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Also Known As:

American Cone Flower, Black Sampson, Black Susans, Brauneria Angustifolia, Brauneria Pallida, Comb Flower, Coneflower, Echinaceawurzel, Hedgehog, Igelkopfwurzel, Indian Head, Kansas Snakeroot, Narrow-leaved Purple Cone Flower, Pale Coneflower, Purple Cone Flower, Purpursonnenhutkraut, Purpursonnenhutwurzel, Racine d'echininacea, Red Sunflower, Rock-Up-Hat, Roter Sonnenhut, Schmallblaettrige Kegelblumenwurzel, Schmallblaettriger Sonnenhut, Scurvy Root, Snakeroot, Sonnenhutwurzel.

Scientific Name:

Echinacea angustifolia; Echinacea pallida; Echinacea purpurea. Family: Asteraceae/Compositae.

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Natural medicines are often tried for many conditions based on tradition, anecdotes, or marketing, but not all of these uses are supported by reliable or credible scientific research. Below is a list of some common uses for ECHINACEA. Subscribe now to get scientific Effectiveness Ratings for ECHINACEA and thousands of other natural medicines. Get the facts before your take it. Orally, echinacea is used for treating and preventing the common cold and other upper respiratory infections. Echinacea is also used orally as an immunostimulant for fighting a variety of other infections, including urinary tract infections (UTIs), vaginal candidiasis (yeast infections), and genital herpes (HSV Type 1 and 2). Echinacea is also used orally for septicemia, nasopharyngeal catarrh, allergic rhinitis, pyorrhea, tonsillitis, streptococcus infections, syphilis, typhoid, malaria, and diphtheria. Other uses include chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), rheumatism, migraines, dyspepsia, pain, dizziness, rattlesnake bites, swine flu, and attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Topically, echinacea is used for boils, abscesses, skin wounds and ulcers, burns, eczema, psoriasis, UV radiation skin damage, herpes simplex, bee stings, and hemorrhoids. Intravenously, echinacea is used for recurrent vaginal candidiasis (yeast infections) and urinary tract infections (UTIs). Intravenously and intramuscularly, echinacea is used to prolong survival time in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma and colorectal cancer. You’re viewing only a portion of the ECHINACEA Monograph from Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database Subscribe now for data on Safety, Effectiveness, and more

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