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Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) as a tool for helping with Arthritis / joint pain
inferred from anti-inflammatory action
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3 sources supporting Purple coneflower for Arthritis / joint pain. Includes scientific publications, books, monographs and traditional-use references.
Mechanistic basis
This use is associated with the plant's anti-inflammatory action. Further evidence for that pharmacology:
This review of Echinacea purpurea details its immunostimulatory and anti-inflammatory properties (notably alleviation of cold symptoms), its alkamide and caffeic-acid constituents, and analysis methods.
Echinacea purpurea alkamide-rich and polyphenol-rich extracts attenuated oxaliplatin-induced neuropathic pain in vivo via the endocannabinoid (CB2) system and antioxidant mechanisms, indicating anti-inflammatory analgesic activity of purple coneflower.