Davis's Drug Guide
echinacea
General
Complementary/Alternative Medicine: This monograph describes a natural or herbal product that is not subject to FDA guidelines for medicines. Patients and clinicians are advised to read package labels carefully to ensure safe and efficacious use.
(Echinacea purpurea )
Pronunciation:
ek-i-nay-sha
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- American coneflower
- black sampson
- black susan
- brauneria angustifolia
- kansas snakeroot
- purple coneflower
- red sunflower
- rudbeckia
- sampson root
- scurvy root
Ther. Class.
immune stimulants
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Citation
Vallerand, April Hazard., et al. "Echinacea." Davis's Drug Guide, 19th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2026. www.drugguide.com/ddo/view/Davis-Drug-Guide/51251/all/echinacea.
Vallerand AHA, Sanoski CAC, . Echinacea. Davis's Drug Guide. F.A. Davis Company; 2026. https://www.drugguide.com/ddo/view/Davis-Drug-Guide/51251/all/echinacea. Accessed April 5, 2026.
Vallerand, A. H., Sanoski, C. A., & , (2026). Echinacea. In Davis's Drug Guide (19th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.drugguide.com/ddo/view/Davis-Drug-Guide/51251/all/echinacea
Vallerand AHA, Sanoski CAC, . Echinacea [Internet]. In: Davis's Drug Guide. F.A. Davis Company; 2026. [cited 2026 April 05]. Available from: https://www.drugguide.com/ddo/view/Davis-Drug-Guide/51251/all/echinacea.
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