Official resources

Fact sheets from the NIH Office of Dietary Supplements related to this ingredient group.

Dietary Supplement Label Database

Ingredient group data in NutriNav is aligned with the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD).

DSLD group id
60

Compare All Forms

8 forms

Compare supplement forms of Echinacea by absorption quality and what your body actually gets from each:

High Moderate Low
Form Absorption Steps to absorb Notes Action
Echinacea — — — View →
Echinacea (mixed)
  • DSLD group id: 5686
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Echinacea (unspecified)
  • DSLD group id: 3385
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Echinacea (various)
  • DSLD group id: 3821
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Echinacea angustifolia — — — View →
Echinacea pallida — — — View →
Echinacea purpurea — — — View →
Echinacea tennesseensis — — — View →

Also appears on labels as

Additional names seen on supplement labels for forms of this ingredient (beyond the main aliases above).

certified organic echinacea extractives, certified organic echinacea root extractives, children's echinacea(tm) glycerite, dried echinacea angustifolia and pallida, dried echinacea angustifolia and {echinacea} pallida, dried echinacea root extract, e. purpurea (flower) liquid extract, echinacea (e. angustifolia/purpurea) root extract, Echinacea (unspecified), Echinacea (various), echinacea, fermented, echinacea, powder, echinacea 2c, 6c, 10c, 15c, echinacea a, echinacea aerial extract, echinacea aerial parts 4:1 extract, echinacea aerial parts extract, powder, echinacea aerial plant extract, echinacea angustifolia, wildcrafted, echinacea angustifolia extract concentrate, echinacea angustifolia herb powder, echinacea blend, echinacea efla 894, echinacea extract, 4% phenols, echinacea extract, natural, echinacea extracts, echinacea flower, herb extract, fresh, echinacea flower, leaf, root, seed extract, fresh, undried, echinacea flower and herb extract, echinacea flower extract, echinacea glycerite liquid extract, echinacea herb, echinacea herb, root extract, echinacea herb, root extract, dry, echinacea herb extract, echinacea herb extract, dry, echinacea herb extract, powder, echinacea leaf, stem extract, echinacea leaf powder, echinacea leaf powder extract, echinacea pallida root extract, echinacea pe extract, echinacea proprietary blend, echinacea proprietary blend extract 4:1, echinacea purpurea & angustifolia, echinacea purpurea/angustifolia, echinacea purpurea/angustifolia extract, echinacea purpurea extract concentrate, echinacea purpurea pe, echinacea purpurea syrup, echinacea root & aerial part extract, echinacea root extract, dried, echinacea root extract, dry, echinacea root extract, fresh, echinacea root extract, fresh, undried, echinacea root extractives, echinacea root powder, echinacea root tincture, pure, echinacea supreme, echinacea whole plant 22:1 concentrate, echinactiv, echinamide, echinecia, ecocrafted echinacea angustifolia root extract, ep107, fresh echinacea angustifolia and purpurea, fresh echinacea angustifolia and {echinacea} purpurea, fresh echinacea root and flower extract, fresh echinacea whole plant fluid extract, mature echinacea, organic echinacea flower extract, organic echinacea root, bud and flower extract, pale purple coneflower, pale purple coneflower root extract, polinacea echinacea root extract, pure echinacia, purple coneflower root extract, standardized echinacea root extract, total alcohol free echinacea extracts blend, {echinacea} extract, {echinacea} supercritical extracts

Type: Herbs

Plant-based supplements derived from leaves, roots, flowers, or other plant parts. Often used in traditional medicine systems.

Absorption: Many herbs require specific extraction methods or co-factors (like piperine for curcumin) for optimal absorption.

Interactions: Herbs can have significant drug interactions. Some herbs have blood-thinning effects. Consult healthcare provider before use.