Echinacea Root 500 mg
by Source Naturals · capsule · 50 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 21078 02604 4
- DSLD label 217064
- Serving 1 capsule
Echinacea Root 500 mg by Source Naturals lists one ingredient: 500 mg of echinacea purpurea root extract per serving of 1 capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 22, 2020.
What is in Echinacea Root 500 mg?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 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 purpurea root extract | 500 mg | Higher than 83% of 484 products listing echinacea purpurea (median 200 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 217064 (entered May 22, 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 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 500 mgWebber Naturals · off the market same ingredients
- Echinacea Extract 500 mgVQ Verified Quality same ingredients
- Echinacea 500 mgHighland Laboratories same ingredients
- Echinacea Purpurea Herb 500 mgNature's Way same ingredients
- Echinacea Raspberry FlavorMaui Medicinal same ingredients
- EchinaceaFresh Nutrition 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: 1 capsule daily.
- Warnings
- Note: If you are pregnant, may become pregnant, or breastfeeding, consult your health care professional before using this product.
- Do not use if either tamper-evident seal is broken or missing.
- Keep out of the reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Contains no yeast, dairy, egg, gluten, soy or wheat. Contains no sugar, salt, preservatives, or artificial color, flavor or fragrance.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 217064.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Maltodextrin, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Dibasic Calcium Phosphate, Silica, Magnesium Stearate.
How many labels does Echinacea Root 500 mg have?
3 labels are on file under this name since February 26, 2020: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 217064 (current) Entered May 22, 2020 · on the market · 50 capsules · UPC 0 21078 02604 4
- Label 214291 Entered March 24, 2020 · on the market · 200 capsules · UPC 0 21078 01596 3
- Label 214290 Entered February 26, 2020 · on the market · 100 capsules · UPC 0 21078 01595 6
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Source Naturals, Inc. (distributor), Santa Cruz, CA. All Source Naturals products.