Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
紫花松果菊zǐ huā sōng guǒ júZihuasongguoju
Echinacea purpurea · Plant
1
Indications
5
With studies in people
Cautions
Contraindicated in autoimmune disorders; caution with immunosuppressants.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Purple coneflower for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Inflammation Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Purple coneflower does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit ImmuneBenefit Respiratory ColdBenefit Skin Wounds
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Echinacea purpurea and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.
- Benefit Antimicrobial54 records, 15 in people
- Benefit Immune181 records, 66 in people
- Benefit Respiratory Cold53 records, 32 in people
- Benefit Skin Wounds11 records, 5 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome106 records, 30 in people