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(See also Overview of Dietary Supplements.)
Claims
Topical preparations are used to promote wound healing.
Evidence
Adverse Effects
Drug Interactions
(See also table Some Possible Dietary Supplement–Drug Interactions.)
References
1. Karsch-Volk M, Barrett B, Kiefer D, et al: Echinacea for preventing and treating the common cold. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2) CD000530, 2014. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000530.pub3
2. David S, Cunningham RComplement Ther Med 44:18-26, 2019. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2019.03.011
More Information
The following English-language resource may be useful. Please note that THE MANUAL is not responsible for the content of this resource.
National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health: General information on the use of echinacea as a dietary supplement
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