Echinacea Plus
by Karuna · tablet or pill · 60 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 18647 05102 6
- DSLD label 35826
- Serving 2 to 8 tablets; amounts per 1 tablet
- 60 servings
Echinacea Plus by Karuna lists 9 ingredients, 9 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 10,000 IU of vitamin A, 500 mg of vitamin C, 800 mcg of folic acid and 5 mg of olive leaf extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 25, 2014.
What is in Echinacea Plus?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin Aas Beta-Carotene | 10,000 IU | 200% | Higher than 82% of 5,772 products listing vitamin A (median 4,000 IU). |
| Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid | 500 mg | 833% | Higher than 81% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). |
| Folic Acid | 800 mcg | 200% | Higher than 81% of 7,022 products listing folate (median 400 mcg). |
| Olive leaf extractas Oleuropein | 5 mg | 33% | 93% of 822 products listing olive give more (median 100 mg). |
| Copperas Copper Chelate | 200 mcg | 10% | 88% of 6,468 products listing copper give more (median 1 mg). |
| Mixed Citrus Bioflavonoids | 200 mg | Higher than 83% of 2,343 products listing flavonoid (median 50 mg). | |
| Goldenseal | 80 mg | 57% of 308 products listing goldenseal give more (median 100 mg). | |
| Echinacea angustifoliaEchinacea angustifolia Genus: Echinacea Species: angustifolia Note: 6.5:1 concentrated herbal extract, equivalent to 260 mg of fresh herb. | 40 mg | 79% of 199 products listing echinacea angustifolia give more (median 100 mg). | |
| Echinacea purpureaEchinacea purpurea Genus: Echinacea Species: purpurea Note: 6.5:1 concentrated herbal extract, equivalent to 260 mg of fresh herb | 40 mg | 76% of 484 products listing echinacea purpurea give more (median 200 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 35826 (entered July 25, 2014), 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:
- 93% of the 822 products that print an amount of olive list more than its 5 mg of olive (median 100 mg).
- 88% of the 6,468 products that print an amount of copper list more than its 0.2 mg of copper (median 1 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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Echinacea Plus's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Echinacea Golden C GlyceriteWise Woman Herbals 4 shared, 52% alike
- Echinacea & GoldensealGNC Herbal Plus Standardized 3 shared, 46% alike
- Echinacea With GoldensealHerbal Select 3 shared, 46% alike
- Echinacea & Goldenseal Natural Peppermint FlavorGNC Herbal Plus Standardized 3 shared, 46% alike
- Echinacea & GoldensealGNC Herbal Plus 3 shared, 46% alike
- Echinacea Goldenseal Herbal DropsGaiaKids · off the market 3 shared, 46% 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 for adults: 2-8 tablets daily, in divided doses, or as directed by your health care practitioner.
- Warnings
- CAUTION: Premenopausal women likely to become pregnant should take no more than two tablets daily due to Vitamin A content.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- This product contains no yeast, wheat, soy, corn, milk, salt, sugar, artificial coloring, preservatives or flavoring.
- Storage
- Keep in a cool, dry place tightly capped.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 35826.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Stearate, Di-Calcium Phosphate, Cellulose, Vegetable Stearate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): KARUNA(R) RESPONSIBLE NUTRITION(TM).
How many labels does Echinacea Plus have?
2 labels are on file under this name since November 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 35826 (current) Entered July 25, 2014 · on the market · 60 tablets · UPC 0 18647 05102 6
- Label 24368 Entered November 25, 2013 · off the market July 9, 2014 · 60 tablets · UPC 0 18647 05102 6
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Karuna Corporation (manufacturer), Novato, CA. All Karuna products.