Elderberry Echinacea Goldenseal Immune Complex
by Swanson Superior Herbs · capsule · 120 capsules
- Off the market since November 2023 (NIH)
- UPC 0 87614 14137 4
- DSLD label 184682
- Serving 2 capsules
- 60 servings
Elderberry Echinacea Goldenseal Immune Complex by Swanson Superior Herbs lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 500 mg of echinacea purpurea extract, 500 mg of goldenseal root 4:1 extract and 200 mg of elderberry fruit extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 7, 2019.
What is in Elderberry Echinacea Goldenseal Immune Complex?
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 purpurea extractas PolyphenolsEchinacea purpurea extract (Form: standardized to 4% Polyphenols) PlantPart: aerial parts Genus: Echinacea Species: purpurea | 500 mg | Higher than 83% of 484 products listing echinacea purpurea (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,000 mg. | |
| Goldenseal root 4:1 extract | 500 mg | Higher than 81% of 308 products listing goldenseal (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,000 mg. | |
| Elderberry fruit extractas PolyphenolsElderberry fruit extract (Form: standardized to 30% Polyphenols) PlantPart: fruit Genus: Sambucus Species: nigra | 200 mg | Higher than 54% of 920 products listing european elder (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 184682 (entered January 7, 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?
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 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?
1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Immune ComplexSwanson same ingredients
- Immune SupportQuantum Health 3 shared, 72% alike
- Echinacea & Goldenseal ComplexBronson 2 shared, 70% alike
- Echinamide Echinacea & Goldenseal Capsules 450 mgNatural Factors 2 shared, 70% alike
- Echinamide Echinacea & Goldenseal Extract TinctureNatural Factors 2 shared, 70% alike
- Echinacea & GoldensealWhole Foods 2 shared, 70% alike
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 a dietary supplement, take two capsules two times per day with water. Limit use to eight consecutive weeks. Use periodically for a few weeks at a time (for maintenance purposes).
- Warnings
- Do not use if seal is broken.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Warning: Do not use this product if you are pregnant or nursing.
- Consult your healthcare provider before use if you have an autoimmune condition.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 184682.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Maltodextrin, Microcrystalline Cellulose, May contain one or both of the following.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Guaranteed purity & potency.
How many labels does Elderberry Echinacea Goldenseal Immune Complex have?
One label is on file, entered on January 7, 2019.
- Label 184682 (current) Entered January 7, 2019 · off the market November 29, 2023 · 120 capsules · UPC 0 87614 14137 4
DSLD also links this label to: Immune Complex (image 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 Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson Superior Herbs products.