"Echinacea" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A genus of perennial herbs used topically and internally. It contains echinacoside, GLYCOSIDES; INULIN; isobutyl amides, resin, and SESQUITERPENES.
| Descriptor ID |
D020900
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.100.310
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| Concept/Terms |
Echinacea purpurea- Echinacea purpurea
- Coneflower, Purple
- Coneflowers, Purple
- Purple Coneflower
- Purple Coneflowers
- Rudbeckia purpurea
Echinacea pallida- Echinacea pallida
- Pale Purple Coneflower
- Coneflower, Pale Purple
- Coneflowers, Pale Purple
- Pale Purple Coneflowers
- Purple Coneflower, Pale
- Purple Coneflowers, Pale
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Echinacea" by people in Profiles.
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Sperber SJ, Shah LP, Gilbert RD, Ritchey TW, Monto AS. Echinacea purpurea for prevention of experimental rhinovirus colds. Clin Infect Dis. 2004 May 15; 38(10):1367-71.
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Cundell DR, Matrone MA, Ratajczak P, Pierce JD. The effect of aerial parts of Echinacea on the circulating white cell levels and selected immune functions of the aging male Sprague-Dawley rat. Int Immunopharmacol. 2003 Jul; 3(7):1041-8.
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Udar N, Yelchits S, Chalukya M, Yellore V, Nusinowitz S, Silva-Garcia R, Vrabec T, Hussles Maumenee I, Donoso L, Small KW. Identification of GUCY2D gene mutations in CORD5 families and evidence of incomplete penetrance. Hum Mutat. 2003 Feb; 21(2):170-1.
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Bielory L. Adverse reactions to complementary and alternative medicine: ragweed's cousin, the coneflower (echinacea), is "a problem more than a sneeze". Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2002 Jan; 88(1):7-9.