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Echinacea reduces anxiety symptoms in adults.
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REFUTED
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Is it true that Echinacea reduces anxiety symptoms in adults?
No. A 2026 EFSA health-claim opinion on Anxiofit-1, an Echinacea angustifolia root extract, concluded the scientific evidence is insufficient to establish a cause-and-effect relationship between its consumption and reduction of subthreshold and mild anxiety. The remaining retrieved items concern unrelated topics such as respiratory infections, plant botany, or anxiety in other contexts.
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D, T., T, B., M, C., J, C., S, d. H., KI, H., A, J., A, M., I, M., B, M., A, N., K, P., F, T., I, D., I, C., & A, S. (2026). Anxiofit-1 and reduction of subthreshold and mild anxiety: Evaluation of a health claim pursuant to article 14 of regulation (EC) No 1924/2006.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2026.9964
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