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Echinacea Similar to the chamomile cross reaction, echinacea can induce allergy symptoms in people with an existing ragweed allergy because of the shared plant family. Echinacea is often used to relieve symptoms similar to allergies, such as sore throat from colds and flu.
As Echinacea and ragweed are both members of the Asteraceae family, we hypothesized that ragweed allergic individuals would be more likely to display reactivity on skin testing to Echinacea than non-ragweed allergic individuals, and that his difference would explain why some individuals will manifest allergic reactions to Echinacea even without prior known exposure.