![]() ![]() Information on this website is for educational purposes only. Therapeutic Research Faculty, Stockton, 2000. Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2000. Tiger Books International, London, 1998 (first published in 1931 by Jonathan Cape Ltd). Echinacea for the prevention and treatment of upper respiratory infections. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1990.įugh-Berman A. Integrative Medicine Communications, Newton, 2000.įoster S, Duke JA. However, every trial performed that has looked at whether echinacea can prevent colds has found no benefit (Fugh-Berman 2003).īlumenthal M, Goldberg A, Brinckmann J, ed. The majority of clinical research studies have found that echinacea preparations help to shorten the duration of colds. The predominant mechanism of action of echinacea extracts appears to be through stimulation of phagocytosis (Fugh-Berman 2003). purpurea herb (aerial parts), and mixtures of herb and root. Preparations include root extracts, pressed juice of E. The three Echinacea species used commercially are E. paradoxa (so named because it is a yellow “purple coneflower”) are popular ornamental plants.Įchinacea extracts are widely sold for treating and preventing colds and other infections. Echinacea was also used to treat boils, abscesses, rheumatism, migraines, dyspepsia, pain, wounds, eczema, dizziness, rattlesnake bites, bee stings, and hemorrhoids (NMCD 2000). Native Americans have used the roots, leaves, and seeds medicinally (Kiple 2000).Įchinacea was traditionally used to treat many kinds of infection, including syphilis, typhoid, and malaria. The entire flower stands two to five feet high and can be seen from summer to fall (Newcomb 1977).Įchinacea species are native to the prairie region of the United States. ![]() The lower leaves are egg-shaped and have long stalks. The flowerhead is about two and a half to four inches wide with a bristly center. The purple coneflower rays are reddish purple, and droop. Echinacea purpurea, other Echinacea speciesĪlong the path south and between the Lombardi Cancer Center and the Pre-Clinical Science Building against the black rail west of the fountain. ![]()
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