Echinacea
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| Echinacea | |
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| Term | Echinacea |
| Short definition | Echinacea (EH-kih-NAY-shuh) A herb native to North America used to prevent and treat colds and other respiratory infections. Echinacea can interfere with a treatment that the immune system uses to fight cancer. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
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Echinacea - (pronounced) (EH-kih-NAY-shuh) A herb native to North America used to prevent and treat colds and other respiratory infections. Echinacea can interfere with a treatment that the immune system uses to fight cancer. The scientific names are Echinacea purpurea and Echinacea angustifolia. Also called sun hat
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