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Medicines echinacea purpureaQuestion & answer

echinacea purpurea · Medicine question

Can I use it if I have an autoimmune disease?

iatroX medicinesPublished 20 August 2026Reviewed 20 August 2026

The answer

Answer

No. The selected product is contraindicated in autoimmune diseases because of its proposed immune-stimulating activity.

Sources for this answer

Care Echinacea Cold & Flu Relief Tablets / EchinEeze Echinacea Tabletsemc · SmPC Current selected SmPC · Version 1

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