Echinacea & Goldenseal
by GNC Herbal Plus · capsule · 50 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 48107 12736 7
- DSLD label 74602
- Serving 1 to 2 capsules; amounts per 1 capsule
Echinacea & Goldenseal by GNC Herbal Plus lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 225 mg of echinacea purpurea root extract, 125 mg of goldenseal root extract and 25 mg of echinacea angustifolia root extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 23, 2017.
What is in Echinacea & Goldenseal?
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 extractas Chicoric AcidEchinacea purpurea root extract (Form: 1% Chicoric Acid Note: = 2.25 mg) PlantPart: root Genus: Echinacea Species: purpurea | 225 mg | Higher than 52% of 484 products listing echinacea purpurea (median 200 mg). | |
| Goldenseal root extractas HydrastineGoldenseal root extract (Form: 5% Hydrastine Note: = 6.25 mg) PlantPart: root Genus: Hydrastis Species: canadensis | 125 mg | Higher than 57% of 308 products listing goldenseal (median 100 mg). | |
| Echinacea angustifolia root extractas EchinacosidesEchinacea angustifolia root extract (Form: 4% Echinacosides Note: = 1 mg) PlantPart: root Genus: Echinacea Species: angustifolia | 25 mg | 85% of 199 products listing echinacea angustifolia give more (median 100 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 74602 (entered June 23, 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:
- 85% of the 199 products that print an amount of echinacea angustifolia list more than its 25 mg of echinacea angustifolia (median 100 mg).
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 & GoldensealGNC Herbal Plus Standardized same ingredients
- Echinacea & Goldenseal Natural Peppermint FlavorGNC Herbal Plus Standardized same ingredients
- Echinacea GoldensealVitalBulk same ingredients
- Echinacea GoldensealThymely Solutions same ingredients
- Kids Echinacea Goldenseal OrangeOregon's Wild Harvest · off the market same ingredients
- Echinacea & Goldenseal LiquidSwanson Premium Brand · off the market 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
- Directions: As a dietary supplement, take one to two capsules daily.
- Warnings
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Warning: Consult your physician prior to using this product if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
- Discontinue use two weeks prior to surgery.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 74602.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Vegetable Cellulose Capsule.
How many labels does Echinacea & Goldenseal have?
2 labels are on file under this name since August 24, 2016: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 74602 (current) Entered June 23, 2017 · on the market · 50 capsules · UPC 0 48107 12736 7
- Label 63715 Entered August 24, 2016 · off the market May 12, 2017 · 50 capsules · UPC 0 48107 12736 7
DSLD also links this label to: Echinacea & Goldenseal (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 General Nutrition Corporation (distributor), Pittsburgh, PA. All GNC Herbal Plus products.