<i>Echinacea purpurea</i> and Melatonin Augment Natural-Killer Cells in Leukemic Mice and Prolong Life Span

Abstract

The present study has provided the first systematic analysis, under controlled laboratory conditions, of the effect(s) of the botanical, E. purpurea, in vivo, in leukemic hosts. The profoundly positive effects of this herb in disease abatement observed in this study suggest the therapeutic potential of E. purpurea, at least with respect to leukemia, if not other tumors as well.