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Indications

Complementary/Alternative Medicine: This monograph describes a natural or herbal product that is not subject to FDA guidelines for medicines. Patients and clinicians are advised to read package labels carefully to ensure safe and efficacious use.

REMS


Contraind./Precautions

Contraindicated in:

Use Cautiously in:

Adv. Reactions/Side Effects

CNS: dizziness, fatigue, headache, somnolence

EENT: sore throat, tingling sensation on tongue

GI: abdominal pain, constipation, diarrhea, heartburn, nausea, vomiting

Derm: allergic reaction, rash (more common in children)

Misc: fever

Interactions

Natural-Drug Products:

Natural-Natural Products:

Availability

Route/Dosage

US Brand Names

American coneflower, black sampson, black susan, brauneria angustifolia, kansas snakeroot, purple coneflower, red sunflower, rudbeckia, sampson root, scurvy root

Action

  • Medicinal parts derived from the roots, leaves, or whole plant of perennial herb (Echinacea).
  • Echinacea purpurea herba has been reported to promote wound healing, which may be due to an increase in white blood cells, spleen cells, and increased activity of granulocytes, as well as an increase in helper T cells and cytokines.
  • E. purpurea radix has been shown to have antibacterial, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, and immune-modulating effects.
Therapeutic effects:
  • Resolution of respiratory and urinary tract infections.
  • Decreased duration and intensity of common cold.
  • Improved wound healing.
  • Stimulates phagocytosis; inhibits action of hyaluronidase (secreted by bacteria), which helps bacteria gain access to healthy cells.
  • Externally, has antifungal and bacteriostatic properties.

Classifications

Therapeutic Classification: immune stimulants

Pharmacokinetics

Absorption: Unknown.

Distribution: Unknown.

Metabolism/Excretion: Unknown.

Half-Life: Unknown.

Time/Action Profile

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Patient/Family Teaching

Pronunciation

ek-i-NAY-sha

Code

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