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Echinacea Purpurea Herb 400 mg

by Nature's Way · capsule · 100 vegetarian capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 33674 15170 9
  • DSLD label 206905
  • Serving 3 capsules
  • 33 servings

Echinacea Purpurea Herb 400 mg by Nature's Way lists one ingredient: 1.2 g of organic echinacea purpurea per serving of 3 capsules. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 24, 2019.

What is in Echinacea Purpurea Herb 400 mg?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 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).

Echinacea Purpurea Herb 400 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 206905, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Total Carbohydrates1 g1%Carbohydrate in Echinacea Purpurea Herb 400 mg against 21,979 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.1 g

74% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 3 g.

Dietary Fiberless than 1 g3%
organic Echinacea purpurea1.2 gEchinacea purpurea in Echinacea Purpurea Herb 400 mg against 484 products1,200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 400 mg, the median 200 mg.1,200 mg

Higher than 97% of 484 products listing echinacea purpurea (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 3,600 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 206905 (entered September 24, 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?

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 1,200 mg of organic echinacea purpurea (filed by NIH under echinacea purpurea) is higher than 97% of the 484 echinacea purpurea products that print an amount; 7 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?

2 products list 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
Recommendation: Take 3 capsules three times daily, preferably with food.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Safety sealed with printed outer shrinkwrap and inner seal. Do not use if either is broken or missing.
Caution: If pregnant, nursing, or taking any medications, consult a healthcare professional before use.
Not recommended for individuals with auto-immune conditions.
Persons with allergies to plants of the Asteraceae family, (including ragweed) should use this product with caution.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten free. No sugar, salt, yeast, wheat, soy, corn, dairy products, artificial colors, flavors or preservatives.
Non GMO

Source: label statements in DSLD label 206905.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: plant-derived Capsule.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Vegetarian Quality Assurance International Certified Organic.

How many labels does Echinacea Purpurea Herb 400 mg have?

3 labels are on file under this name since September 21, 2017: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 206905 (current) Entered September 24, 2019 · on the market · 100 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 33674 15170 9
  2. Label 78434 Entered September 21, 2017 · off the market May 28, 2021 · 180 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 33674 12408 6
  3. Label 78431 Entered September 21, 2017 · off the market May 28, 2021 · 100 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 33674 12400 0

DSLD also links this label to: Echinacea Purpurea Herb (image difference, same product), Echinacea Purpurea Herb (package size difference, same product), Echinacea Purpurea Herb (package size difference, same product), Echinacea Purpurea Herb (image difference, same product), Echinacea Purpurea Herb (package size difference, same product), Echinacea Purpurea Herb (package size difference, same product), Echinacea Purpurea Herb 40 mg (image difference, same product), Echinacea Purpurea Herb 40 mg (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 Nature's Way Brands, LLC (manufacturer), Green Bay, WI. All Nature's Way products.

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