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Table 5 Echinacea

From: What has been the impact of the Traditional Herbal Registration (THR) scheme in the UK on information provided with herbal products bought over the counter?

Herbal product: Echinacea

5

6

25

26

27

28

29

30

42

43

44

53

54

56

61

65

66

Bought from

Ph

Ph

HF

HF

HF

HF

HF

HF

Ph

Ph

Ph

SM

SM

SM

SM

HF

Ph

Legal category

THR

THR

THR

THR

O

THR

THR

THR

THR

THR

THR

THR

THR

THR

THR

THR

THR

Leaflet supplied

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Precautions

2/2

2/2

2/2

2/2

2/2

2/2

2/2

2/2

2/2

2/2

2/2

2/2

2/2

2/2

2/2

1/2

2/2

Interactions

0/0

0/0

0/0

0/0

0/0

0/0

0/0

0/0

0/0

0/0

0/0

0/0

0/0

0/0

0/0

0/0

0/0

Side effects

0/1

0/1

0/1

0/1

0/1

0/1

0/1

0/1

0/1

0/1

0/1

0/1

0/1

0/1

0/1

0/1

0/1

TOTAL: X/3

2/3

2/3

2/3

2/3

2/3

2/3

2/3

2/3

2/3

2/3

2/3

2/3

2/3

2/3

2/3

1/3

2/3

  1. Ph pharmacy, HF health food store, SM supermarket, THR Traditional Herbal Registration, U unregulated, O other