Echinacea 250 mg
by IVL Institute For Vibrant Living · capsule · 60 vegetarian capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 8 71230 00127 9
- DSLD label 15397
- Serving 1 vegetarian capsule
Echinacea 250 mg by IVL Institute For Vibrant Living lists 3 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 vegetarian capsule, such as 250 mg of echinacea blend; 1 sits inside a blend without its own amount. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 21, 2012.
What is in Echinacea 250 mg?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 vegetarian capsule. 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 Blend | 250 mg | Higher than 59% of 234 products listing echinacea (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,000 mg. | |
| Echinacea purpurea | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Echinacea angustifoliaas total phenolic compoundsEchinacea angustifolia (Form: 4% total phenolic compounds) PlantPart: root | 10 mg | 97% of 199 products listing echinacea angustifolia give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 80 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 15397 (entered November 21, 2012), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. 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:
- 97% of the 199 products that print an amount of echinacea angustifolia list more than its 10 mg of echinacea angustifolia (median 100 mg).
The NIH database records 1 to 8 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 250 mgBIOVEA same ingredients
- Echinacea 400 mgBiovia same ingredients
- Echinacea 400 mgBIOVEA same ingredients
- Echinacea Root ComplexNature's Way · off the market same ingredients
- Echinacea Root Complex 450 mgNature's Way · off the market same ingredients
- Echinacea Root Complex 900 mgNature's Way 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
- Suggested Use: Take 1 vegetarian capsule up to eight times daily.
- Warnings
- Note: If you are pregnant, nursing, have any health condition or are taking any medications, consult your health care practitioner before using this product.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 15397.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Rice Flour, Cellulose, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Made in the USA(flag); POST CONSUMER RECYCLED BOTTLE(earth).
How many labels does Echinacea 250 mg have?
One label is on file, entered on November 21, 2012.
- Label 15397 (current) Entered November 21, 2012 · on the market · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 8 71230 00127 9
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Institute For Vibrant Living (distributor), Camp Verde, AZ. All IVL Institute For Vibrant Living products.