Echinacea Complex 250 mg
by 21st Century · capsule · 200 vegetarian capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 40985 21691 0
- DSLD label 205815
- Serving 2 vegetarian capsules
- 100 servings
Echinacea Complex 250 mg by 21st Century lists one ingredient: 250 mg of echinacea blend per serving of 2 vegetarian capsules. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 23, 2019.
What is in Echinacea Complex 250 mg?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 vegetarian capsules. 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 Blendas Echinacea angustifolia root powder, Echinacea purpurea herb extractEchinacea Blend (Form: Echinacea purpurea herb extract PlantPart: herb Genus: Echinacea Species: purpurea, & Echinacea angustifolia root powder PlantPart: root Genus: Echinacea Species: angustifolia) | 250 mg | Higher than 59% of 234 products listing echinacea (median 200 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 205815 (entered August 23, 2019), 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?
Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.
The NIH database records one serving 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 Extract21st Century · off the market same ingredients
- Echinacea Extract 250 mgLife Extension same ingredients
- Dual Action EchinaceaParadise same ingredients
- EchinaceaDr. Rico Perez same ingredients
- Echinace Extra StrengthYerba Prima same ingredients
- EchinaceaSolgar 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
- Directions: As a herbal supplement, adults take two (2) capsules daily with any meal or as directed by a healthcare provider. Do not exceed recommended dosage.
- Warnings
- Do not exceed recommended dosage.
- Warning: Consult a healthcare provider prior to use if pregnant, nursing, on medications, have a medical condition or are planning a medical procedure.
- Stop use and contact a physician if adverse reactions occur.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Do not use if product appears to be tampered with or seal is broken.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- No added Sugar, Salt, Yeast, Preservatives, Artificial Flavors or Colors.
- Gluten free
- Storage
- Store at room temperature.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 205815.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Oat Fiber, Rice Bran, Cellulose, Magnesium Silicate, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide, Contains Less Than 2% of.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Guaranteed quality Laboratory tested.
How many labels does Echinacea Complex 250 mg have?
2 labels are on file under this name since August 23, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 205815 (current) Entered August 23, 2019 · on the market · 200 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 40985 21691 0
- Label 205595 Entered August 23, 2019 · on the market · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 40985 21287 5
DSLD also links this label to: Echinacea Extract (package size difference, same product), Echinacea Extract (image difference, same product), Echinacea Extract (package size difference, same product).
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names 21st Century HealthCare, Inc. (manufacturer), Tempe, AZ. All 21st Century products.