Safety · Supplement
Echinacea: side effects, safety & interactions
Generally safe; allergy possible (ragweed family); caution in autoimmune disease theoretically.
- Overall grade
- Grade C
- Last revised
- 0
- graded outcomes
- 0
- references listed
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The evidence in words
Safety profile
Generally safe; allergy possible (ragweed family); caution in autoimmune disease theoretically.
Interactions to respect
No major interactions are on record for Echinacea at typical doses, but tell your clinician about everything you take.
What Echinacea is
Echinacea (purpurea/angustifolia) is a flowering-plant extract used to prevent and treat colds.
The honest bottom line
Mostly disappointing on pooled data, with a slim chance of a small effect from specific preparations. Low-risk, low-yield.
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