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Echinacea

Echinacea

🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Song Guo Ju
中文名 (Chinese)
松果菊
Latin Name
Echinacea Purpurea
English Name
Echinacea
☯ TCM Properties
Part Used
Root
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
Used as a general nonspecific stimulant to the immune system, supporting and stabilizing cellular immunity and cleansing the blood, for the prevention and treatment of infections. there are no known side effects associated with it's use.
Indication (主治)
Used as a general nonspecific stimulant to the immune system, supporting and stabilizing cellular immunity and cleansing the blood, for the prevention and treatment of infections. there are no known side effects associated with it's use.
🔗 External References
TCMID
5430
20
Clinical Trials
5
Meta-Analyses
2
PubMed References
📋 Sample Trials
NCT00103012
Drug Interactions of Echinacea, Ginseng, and Ginkgo Biloba Taken With Lopinavir/Ritonavir in Healthy Volunteers
Completed · Phase 4 · Healthy
NCT01347658
Drug Interactions Between Echinacea Purpurea and Etravirine
Completed · HIV
NCT01046890
Drug Interactions Between Echinacea Purpurea and Darunavir/Ritonavir
Completed · Phase 4 · HIV Infections
NCT00860795
Immunologic Effects of Echinacea
Completed · Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
NCT00689468
Echinacea Purpurea and Osteopathy in Children With Recurrent Otitis Media
Completed · Otitis Media
NCT01129128
Three Arm Trial of Immune Effects of Echinacea
Completed · Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
📊 Sample Meta-Analyses
CRD42020208426
Can phytotherapy present itself as a credible alternative to conventional treatments in current indications in general medicine? Systematic review of meta-analyzes
-gynecology (dysmenorrhea, nausea pregnancy, climateric syndrom) -rhumatology :
CRD42018090783
A systematic review and meta-analysis of echinacea for the treatment and prevention of respiratory tract infections
Acute upper respiratory infections.
CRD42020186339
A rapid review of Echinacea for the prevention or treatment of COVID-19 and other respiratory tract infections in humans
In response to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, the primary focus of this review is a
CRD42023437889
The impact of echinacea on endurance performance in athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Endurance performance in athletes
CRD42023447363
Effect of Echinacea Supplementation on Upper Respiratory Tract Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
upper respiratory tract infection
📚 Sample References
PMID 35152087
Material basis research for Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench against hepatocellular carcinoma in a mouse model through integration of metabonomics and molecular docking
Phytomedicine · 2022
PMID 36613632
Ameliorative Effect of Ethanolic Echinacea purpurea against Hyperthyroidism-Induced Oxidative Stress via AMRK and PPAR Signal Pathway Using Transcriptomics and Network Pharmacology Analysis
Int J Mol Sci · 2023