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Echinacea (Coneflower, Black Sampson)
Echinacea augustifolia/pallida/purpurea |
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Active
constituents include: |
Roots contain: Alkylamides (mainly isobutylamides), caffeic acid esters and essential oil.
Aerial parts contain: alkylamides, caffeic acid esters and flavonoids, essential oil. |
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Proposed
use: |
Antiseptic, antiviral and peripheral vasodilator properties. Used as an immune stimulant, digestion, migraine, anti-pyretic, AIDS, cancer, treatment of boils and abscesses. |
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Contraindications: |
May interfere with immunosuppressive therapy. Avoid during pregnancy. No definitive evidence available. |
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Renal
specific warnings: |
Caution advised for transplant recipients receiving immunosuppressant drugs |
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Adverse
effects: |
Allergic reactions and possible toxicity. |
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Pharmacological
properties: |
Immunostimulant and inflammatory activity in-vivo. Phagocytosis enhanced and tumour necrosis factor (TNF) secretion stimulated in human macrophages and lymphocytes, anti-viral activity in vitro. Antibacterial against some microorganisms. |
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Category if available: |
GSL |
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Date
of Monograph: |
06 June 2001 |
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References:
- Newall,
C., Anderson, L. & Phillipson. J.D. (1996). Herbal Medicines:
A guide for health-care professionals. London: The Pharmaceutical
Press.
- Mills,
S. & Bone, K. (2000). Principles and practice of Phytotherapy.
Modern herbal medicine. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.
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