Natural Echinacea
by Spring Valley · capsule · 250 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- DSLD label 13034
- Serving 2 to 3 capsules; amounts per 3 capsules
- 83 servings
Natural Echinacea by Spring Valley lists one ingredient: 1,140 mg of echinacea per serving of 3 capsules. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 25, 2012.
What is in Natural Echinacea?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 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 | 1,140 mg | Higher than 97% of 484 products listing echinacea purpurea (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 3,420 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 13034 (entered October 25, 2012), 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 1,140 mg of echinacea purpurea is higher than 97% of the 484 echinacea purpurea products that print an amount; 14 list more.
The NIH database records 2 to 3 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 purpurea Alcohol FreeHawaii Pharm same ingredients
- Echinacea 275 mgDr. Clark Research Association Dr. Clark Zentrum same ingredients
- Echinacea HerbNature's Answer · off the market same ingredients
- Echinacea 1,200 mgNature's Answer same ingredients
- Echinacea Purpurea Herb 1,200 mgNature's Way · off the market same ingredients
- Echinamide Fresh ExtractNatural Factors 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 an occasional dietary supplement, take 2-3 capsules 2-3 times daily.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 13034.
How many labels does Natural Echinacea have?
One label is on file, entered on October 25, 2012.
- Label 13034 (current) Entered October 25, 2012 · on the market · 250 capsules
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Spring Valley (manufacturer). All Spring Valley products.