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Echinacea

From MEpedia, a crowd-sourced encyclopedia of ME and CFS science and history

Echinacea is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.[1] It was used by North American Native People as a medicinal. It is commonly used for its immunological effects, although purchased supplements use different species and different parts of the plant.

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  • American coneflower
  • Black Samson
  • Black Susan
  • Purple coneflower
  • Snakeroot[1]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Echinacea Uses, Side Effects & Warnings". Drugs.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.