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Table 6 Echinacea

From: Buyer beware? Does the information provided with herbal products available over the counter enable safe use?

Study number

66

68

77

16

17

37

38

39

40

47

57

44

63

Bought from

HF

HF

HF

HF

HF

Ph

Ph

Ph

Ph

Ph

SM

SM

SM

Legal category

U

U

U

PL

U

PL

U

U

U

PL

U

U

U

Leaflet supplied?

No

No

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

No

No

No

Precautions, n = 2

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Side effects, n = 4

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

  1. aHF = health food shop, Ph = pharmacy, SM = supermarket, U = unlicensed, PL = product licence.