Echinacea (Echinacea spp.)

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The article presents case studies of aggravation of several auto-immune conditions by echinacea and proposes a physiological mechanism. They include a case of unspecified auto-immune disease with...

The roots of three commonly used taxa of Echinacea—E. purpurea, E. pallida var. pallida, and E. pallida var. angustifolia—were extracted and fractionated by means of accelerated solvent extractio...

Stems, leaves, and flowers of Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench (Heliantheae: Asteraceae) were fractionated by various solvents and the fractions evaluated for antiviral activity in relation to chem...

Focuses on the use of echinacea as an immune herb. Information on the therapeutic value of the herb; Variation in the uses of echinacea; Effect of echinacea extract on monocytes.