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Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) as a tool for helping with Immune support
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3 sources supporting Purple coneflower for Immune support. Includes scientific publications, books, monographs and traditional-use references.
Mechanistic basis
This use is associated with the plant's immunomodulator / immune support 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.
This review summarises the chemical constituents and biological effects of Echinacea purpurea (purple coneflower), including its immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antiviral and antioxidant properties.
In a randomized trial, Echinacea purpurea supplementation attenuated the exercise-induced suppression of salivary IgA mucosal immunity and reduced the duration of upper respiratory tract infection, supporting its immunomodulatory use.
This review describes the antiviral and antimicrobial activities and immune-modulatory effects of standardised Echinacea purpurea extracts in infectious diseases, supporting its use for infections and wounds.
Echinacea purpurea administration showed antioxidant and immuno-enhancing effects in mice, suppressing radiation-induced leukopenia and activating macrophages and T lymphocytes, supporting its immunomodulatory use.