Preferred Label : Echinacea Extract;
NCIt synonyms : Echinacea;
NCIt definition : An over-the-counter herbal remedy, extracted from North American herb purple coneflower
belonging to the Family Asteraceae, with potential immunostimulating and anti-inflammatory
activities. Echinacea extract might be helpful to boost the body's immune system and
to help fight infections, especially those of the upper respiratory tract. This herbal
remedy seems to increase the growth and activity of immune cells, including white
blood cells, macrophages and natural killer cells, and to stimulate phagocytosis.
Furthermore, echinacoside, one of the components in Echinacea extract, has been shown
to inhibit hyaluronidase, whose action increases tissue permeability, thereby Echinacea
extract may promote tissue growth for wound healing by preventing bacteria spreading
into healthy cells.;
Origin ID : C29026;
UMLS CUI : C0752270;
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