10/27/2018 / By RJ Jhonson
The pressed juice of purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) can help relieve the effects of restraint stress, according to the authors of a study published in the Journal of Medicinal Food. The study reveals that this effect also reverses the negative impacts of restraint stress on the immune response.
The researchers concluded that purple coneflower has a beneficial effect against the suppression of the immune response by restraint stress.
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Journal Reference:
Park S, Lee M-S, Jung S, Lee S, Kwon O, Kreuter MH, Perrinjaquet-Moccetti T, Min B, Yun SH, Kim Y. ECHINACEA PURPUREA PROTECTS AGAINST RESTRAINT STRESS-INDUCED IMMUNOSUPPRESSION IN BALB/C MICE. Journal of Medicinal Food. 1 March 2018; 21(3):261–268. DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2017.4073
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