Echinacea Extract 250 mg
by Life Extension · capsule · 60 vegetarian capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 37870 15286 6
- DSLD label 59848
- Serving 1 vegetarian capsule
Echinacea Extract 250 mg by Life Extension lists one ingredient: 250 mg of echinacea extract per serving of 1 vegetarian capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 22, 2016.
What is in Echinacea Extract 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 extractas EchinacosidesEchinacea extract (Form: std. to 4% Echinacosides) PlantPart: whole herb Genus: Echinacea | 250 mg | Higher than 59% of 234 products listing echinacea (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 500 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 59848 (entered May 22, 2016), 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 1 to 2 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 Extract21st Century · off the market same ingredients
- Echinacea Complex 250 mg21st Century 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
- Read the entire label and follow the directions carefully prior to use. DIRECTIONS: Take one (1) capsule once or twice daily with or without food, or as recommended by a healthcare practitioner. Echinacea is thought to work best if cycled by taking it ten to fourteen days on and four to seven days off, or two weeks on and one week off.
- Warnings
- CAUTION: Echinacea extract is not recommended for those with AIDS or autoimmune disorders, as recommended by Commission E, an official body that has evaluated commonly used herbs.
- WARNINGS: ~ KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
- ~ DO NOT EXCEED RECOMMENDED DOSE. ~ Do not purchase if outer seal is broken or damaged.
- ~ When using nutritional supplements, please consult with your physician if you are undergoing treatment for a medical condition or if you are pregnant or lactating.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Non-GMO
- Storage
- Store tightly closed in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 59848.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Vegetable Cellulose, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Silica.
How many labels does Echinacea Extract 250 mg have?
3 labels are on file under this name since May 22, 2016: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 59848 (current) Entered May 22, 2016 · on the market · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 37870 15286 6
- Label 59847 Entered May 22, 2016 · off the market April 1, 2016 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 37870 15286 6
- Label 59714 Entered May 22, 2016 · off the market April 1, 2016 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 37870 15286 6
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Quality Supplements and Vitamins, Inc. (distributor), Ft. Lauderdale, FL. All Life Extension products.