Review Article

Applications of the Phytomedicine Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower) in Infectious Diseases

Table 8

Effect of EP on Clostridium difficile.

EP extractC. difficile (cfu/2.5 L)

None1.5 × 104
EP ethanol (moderate alkylamides; no polysaccharide)<10>3
EP aqueous (+ polysaccharide; no alkylamides)4.0 × 1030.6

Data from [61].