Echinacea Root Complex 450 mg
by Nature's Way · capsule · 100 vegetarian capsules
- Off the market since May 2021 (NIH)
- UPC 0 33674 17350 3
- DSLD label 79593
- Serving 2 capsules
- 50 servings
Echinacea Root Complex 450 mg by Nature's Way lists 3 ingredients, 1 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 900 mg of echinacea root complex; 2 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 21, 2017.
What is in Echinacea Root Complex 450 mg?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 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 root complex | 900 mg | Higher than 92% of 234 products listing echinacea (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,800 mg. | |
| organic Echinacea angustifolia | no amount given | ||
| Echinacea purpurea | no amount given |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 79593 (entered October 21, 2017), 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 900 mg of echinacea is higher than 92% of the 234 echinacea products that print an amount; 15 list more.
The NIH database records 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 Root ComplexNature's Way · off the market same ingredients
- Echinacea Root Complex 900 mgNature's Way same ingredients
- Echinacea 400 mgBiovia same ingredients
- Echinacea 400 mgBIOVEA same ingredients
- Echinacea 250 mgIVL Institute For Vibrant Living same ingredients
- Echinacea 250 mgBIOVEA 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
- Recommendation: Take 2 capsules twice daily, preferably with food.
- Warnings
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Safety sealed with printed outer shrinkwwrap and inner seal. Do not use if either is broken or missing.
- Caution: Not recommended for individuals with autoimmune conditions.
- Persons with allergies to plants of the Asteraceae (Compositae) family including ragweed, should use this product with caution.
- If pregnant, nursing or taking any medications, consult a healthcare professional before use.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Gluten free. No sugar, salt, yeast, wheat, corn, soy, dairy products, artificial colors, flavors or preservatives.
- Non GMO
Source: label statements in DSLD label 79593.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: plant-derived Capsule, Magnesium Stearate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Vegetarian; Non GMO Project Verified Nongmoproject.org; Certified Authentic Tru-ID.
How many labels does Echinacea Root Complex 450 mg have?
2 labels are on file under this name since September 21, 2017: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 79593 (current) Entered October 21, 2017 · off the market May 28, 2021 · 100 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 33674 17350 3
- Label 78420 Entered September 21, 2017 · off the market May 28, 2021 · 180 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 33674 12208 2
DSLD also links this label to: Echinacea Complex (package size difference, same product), Echinacea Complex (image difference, same product), Echinacea Complex (package size difference, same product), Echinacea Root Complex (image difference, same product), Echinacea Root Complex (package size difference, same product), Echinacea Root Complex 900 mg (package size difference, same product), Echinacea Root Complex 900 mg (image difference, same product), Echinacea Root Complex 900 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.