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Identification
- Generic Name
- Echinacea
- DrugBank Accession Number
- DB14240
- Background
Not Available
- Type
- Biotech
- Groups
- Approved, Experimental
- Synonyms
- Echinacea angustifolia or echinacea pallida
- Echinacea, unspecified
Pharmacology
- Indication
Not Available
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Not Available
- Mechanism of action
- Not Available
- Absorption
Not Available
- Volume of distribution
Not Available
- Protein binding
Not Available
- Metabolism
- Not Available
- Route of elimination
Not Available
- Half-life
Not Available
- Clearance
Not Available
- Adverse Effects
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- Pathways
- Not Available
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Interactions
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interactions in your softwareAbemaciclib The metabolism of Abemaciclib can be increased when combined with Echinacea. Acalabrutinib The metabolism of Acalabrutinib can be increased when combined with Echinacea. Acenocoumarol The metabolism of Acenocoumarol can be increased when combined with Echinacea. Albendazole The metabolism of Albendazole can be increased when combined with Echinacea. Alectinib The metabolism of Alectinib can be increased when combined with Echinacea. - Food Interactions
- No interactions found.
Products
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Name Dosage Strength Route Labeller Marketing Start Marketing End Region Image Echinacea Capsule 500 mg / cap Oral Nutraceutical Corporation Not applicable Not applicable Canada 
Echinacea - Liq Liquid 1 g / mL Oral Sisu Inc. 1995-12-31 2004-09-01 Canada Echinacea Capsules 400mg Capsule 400 mg / cap Oral Mczand Herbal Inc. 1995-12-31 1996-11-13 Canada Echinacea Plus Capsule 1000 mg / cap Oral Sisu Inc. 1998-11-10 2004-09-01 Canada Echinacea Tincture Tincture 200 mg / mL Oral Holista Health (Canada) Inc. 1997-07-14 2002-08-06 Canada - Mixture Products
Name Ingredients Dosage Route Labeller Marketing Start Marketing End Region Image Celestial Seasonings Herbal Comfort Lozenges Echinacea (50 mg / loz) + Eleuthero (25 mg / loz) Lozenge Oral Warner Lambert Canada Inc. Not applicable Not applicable Canada Echinacea With Goldenseal Root Echinacea (225 mg / cap) + Echinacea (225 mg / cap) + Goldenseal (50 mg / cap) Capsule Oral Au Naturel, Inc. Not applicable Not applicable Canada Echinacea With Goldenseal Root Echinacea (225 mg / cap) + Echinacea (225 mg / cap) + Goldenseal (50 mg / cap) Capsule Oral Au Naturel, Inc. Not applicable Not applicable Canada Ethical Herbals Sore Throat/cough/cold Defense Echinacea (125 mg / tab) + Goldenseal (12.5 mg / tab) Tablet Oral Ashbury Research Corporation Not applicable Not applicable Canada Herbon Sugar Free Wild Cherry Echinacea (100 mg/1) + Menthol (2 mg/1) Lozenge Oral Purity Life Division of SunOpta Co. 2009-09-30 2010-12-31 US 
Categories
- Drug Categories
- Classification
- Not classified
- Affected organisms
- Not Available
Chemical Identifiers
- UNII
- 4N9P6CC1DX
- CAS number
- Not Available
References
Clinical Trials
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Phase Status Purpose Conditions Count 4 Completed Not Available Healthy Subjects (HS) 1 4 Completed Prevention Common Cold / Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID‑19) / Respiratory Tract Infections (RTI) 1 4 Completed Prevention Infection 1 4 Completed Treatment Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infections 1 4 Recruiting Treatment Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID‑19) 1
Pharmacoeconomics
- Manufacturers
- Not Available
- Packagers
- Not Available
- Dosage Forms
Form Route Strength Lozenge Oral Lozenge Oral 50 mg / loz Liquid Oral 1 g / mL Capsule Oral 400 mg / cap Liquid Oral 500 mg / mL Capsule Oral 1000 mg / cap Lozenge Oral 500 mg / loz Solution / drops Oral 307.5 mg / mL Tincture Oral 200 mg / mL Capsule Oral Capsule Oral 1000 mg Capsule Oral 325 mg / cap Tablet Oral 200 mg / tab Tablet Oral 166 mg / tab Tablet Oral Capsule Oral 500 mg / cap - Prices
- Not Available
- Patents
- Not Available
Properties
- State
- Not Available
- Experimental Properties
- Not Available
Enzymes
- Kind
- Protein
- Organism
- Humans
- Pharmacological action
- Unknown
- Actions
- Inducer
- General Function
- Vitamin d3 25-hydroxylase activity
- Specific Function
- Cytochromes P450 are a group of heme-thiolate monooxygenases. In liver microsomes, this enzyme is involved in an NADPH-dependent electron transport pathway. It performs a variety of oxidation react...
- Gene Name
- CYP3A4
- Uniprot ID
- P08684
- Uniprot Name
- Cytochrome P450 3A4
- Molecular Weight
- 57342.67 Da
References
- Awortwe C, Manda VK, Avonto C, Khan SI, Khan IA, Walker LA, Bouic PJ, Rosenkranz B: Echinacea purpurea up-regulates CYP1A2, CYP3A4 and MDR1 gene expression by activation of pregnane X receptor pathway. Xenobiotica. 2015 Mar;45(3):218-29. doi: 10.3109/00498254.2014.973930. Epub 2014 Nov 7. [Article]
- Gorski JC, Huang SM, Pinto A, Hamman MA, Hilligoss JK, Zaheer NA, Desai M, Miller M, Hall SD: The effect of echinacea (Echinacea purpurea root) on cytochrome P450 activity in vivo. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2004 Jan;75(1):89-100. doi: 10.1016/j.clpt.2003.09.013. [Article]
Drug created at July 05, 2018 16:04 / Updated at February 20, 2024 23:55