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Definition of Echinacea

1. Noun. Small genus of North American coarse perennial herbs.

Definition of Echinacea

1. Noun. Any of several plants, of genus ''Echinacea'', having pinkish-purple flowers. ¹

2. Noun. A herbal medicine extracted from the roots and seeds of such plants. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Echinacea

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Echinacea

1. A commonly used herb for maintaining the immune system. There is evidence that use of echinacea can increase levels of tumour necrosis factor which is often already elevated in HIV positive people and may contribute to both wasting and the replication of HIV. Little clinical trial data are available on the herb's value in HIV and AIDS. (19 Jan 1998)

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Literary usage of Echinacea

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science by Kansas Academy of Science (1905)
"\Ve have in the state of Kansas two species of echinacea root. is known as echinacea purpurea and the other echinacea an- 1. echinacea purpurea. ..."

2. A Text-book of Alkaloidal Therapeutics by William Francis Waugh, Wallace C. Abbott, Ephraim Menahhem Epstein (1904)
"echinacea. The best preparation of echinacea angustifolia as yet available is the ... Lloyd terms echinacea a corrector of deprivation of the body fluids. ..."

3. American Medical Journal (1903)
"BY HD QUIGG, MD echinacea Aug. it seems still has many ardent champions. ... echinacea has a taste peculiar to itself and leaves a tingling in the mouth ..."

4. Text-book of Homeopathic Materia Medica by George Royal (1920)
"In this case the skin and muscles were brought as nearly as possible to normal position and the echinacea applied and changed every hour for 48 hours. ..."

5. Paxton's Magazine of Botany, and Register of Flowering Plants by Joseph Paxton (1849)
"Like all the other species of echinacea, it is, we presume, a native of the cooler parts of Mexico, and of recent introduction, but when, and by whom, ..."

6. Specific Diagnosis and Specific Medication by John William Fyfe, John Milton Scudder (1909)
"I gave in plain alterative syrup, one-half its quantity of echinacea. ... "Experiments have been made with echinacea to determine its immediate influence ..."

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