echinacea ppt1
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Does It Really Have An Immunostimulatoryeffect?!?!
ECHINACEA
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If yesPreventative OR
Treatment for
the common cold
WHAT DO YOU THINK?!?
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Commonly used in the prevention and treatment of upperrespiratory infections
Other uses includeCancer
General antiviralAnti-inflammatory
These uses currently need more data to support one side or the other
USAGE OF ECHINACEA
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One study used quan titative flow cytometry to determine themost beneficial form of extract.
They determined that water soluble is of higher quality compared tolipid soluble
Flowers, roots and leaves were used and all showed to have ef fectiveimmunostimulant characteristics
E. pallida, E. agustifolia and E. purpurea were the plants used in thisstudy
Strong evidence shows that the polysaccharide portions of Echinaceaare responsible for the immune stimulation
DOES THE PART OF THE PLANT MATTER?
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B-Lymphocytes (CD 19)
Natural Killer (CD56)
Helper T-cells, monocytes, macrophages, dendritic cells (CD4)
Cytotoxic T-Cells (C D8)
WHAT PART OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM ISBEING STIMULATED?
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As little as 24ng/ml was proven to be immunostimulatory
Upper limit of ef fectiveness was around 1million ng/ml
HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH?
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Echinacea is not toxic You cannot overdose on it
HOWEVER exceeding the maximum concentration of 1millionng/ml reported to have a decline in stimulatory effects
CAN YOU TAKE TOO MUCH?
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Due to the lack of quality controls a specific dosage from theconsecration varies.
Currently it is best to follow the recommended dosagesDry powder: 1000mg per day
Tea: 1.5 3 grams per dayTincture: 0.75 3.75ml per day
Juice: 3 6ml per day
To avoid the immunoinhibitory effects Echinacea shouldnt betaken for more than 8 weeks at a time
HOW DOES IT ALL RELATE TO DOSAGE?
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Preventative measures or to treat the common cold.
You all said
In reality you are all
WHEN IS THE BEST TIME TO TAKE IT?
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Taking doses of Echinacea once you feel any symptoms comeon is the way to go
One study s howed acute symptoms to subside within daysafter taking an initial high dose (5-6 cups of tea containing
~1000mg day 1, then 1 cup for the next 5 days)The control group reported acute symptoms lasting 6 -10 days
ECHINACEA IS BEST USED TO TREAT THECOMMON COLD, NOT FOR PREVENTION
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Most important reason forthe use of flow cytometry
is?Convenience
Accuracy
Industry standardComparability (A)
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Echinacea is best usedprophylactically?
True
False (A)
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The most potent part ofEchinacea is?
Roots
Leaves
Lipophilic portions
Water soluble parts (A)
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http: / /www.drugs.com/npp/echinacea.html Turner, R. et a l . "Inef fect iveness of Echinacea for Prevention of
Experimental ." ANTI MICROBIAL AGENT S AND CHEMOTHERAPY (June 2006): 1708 1709.
Lindenmuth, G. et a l . "The Ef f icacy of Echinacea Compound Herbal
Tea Preparat ion on the Severi ty and Durat ion of UpperRespiratory and Flu Symptoms: A Randomized, Double-BlindPlacebo-Control led Study." THE JOU RNAL OF ALTERNATIVE
AND COMPLEMENTA RY MEDI CINE 6.4 (2000): 327 334.Linde K. , e t a l . "Echin acea for preventing and treat ing the common
cold (Review)." The Cochrane Co l l abora t ion 4 (2009): 1-52.Pi l la i , S. , e t a l . "Use of Qu anti ta t ive Flow Cytometry to Measure Ex
Vivo Immunost imulant Activi ty of Echinacea: The Case forPolysaccharides." THE JOUR NAL OF ALTERNATIVE ANDCOMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE 13.6 (2007): 625 634.
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