Don't be fooled by the term "standardized." It doesn't necessarily indicate accurate labeling. Echinacea products are frequently mislabeled, and some may not even contain echinacea, despite label claims. There are concerns about the quality of some echinacea products on the market.
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Sometimes people apply echinacea to their skin to treat boils, gum disease, abscesses, skin wounds, ulcers, burns, eczema, psoriasis, sun-related skin damage, herpes simplex, yeast infections, bee stings, snake and mosquito bites, and hemorrhoids.Įchinacea is also used as an injection to treat vaginal yeast infections and urinary tract infections (UTIs).Ĭommercially available echinacea products come in many forms including tablets, juice, and tea. Other uses include anxiety, low white blood cell count, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), rheumatoid arthritis, migraines, acid indigestion, pain, dizziness, rattlesnake bites, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and improving exercise performance. Other people take echinacea after cold symptoms have started, hoping they can make symptoms less severe.Įchinacea is also used against many other infections including urinary tract infections, vaginal yeast infections, herpes, HIV/AIDS, human papilloma virus (HPV), bloodstream infections (septicemia), tonsillitis, streptococcus infections, syphilis, typhoid, malaria, ear infection, swine flu, warts, and nose and throat infections called diphtheria. Some people take echinacea at the first sign of a cold, hoping they will be able to keep the cold from developing. But now, people are becoming interested in echinacea again because some antibiotics don't work as well as they used to against certain bacteria.Įchinacea is widely used to fight infections, especially the common cold, the flu, and other upper respiratory infections. However, use of echinacea fell out of favor in the United States with the discovery of antibiotics.
For a time, echinacea enjoyed official status as a result of being listed in the US National Formulary from 1916-1950. Later, settlers followed the Indians' example and began using echinacea for medicinal purposes as well. Echinacea was used in traditional herbal remedies by the Great Plains Indian tribes. Several species of the echinacea plant are used to make medicine from its leaves, flower, and root. It is also grown in western States, as well as in Canada and Europe. Echinacea is an herb that is native to areas east of the Rocky Mountains in the United States.
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