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Echinacea

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Definition: A genus of perennial herbs used topically and internally. It contains echinacoside, GLYCOSIDES; INULIN; isobutyl amides, resin, and SESQUITERPENES.  a plant genus not sea urchin superorder; X ref CONEFLOWER, PURPLE: CONEFLOWER, PRAIRIE see RATIBIDA and CONEFLOWER, ORANGE see RUDBECKIA are also available; coord with specific PLANT STRUCTURES term if pertinent; for use in therapy coord IM with PHYTOTHE    Other names purpureas, Rudbeckia; purpureas, Echinacea; purpurea, Rudbeckia; purpurea, Echinacea; angustifolias, Echinacea; angustifolia, Echinacea; Rudbeckia purpureas; Purple Coneflowers; Purple Coneflower; Echinaceas; Echinacea purpureas; Echinacea angustifolias; Coneflowers, Purple; Echinacea purpurea; Echinacea angustifolia; Coneflower, Purple; Rudbeckia purpurea
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
alchinal  0   *Plant Extracts Cacao Echinacea. Pol J Vet Sci. 2003;6(3 Suppl):6-8
chicoric acid  70831-56-0   *Caffeic Acids *Succinates Echinacea. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1996 Jun 25;93(13):6326-31
calendula, cerium chloride, echinacea, Hypericum perforatum, menyanthes, bovine blood extract drug combination  0   *Cerium *Calendula *Echinacea *Hypericum Drug Combinations Plant Extracts Tissue Extracts. Schweiz Rundsch Med Prax 1987;76(52):1459
echinacin  8001-18-1   *Plant Extracts Echinacea. ZFA (Stuttgart) 1981;57(11):865
echinolone  59440-97-0 (E)-10-hydroxy-4,10-dimethyl-4,11-dodecadien-2- one  *Fatty Alcohols Juvenile Hormones Echinacea. J Nat Prod 38(6):473;1975

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