Echinacea Contributions by sshowalter

Not yet tested in isolation, echinacea has been studied with panix panax ginseng and might be helpful in treating chronic fatigue syndrome.

20. See DM, Broumand N, Sahl L, et al. In vitro effects of echinacea and ginseng on natural killer and antibody-dependent cell cytotoxicity in healthy subjects and chronic fatigue syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency patients. Immunopharmacology. 1997;35:229-235.

A test tube study of echinacea and Panax ginseng found that both increased cellular immune function in cells taken from people with chronic fatigue syndrome.²⁰ However, many herbs and supplements can cause measurable changes in immune function, and such observations do not prove that there will be an actual benefit in people with the disease.

Not yet tested in isolation, echinacea has been studied with panax ginseng and might be helpful in treating chronic fatigue syndrome.