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Echinacea purpureaFinding

Echinacea purpurea increases natural killer cell activity

raisesVery limited evidenceFinding

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“After 8 weeks of EPE consumption, a significant increase in NK cell cytotoxic activity compared to the placebo was observed.”

Quoted verbatim from A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study on immune improvement effects of ethanolic extract of Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench in Korean adults.

This finding among the 4 findings on its endpoint

Echinacea purpurea

Natural killer cell activity

raises

Who: 80 Korean adult volunteers, randomised to EPE or placebo
Dose studied: 200 mg per day of EPE

Very limited evidencePMID 38743584 · 2024

02 · The study

Study: RCT
Duration: 8 weeks

Evidence, by strength

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03 · The paper

Phytotherapy research

A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study on immune improvement effects of ethanolic extract of Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench in Korean adults.

2024PMID 38743584doi 10.1002/ptr.8224

What else it reported1 finding · 0 compounds · 1 endpoint

04 · To cite this finding

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https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M71MMF720JHEAH2VYCTAJ4X8