Safety of Oral Echinacea Preparations: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis in the Context of Therapeutic Benefit

Mercedes Ogal, Merlin Willcox, Rudolf Bauer, Sebastian L Johnston, Samo Kreft, Anthony Booker, Andreas Schapowal, Danielle Roux, Giuseppe Gancitano, Rainer Stange

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DOI: 10.1055/a-2992-1199
Published: 2026-10-28
Container: Planta Medica
Publisher: Georg Thieme Verlag KG
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@article{allodium:10.1055/a-2992-1199,
  title = {Safety of Oral Echinacea Preparations: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis in the Context of Therapeutic Benefit},
  author = {Mercedes Ogal and Merlin Willcox and Rudolf Bauer and Sebastian L Johnston and Samo Kreft and Anthony Booker and Andreas Schapowal and Danielle Roux and Giuseppe Gancitano and Rainer Stange},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Planta Medica},
  doi = {10.1055/a-2992-1199},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2992-1199}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Safety of Oral Echinacea Preparations: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis in the Context of Therapeutic Benefit
AU  - Mercedes Ogal
AU  - Merlin Willcox
AU  - Rudolf Bauer
AU  - Sebastian L Johnston
AU  - Samo Kreft
AU  - Anthony Booker
AU  - Andreas Schapowal
AU  - Danielle Roux
AU  - Giuseppe Gancitano
AU  - Rainer Stange
PY  - 2026
JO  - Planta Medica
DO  - 10.1055/a-2992-1199
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Ogal, M., Willcox, M., Bauer, R., Johnston, S. L., Kreft, S., Booker, A., Schapowal, A., Roux, D., Gancitano, G., & Stange, R. (2026). Safety of Oral Echinacea Preparations: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis in the Context of Therapeutic Benefit. Planta Medica. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2992-1199

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