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Echinacea

by Spring Valley · capsule · 250 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 82996
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 125 servings

Echinacea by Spring Valley lists one ingredient: 760 mg of echinacea per serving of 2 capsules. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 25, 2018.

What is in Echinacea?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 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).

Echinacea: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 82996, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Echinacea760 mgEchinacea purpurea in Echinacea against 484 products760 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 400 mg, the median 200 mg.760 mg

Higher than 92% of 484 products listing echinacea purpurea (median 200 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 82996 (entered January 25, 2018), 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 760 mg of echinacea purpurea is higher than 92% of the 484 echinacea purpurea products that print an amount; 39 list more.

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.

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: Adults, take two capsules daily, preferably with a meal.
Warnings
Warning: If you are pregnant, nursing, taking any medications or have any medical condition, consult your doctor before use.
Discontinue use and consult your doctor if any adverse reactions occur.
Keep out of reach of children
Allergens and what it does not contain
No gluten, artificial colors or flavors, salt, sugar, lactose, trans fat
Storage
Store in a dry place at room temperature 59(0)-86(0)F (15(0)-30(0)C). Keep bottle tightly closed.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 82996.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Echinacea, Gelatin, Dicalcium Phosphate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Silicon Dioxide, Magnesium Stearate, Stearic Acid.

How many labels does Echinacea have?

One label is on file, entered on January 25, 2018.

  1. Label 82996 (current) Entered January 25, 2018 · 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 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (distributor), Bentonville, AR. All Spring Valley products.

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