Echinacea with Goldenseal Root
by Swanson Premium Brand · capsule · 250 capsules
- Off the market since July 2018 (NIH)
- UPC 0 87614 11737 9
- DSLD label 187406
- Serving 1 capsule
Echinacea with Goldenseal Root by Swanson Premium Brand lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 225 mg of echinacea purpurea and 56.25 mg of goldenseal root extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 25, 2019.
What is in Echinacea with Goldenseal Root?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. 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 purpurea | 225 mg | Higher than 52% of 484 products listing echinacea purpurea (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 675 mg. | |
| Goldenseal root extractGoldenseal root extract PlantPart: root Note: (4:1) (equivalent to 225 mg) | 56.25 mg | 64% of 308 products listing goldenseal give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 168.75 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 187406 (entered February 25, 2019), 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 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 with Goldenseal RootSwanson same ingredients
- Echinamide Echinacea & Goldenseal Capsules 450 mgNatural Factors same ingredients
- Echinacea & GoldensealWhole Foods same ingredients
- Echinacea 350 mg Golden Seal 100 mgNature's Blend · off the market same ingredients
- Echinacea Golden Seal 400 mgViva Vitamins same ingredients
- Echinamide Echinacea & Goldenseal Extract TinctureNatural 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
- Suggested use: As a dietary supplement, take one capsule one to three times per day with food and water. Use periodically for a few weeks at a time (for maintenance purposes). Limit use to 8 consecutive weeks.
- Warnings
- Do not use if seal is broken.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Warning: Do not use this product if you are pregnant or nursing.
- Consult your healthcare provider before use if you have an autoimmune condition.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 187406.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Maltodextrin, L-Leucine.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Guaranteed purity & potency.
How many labels does Echinacea with Goldenseal Root have?
2 labels are on file under this name since April 25, 2018: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 187406 (current) Entered February 25, 2019 · off the market July 3, 2018 · 250 capsules · UPC 0 87614 11737 9
- Label 175381 Entered April 25, 2018 · off the market November 29, 2023 · 250 capsules · UPC 0 87614 01762 4
DSLD also links this label to: Echinacea with Goldenseal Root (image difference, same product).
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson Premium Brand products.