Echinacea
by Alvita · other (e.g. tea bag) · 24 tea bags
- On the market (NIH)
- DSLD label 268558
- Serving 1 tea bag
- 24 servings
Echinacea by Alvita lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 tea bag, such as 75 mg of echinacea purpurea and 750 mg of echinacea purpurea. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 16, 2022.
What is in Echinacea?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tea bag. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Echinacea purpureaOrganic | 75 mg | Higher than 93% of 484 products listing echinacea purpurea (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,475 mg. | |
| Echinacea purpureaOrganic | 750 mg |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 268558 (entered June 16, 2022), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.
Is that a lot?
The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:
- Its 825 mg of echinacea purpurea (2 rows of the label added together) is higher than 93% of the 484 echinacea purpurea products that print an amount; 35 list more.
The NIH database records 3 servings a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.
The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.
Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.
Which products have the closest formulas?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Echinacea 800MaritzMayer Laboratories · off the market same ingredients
- Premium EchinaceaOL Olympian Labs same ingredients
- EchinaceaNature's Sunshine same ingredients
- EchinaceaSpring Valley same ingredients
- Echinamide Fresh ExtractNatural Factors same ingredients
- Echinacea PurpureaOregon's Wild Harvest · off the market same ingredients
Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.
What does the label say about taking it?
Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.
- Directions
- Preparation Place one tea bag in a cup and add 8 oz of boiling water. Cover and steep for 12 minutes. Gently squeeze tea bag and remove. Directions for use: We recommend 3 cups daily. Add sweetener if desired
- How to brew Pour 8 oz 1 Temp 212 Degrees F 2 Steep 12 min 3
- Warnings
- WARNING: If you are pregnant or nursing, taking any medication or have any medical condition, consult a health care professional before use.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- NSF Certified Gluten-Free Naturally caffeine free
- Certified Gluten-Free by NSF.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 268558.
What else is on the label?
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): NSF Certified Gluten-Free USDA Organic; Quality Assurance International Certified Organic Star-K (Kosher). Listed with: USDA Organic seal, Certified gluten-free (GFCO), NSF certified (contents or GMP) (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).
How many labels does Echinacea have?
One label is on file, entered on June 16, 2022.
- Label 268558 (current) Entered June 16, 2022 · on the market · 24 tea bags
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Twinlab Corporation (distributor), American Fork, UT. All Alvita products.