Organic Echinacea Plus Original with Spearmint
by Traditional Medicinals · other (e.g. tea bag) · 16 wrapped tea bags
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 32917 00051 4
- DSLD label 275013
- Serving 1 tea bag
- 16 servings
Organic Echinacea Plus Original with Spearmint by Traditional Medicinals lists 5 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 tea bag, such as 1,065 mg of echinacea purpurea, 37.5 mg of echinacea purpurea root dry extract and 30 mg of organic echinacea angustifolia; 2 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 24, 2022.
What is in Organic Echinacea Plus Original with Spearmint?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tea bag. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 0 Calories | ||
| Echinacea purpurea | 1,065 mg | Higher than 97% of 484 products listing echinacea purpurea (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 6,615 mg. | |
| Echinacea purpurea root dry extract | 37.5 mg | ||
| organic Echinacea angustifolia | 30 mg | 83% of 199 products listing echinacea angustifolia give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 180 mg. | |
| Proprietary Blend | 367.5 mg | ||
| West Indian Lemongrass | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| SpearmintOrganic | in the blend, no amount given |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 275013 (entered October 24, 2022), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). 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 1,103 mg of echinacea purpurea (2 rows of the label added together) is higher than 97% of the 484 echinacea purpurea products that print an amount; 15 list more.
The NIH database records 5 to 6 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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Organic Echinacea Plus Original with Spearmint's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Echinacea ExtractGNC Herbal Plus Standardized 2 shared, 44% alike
- Echinacea FiveVitabase 2 shared, 44% alike
- Echinacea Standardized ExtractMeijer Naturals 2 shared, 44% alike
- Echinacea Orange FlavorNature's Answer · off the market 2 shared, 44% alike
- E-Kid-NaceaNature's Answer For Kids 2 shared, 44% alike
- Echinacea 125 mgNOW 2 shared, 44% 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
- To Enjoy Pour 8 oz. freshly boiled water over 1 tea bag. Cover & steep for 10-15 min. Squeeze teabag to ensure maximum goodness. Enjoy 5-6 cups per day. Especially good with honey.
- Warnings
- Caffeine free
- Consult your healthcare practitioner prior to use if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have an auto-immune or other immune system disorder, or if you are taking immunosuppressants.
- Do not use this product if you are allergic to plants in the daisy (Asteraceae) family, such as chamomile or echinacea.
- Not recommended for use with children under 12 years of age.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Non GMO Project Verified nongmoproject.org
Source: label statements in DSLD label 275013.
What else is on the label?
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): USDA Organic; Non GMO Project Verified nongmoproject.org OK (Kosher) Certified B Corporation. Listed with: USDA Organic seal (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).
How many labels does Organic Echinacea Plus Original with Spearmint have?
One label is on file, entered on October 24, 2022.
- Label 275013 (current) Entered October 24, 2022 · on the market · 16 wrapped tea bags · UPC 0 32917 00051 4
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Traditional Medicinals (manufacturer), Sebastopol, CA. All Traditional Medicinals products.