Salt, Drug Discovery Today, Volume 9, Issue 8, 15 April 2004, Pages 346 -- 347 Fritz Spiegl 's Sick Notes, Fritz Spiegl, CRC Press, 1996, p. 10 Original Andrews Salts, NHS choices UK patient information leaflet, electronic Medicines Compendium Newcastle Chemistry Trail Andrews Liver Salts, Grace 's Guide Scott and Turner Ltd, The National Archives Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andrews_Liver_Salts&oldid=813251985 '' Categories : Antacids Laxatives GlaxoSmithKline brands Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 2 December 2017, at 18 : 25. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: what are the benefits of andrews liver salts
Answer: laxative