Echinacea is a plant that belongs to the sunflower family. It’s commonly used in herbal medicine. Echinacea also comes as capsules, pills, tablets, or liquid extracts.

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Coneflower; purple coneflower

Black Sampson; Sampson root

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Echinacea is used to:

Prevent and treat common cold

Strengthen your immune system

Prevent and treat influenza (the flu)

Heal wounds

Echinacea also has other uses that haven’t been studied by doctors to see if they work.

It’s generally safe to use echinacea. But talk with your healthcare providers before taking echinacea supplements. They can have higher amounts of the herb, and can also interact with some medications and affect how they work.

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