Echinacea 200 mg
by Swanson Superior Herbs · capsule · 60 capsules
- Off the market since November 2023 (NIH)
- UPC 0 87614 14019 3
- DSLD label 176306
- Serving 1 capsule
Echinacea 200 mg by Swanson Superior Herbs lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 200 mg of echinacea angustifolia root extract and 200 mg of echinacea purpurea. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 25, 2018.
What is in Echinacea 200 mg?
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 angustifolia root extractas EchinacosidesEchinacea angustifolia root extract (Form: standardized to 4% Echinacosides) PlantPart: root Genus: Echinacea Species: angustifolia | 200 mg | Higher than 69% of 199 products listing echinacea angustifolia (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg. | |
| Echinacea purpurea | 200 mg | 48% of 484 products listing echinacea purpurea give more (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 176306 (entered April 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?
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 2 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 StandardizedNature's Way · off the market same ingredients
- Standardized EchinaceaNature's Way same ingredients
- Echinacea 3XDC same ingredients
- Echinacea Standardized ExtractMeijer Naturals same ingredients
- Echinacea AngustifoliaMartin Avenue Pharmacy same ingredients
- Echinacea 125 mgNOW 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 two times per day with water. Limit use to 8 consecutive weeks. Use periodically for a few weeks at a time (for maintenance purposes).
- Warnings
- Do not use if seal is broken.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Warning: Do not use 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 176306.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Microcrystalline Cellulose.
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 200 mg have?
One label is on file, entered on April 25, 2018.
- Label 176306 (current) Entered April 25, 2018 · off the market November 29, 2023 · 60 capsules · UPC 0 87614 14019 3
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 Superior Herbs products.