Supplement
Supports broad cellular function with category-specific mechanisms.[1745,1763,2015, etc.]
Superscript reference numbers link to the Sources bibliography.
Composite Rating
Blends evidence depth, community direction, safety friction, and completeness.
Evidence Intensity
100/100
High depth from human/RCT/meta counts
Community Direction
53
Positive Lean • confidence Low
Safety Friction
100/100
High signal from adverse/interaction markers
Data Completeness
100%
Studies 15 • mentions 7 • links 26
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Goal alignment: Longevity, Metabolic Health, Energy.[9,100,318, etc.]
Dose guide: Human-study daily dose: 5100 mg/day (moderate-confidence extraction from PubMed abstracts)..[9,100,318, etc.]
Category
Other
Evidence Tier
HIGH
Daily Guide
Human-study daily dose: 5100 mg/day (moderate-confidence extraction from PubMed abstracts).
Clinical Depth
Humans: 197 • RCTs: 15 • Meta: 7
Cohort / Real-World
Cohort signals: 0
Safety Markers
Adverse signals: 159 • Interactions: 217
Freshness, trend, and study timeline for this item
Status
Trend
↑ Growing evidence base
Depth
338 total studies · 2 recent
Timeline
Total indexed
338
Animal-only studies
299
In vitro / tissue
239
Interaction signals
217
Human studies
197
Safety adverse signals
159
Weighted direction score: 53 (Positive Lean)
High when >=2 human meta-analyses, or >=5 human RCTs with substantial human literature volume.
Total indexed
338
Animal-only studies
299
In vitro / tissue
239
Interaction signals
217
Human studies
197
Safety adverse signals
159
Randomized trials
15
Meta-analyses
7
Distribution of evidence by study design strength
Evidence Strength: High
Composite of study volume, RCTs, and meta-analyses
PMID 38999738 • 2024 Jun 22
Echinacea Supplementation Does Not Impact Aerobic Capacity and Erythropoiesis in Athletes: A Meta-Analysis.
Nutrients
Open PubMedPMID 17597571 • 2007 Jul
Evaluation of echinacea for the prevention and treatment of the common cold: a meta-analysis.
Lancet Infect Dis
Open PubMedPMID 40311928 • 2025 Jun
Efficacy and safety of Echinacea purpurea in treating upper respiratory infections and complications of otitis media in children: Systematic review and meta-analysis.
Clin Nutr ESPEN
Open PubMedPMID 33809656 • 2021 Mar 16
Efficacy of Functional Foods, Beverages, and Supplements Claiming to Alleviate Air Travel Symptoms: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Nutrients
Open PubMedPMID 30465062 • 2019 Mar
Efficacy of vitamin C for the prevention and treatment of upper respiratory tract infection. A meta-analysis in children.
Eur J Clin Pharmacol
Open PubMedPMID 24456264 • 2013 Dec
Immunopharmacology of the main herbal supplements: a review.
Endocr Metab Immune Disord Drug Targets
Open PubMedPMID 35630063 • 2022 May 9
Echinacea angustifolia and Echinacea purpurea Supplementation Combined with Vaginal Hyaluronic Acid to Boost the Remission of Cervical Low-Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions (L-SILs): A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Medicina (Kaunas)
Open PubMedPMID 17436202 • 2007 Sep
Echinacea purpurea and mucosal immunity.
Int J Sports Med
Open PubMedPMID 21173411 • 2010 Dec 21
Echinacea for treating the common cold: a randomized trial.
Ann Intern Med
Open PubMedPMID 26317662 • 2016
Echinacea-Based Dietary Supplement Does Not Increase Maximal Aerobic Capacity in Endurance-Trained Men and Women.
J Diet Suppl
Open PubMedPMID 21747102 • 2011 Jul-Aug
Placebo effects and the common cold: a randomized controlled trial.
Ann Fam Med
Open PubMedPMID 31111049 • 2019
Effect of Immunomodulatory Supplements Based on Echinacea Angustifolia and Echinacea Purpurea on the Posttreatment Relapse Incidence of Genital Condylomatosis: A Prospective Randomized Study.
Biomed Res Int
Open PubMedPMID 28762712 • 2017 Jul 15
Common Herbal Dietary Supplement-Drug Interactions.
Am Fam Physician
Open PubMedPMID 36364865 • 2022 Nov 1
Select Dietary Supplement Ingredients for Preserving and Protecting the Immune System in Healthy Individuals: A Systematic Review.
Nutrients
Open PubMedPMID 27055821 • 2017 Jan
Prevention and Treatment of Influenza, Influenza-Like Illness, and Common Cold by Herbal, Complementary, and Natural Therapies.
