A.Vogel Echinacea Cream | Daily Face Moisturiser | Suitable for Women & Men with Sensitive, Troubled or Spot-prone Skin | 35g

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Echinacea Cream can be used to help maintain the condition of your skin and to keep spots and blemishes at bay. It can also be used as an everyday facial moisturiser. It sits perfectly under make-up so can easily become part of your daily beauty or skin care regime.

Tubaro, A., Tragni, E., Del Negro, P., Galli, C. L., and Della, Loggia R. Anti-inflammatory activity of a polysaccharidic fraction of Echinacea angustifolia. J Pharm.Pharmacol. 1987;39(7):567-569. View abstract. Giles JT, Palat CT III, Chien SH, et al. Evaluation of Echinacea for treatment of the common cold. Pharmacother 2000;20:690-7. View abstract. Hansen TS, Nilsen OG. In vitro CYP3A4 metabolism: inhibition by Echinacea purpurea and choice of substrate for the evaluation of herbal inhibition. Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol 2008;103:445-9. View abstract.

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Linde K, Barrett B, Wolkart K, et al. Echinacea for preventing and treating the common cold. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2006;(1):CD000530. View abstract. Parnham MJ. Benefit-risk assessment of the squeezed sap of the purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) for long-term oral immunostimulation. Phytomedicine 1996;3:95-102.

Karsch-Völk M1, Barrett B2, Linde K1. Echinacea for preventing and treating the common cold. JAMA. 2015;313(6):618-9. doi: 10.1001/jama.2014.17145. View abstract. It’s important to know that there may be side effects to taking too much echinacea. In some cases, h igh doses of the plant’s extracts can sometimes cause nausea and dizziness, particularly in those who have allergies. Therefore, it’s not considered safe to use for treatment of seasonal allergies, for example.Pregnancy: Echinacea is possibly safe when taken by mouth for up to 7 days when pregnant. There isn't enough reliable information to know if using echinacea for longer than 7 days is safe. Perri D, Dugoua JJ, Mills E, Koren G. Safety and efficacy of echinacea (Echinacea augustafolia, e. purpurea and e. pallida) during pregnancy and lactation. Can J Clin Pharmacol 2006;13:e262-7. View abstract. In addition, echinacea products often may not contain what is written on the label. One older study found that 10% of echinacea products samples did not contain any echinacea ( 34).