Echinacea 400 mg
by Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals · tablet or pill · 120 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 8 11836 02444 9
- DSLD label 229639
- Serving 1 tablet
- 120 servings
Echinacea 400 mg by Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 200 mg of echinacea triple action extract, 100 mg of echinacea purpurea aerial extract and 100 mg of echinacea angustifolia. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 23, 2020.
What is in Echinacea 400 mg?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tablet. 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 Triple Action Extractas Alkylamides | 200 mg | Higher than 58% of 484 products listing echinacea purpurea (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,200 mg. | |
| Echinacea purpurea aerial extractas B-1,2,-D-Fructofuranosides, Cichoric Acid, PolyphenolsEchinacea purpurea aerial extract (Form: standardized to Cichoric Acid, Polyphenols, B-1,2,-D-Fructofuranosides) PlantPart: aerial Genus: Echinacea Species: purpurea | 100 mg | ||
| Echinacea angustifoliaas EchinacosidesEchinacea angustifolia (Form: Standardized to Echinacosides) PlantPart: root Genus: Echinacea Species: angustifolia | 100 mg | 45% of 199 products listing echinacea angustifolia give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 229639 (entered July 23, 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 1 to 4 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 125 mgNOW same ingredients
- Echinacea ExtractGNC Herbal Plus Standardized same ingredients
- Echinacea Extract 500 mgGNC Herbal Plus same ingredients
- EchinaceaNature's Answer same ingredients
- Echinacea Standardized ExtractMeijer Naturals same ingredients
- Echinacea AngustifoliaMartin Avenue Pharmacy 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 (1) tablet (1 to 4 times daily as needed).
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- (Non-GMO)
Source: label statements in DSLD label 229639.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cyclosome Technology with Phospholipids.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Good Manufacturing Practice Sourced from a GMP Certified Facility Quality Assured.
How many labels does Echinacea 400 mg have?
One label is on file, entered on July 23, 2020.
- Label 229639 (current) Entered July 23, 2020 · on the market · 120 tablets · UPC 8 11836 02444 9
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (manufacturer), Norcross, GA. All Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals products.