J Evid Based Complementary Altern Med
Open PubMedBenefit reports: 5
Adverse reports: 1
No-effect reports: 0
Mixed reports: 1
Unclear reports: 0
Signal confidence: 0.36
Benefits
Adverse
No Effect
Strong positive empirical sentiment with adequate confidence; boost recommendation priority.
Reddit evidence: 4 mentions (confidence 0.36) across Biohackers, Supplements, HubermanLab, sleep.
Amazon signal: 0 products scanned (confidence 0.00).
GNC signal: 0 products scanned (confidence 0.00) [ERROR].
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Use adverse/interactions PubMed signal counts for screening; perform clinician review before high-dose or multi-drug stack use.
Human-study daily dose signal: 5100 mg/day (confidence MEDIUM).
Extracted from 2 dosing mentions across 1 PubMed studies (mg/day).
Imported legacy community score: 9.0/10 (heuristic mapping confidence 1.00).
Imported legacy monthly cost signal: ~$12.00.
Legacy community note: Extremely popular in longevity, biohacking, and mental health communities. "GlyNAC" (NAC + glycine) gaining massive traction after aging reversal study. Users report clearer thinking, better breathing, improved liver markers, and reduced compulsive behaviors.
post • r/Biohackers • mixed
The Effects of Echinacea on Anxiety **Background/Objectives**: *Echinacea* extracts with unique alkamide profiles (EP107™) have been shown to affect upper respiratory tract infections and reduce anxiety in both animals and humans. However,…
Open mentionpost • r/Biohackers • unclear
Echinacea root Anyone have experience taking this supplement on a daily basis. Using it to boost immune system thru flu season.
Open mentionpost • r/Supplements • unclear
Echinacea root
Open mentionpost • r/Biohackers • unclear
Trying to avoid catching coughs may be a good idea, as these can be viruses that lead to long-term health problems. Colds on the other hand pose no danger There is [increasing research](https://me-pedia.org/wiki/List_of_chronic_diseases_li…
Open mentionpost • r/HubermanLab • benefit
Natural Immune Health Flu season got me early this year! I was listening to the Huberman episode on immune health. I only supplement where I can't solve the problem with my nutrition first, so I created a list of ingredients that actually …
Open mentionpost • r/Supplements • unclear
Why zinc has a bad effect on me ? Why do I feel sad every time I take zinc? Even if I take it in the morning, I have sad dreams at night. I don't know how to properly expalin this.. It almost makes me feel depressed. I read that it's suppo…
Open mentionpost • r/Supplements • benefit
Retired Olly Elderberry vs. new Active Immunity The differences seem to be: • Almost double the Vit C • Eliminated the Vit D • Added selenium • Added echinacea • Significantly reduced elderberry • Only 15 servings per bottle now (vs. 30 be…
Open mentionpost • r/sleep • benefit
What in this is helping me sleep? Hi, so I've struggled with sleep for like 1.5 years now. Usually I can get to sleep fine but It feels like I struggle to enter a deep sleep or REM and I wake up constantly through the night. I wake up tire…
Open mentionamazon
Amazon search for Echinacea
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Open productEvidence Sources
Community Sources
PUBMED • Humans + preclinical triage
Counts aggregated from automated literature sweep and tiering rules.
Outcome: Tier HIGH; humans 197, RCTs 15, meta-analyses 7.[1745,1763,2015, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2024 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 38999738 from Nutrients.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1745,1763,2015, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2007 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 17597571 from Lancet Infect Dis.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1745,1763,2015, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2025 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 40311928 from Clin Nutr ESPEN.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1745,1763,2015, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2021 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 33809656 from Nutrients.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1745,1763,2015, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2019 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 30465062 from Eur J Clin Pharmacol.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1745,1763,2015, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2013 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 24456264 from Endocr Metab Immune Disord Drug Targets.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1745,1763,2015, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2022 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 35630063 from Medicina (Kaunas).
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1745,1763,2015, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2007 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 17436202 from Int J Sports Med.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1745,1763,2015, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2010 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 21173411 from Ann Intern Med.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1745,1763,2015, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2016 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 26317662 from J Diet Suppl.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1745,1763,2015, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2011 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 21747102 from Ann Fam Med.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1745,1763,2015, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2019 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 31111049 from Biomed Res Int.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1745,1763,2015, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2017 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 28762712 from Am Fam Physician.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1745,1763,2015, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2022 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 36364865 from Nutrients.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1745,1763,2015, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2017 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 27055821 from J Evid Based Complementary Altern Med.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1745,1763,2015, etc.]
Open source