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Echinacea Herb Extract

by Solgar · capsule · 180 vegetable capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 33984 04123 3
  • DSLD label 216682
  • Serving 1 vegetable capsule

Echinacea Herb Extract by Solgar lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 vegetable capsule, such as 125 mg of standardized echinacea extract and 300 mg of raw echinacea powder, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 24, 2020.

What is in Echinacea Herb Extract?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 vegetable 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).

Echinacea Herb Extract: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 216682, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Total Carbohydratesless than 1 g1%
standardized Echinacea extractas Echinacosidesstandardized Echinacea extract (Form: 4% Echinacosides Note: 5 mg) PlantPart: root Genus: Echinacea Species: angustifolia125 mgEchinacea angustifolia in Echinacea Herb Extract against 199 products125 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 245 mg, the median 100 mg.125 mg

Higher than 57% of 199 products listing echinacea angustifolia (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 375 mg.

raw Echinacea powder300 mgEchinacea purpurea in Echinacea Herb Extract against 484 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 400 mg, the median 200 mg.300 mg

Higher than 58% of 484 products listing echinacea purpurea (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 900 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 216682 (entered March 24, 2020), 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 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?

1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

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: As an herbal dietary supplement for adults, take one (1) vegetable capsule up to three times daily, preferably at mealtimes, or as directed by a healthcare practitioner.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Do not use if outer bottle seal is missing, torn or damaged in any way.
If you are pregnant, nursing, taking any medication or have a medical condition, please consult your healthcare practitioner before taking any dietary supplement.
May contain vegetable glycerin.
Allergens and what it does not contain
This product is free of sugar, salt, corn, yeast, wheat, dairy and animal products and is formulated without the use of artificial preservatives, flavors or colors of any kind.
Storage
To assure freshness and potency, store at room temperature 15 degrees-30 degrees C (59 degrees-86 degrees F). Store away from heat, light and moisture.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 216682.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Vegetable Cellulose, Vegetable Magnesium Stearate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, PhytO2X Blend, Water.

How many labels does Echinacea Herb Extract have?

4 labels are on file under this name since April 24, 2015: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 216682 (current) Entered March 24, 2020 · on the market · 180 vegetable capsules · UPC 0 33984 04123 3
  2. Label 201717 Entered April 25, 2019 · on the market · 60 vegetable capsules · UPC 0 33984 04122 6
  3. Label 81920 Entered February 23, 2018 · off the market September 10, 2018 · 60 vegetable capsules · UPC 0 33984 04122 6
  4. Label 44455 Entered April 24, 2015 · off the market September 19, 2017 · 60 vegetable capsules · UPC 0 33984 04122 6

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Solgar Vitamin and Herb (manufacturer), Leonia, N.J., U.S.A.. All Solgar products.

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