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Echinacea Review

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By: Sean Moloughney

Editor, Nutraceuticals World

ConsumerLab.com, White Plains, NY, has unveiled the results of its review on echinacea supplements. Findings showed that five echinacea supplements failed to pass independent testing. Lower than claimed amounts of key compounds such as echinacosides and phenols were the most common problem. One product also contained a higher than acceptable amount of lead. Six other products passed the testing.

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