Preferred Label : Echinacea;
NCIt synonyms : Coneflower; Echinacea Moench; Echinacea Plant;
NCIt related terms : ECHINACEA, UNSPECIFIED; purple coneflower;
NCIt definition : A genus of nine species of flowering plants in the Family Asteraceae, all native to
eastern North America. These are herbaceous, drought-tolerant perennial plants growing
to 1 or 2 m in height. The leaves are lanceolate to elliptic, 10-20 cm long and 1.5-10
cm broad. Like all Asteraceae, the flowers are a composite inflorescence, with purple
(rarely yellow or white) florets arranged in a prominent, somewhat cone-shaped head;
cone-shaped because the petals of the outer ray florets, once the flower head opens,
tend to point downward (are decumbent), thus forming a cone. Extracts from the plants,
especially Echinacea angustifolia, Echinacea pallida, and Echinacea purpurea, increase
the non-specific activity of the immune system.;
Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: An herb native to North America that has been used to prevent and treat
the common cold and other respiratory infections. Echinacea may interfere with treatment
that uses the immune system to fight cancer. The scientific names are Echinacea purpurea
and Echinacea angustifolia.;
UNII : 4N9P6CC1DX;
Taxon ID : 53747;
Codes from synonyms : CDR0000481624; CDR0000463709;
Origin ID : C54160;
UMLS CUI : C1095869;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- See also inter- (CISMeF)
- Semantic type(s)
- Plant [UMLS semantic type]
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