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Echinacea purpurea

echinacea (Echinacea spp.)

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Reported Uses

  • NOTE: see Herb & Supplement Effectiveness Rating Definitions table
  • ADHD [Insufficient Evidence]
  • anxiety [Insufficient Evidence]
  • athletic performance [Insufficient Evidence]
  • atopic dermatitis (eczema) [Insufficient Evidence]
  • burns [Insufficient Evidence]
  • candidiasis, vulvovaginal [Insufficient Evidence]
  • chronic fatigue syndrome [Insufficient Evidence]
  • common cold [Possibly Effective]
  • COVID-19 [Insufficient Evidence]
  • genital herpes [Insufficient Evidence]
  • gingivitis [Insufficient Evidence]
  • herpes labialis (cold sores) [Insufficient Evidence]
  • HIV/AIDS [Insufficient Evidence]
  • human papillomavirus [Insufficient Evidence]
  • influenza [Insufficient Evidence]
  • insect bite [Insufficient Evidence]
  • lichen planus [Insufficient Evidence]
  • malaria [Insufficient Evidence]
  • migraine [Insufficient Evidence]
  • molluscum contagiosum [Insufficient Evidence]
  • otitis media [Insufficient Evidence]
  • psoriasis [Insufficient Evidence]
  • respiratory infections [Insufficient Evidence]
  • rheumatoid arthritis [Insufficient Evidence]
  • tonsillitis [Insufficient Evidence]
  • tonsillopharyngitis [Insufficient Evidence]
  • URI [Insufficient Evidence]
  • UTI [Insufficient Evidence]
  • warts [Insufficient Evidence]

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