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Echinacea Echinacea angustifolia

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Common Names
Echinacea , Purple coneflower
Botanical Name
Echinacea angustifolia
Family
ASTERACEAE or COMPOSITAE Sunflower family
Echinacea Medicinal Properties & Benefits
Common Uses: Candida/Yeast Infection * Colds * Cough * Immune System * Insect Bites/Rashes * Sinusitis * Sore Throat/Laryngitis *
Properties: Antibacterial* Anti-inflammatory* Immunostimulant* AntiViral*
Parts Used: Most often roots, stems and flowers are also used but are weaker
Constituents:essential oil (including humulene and caryophylene), glycoside, polysaccharide, polyacetylenes, isobutylalklamines, resin, betain, inulin, sesquiterpene.
Traditions: North America *


Echinacea is best taken
before a virus takes hold

Herbalists do not agree on which species is best, E.purpurea,, E. pallida, or E.angustifolia, but all variants have phytochemicals that improve the immune system. There are dozens of dozens of biochemical compounds that act in therapeutic synergy in this complex plant that support disease resistance in several ways. However, taking echinacea when a cold or infection has already become serious may be fighting a losing battle. Echinacea is most effect when taken at the first onset of cold or infection symptoms. When fighting an established virus, combining echinacea with antiseptic herbs such as goldenseal or Oregon grape will enhance the effectiveness of the treatment.


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Certified Organic Echinacea root capsules
(Echinacea Purpurea) 408mg/100 capsules
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Certified Organic Echinacea Root/Herb
Root Echinacea angustifolia Origin- USA The roots are used in either cut or powdered form for capsules, fluid extracts, teas, and tinctures.
Echinacea Purpurea Origin- USA Herb The above-ground parts of the plant are used to make fresh juice, infusions (warm-water teas), and tinctures.
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Certified Organic Cold-Care Capsules
A trusted ally to have in the home during the cold and flu season and made from 100% certified organic ingredients. Ground and encapsulated fresh.
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Contains: Organic Echinacea purpurea root (100mg), Osha root (100mg),organic Elder berry (100mg), organic Echinacea angustfolia root (75mg), organic Goldenseal root (75mg), organic Ginger root (50mg).

Certified Organic 5th Chakra Tea
A warm & fruity decoction blend, sure to improve communication. Great for tickly, sore throats and very tasty too.
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Contains: Organic Licorice root, organic Marshmallow root, organic Echinacea purpurea root, organic Cinnamon bark, organic Orange peel, organic Ginger root, organic Fennel seed and organic Clove

Certified Organic Echinacea-Goldenseal extract
Supports immune system and helps provide additional protection against infections..
PRODUCT DETAILS

Contains: Fresh organic Echinacea angustifolia root, fresh organic Goldenseal root, fresh organic Echinacea purpurea root and juice of tops

Certified Organic Forests Tea
Formerly known as Lung Tea, this warm and decongesting tea is great for the respiratory and chest area with a rich and comforting taste.
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Contains: All Organic Echinacea purpurea root, Elecampane, Ginger root, Pleurisy root, Licorice root, White Oak bark, Cinnamon barks, Orange peel and Fennel seed.

Certified Organic Echinacea Purpurea extract
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Certified Organic Echinaea-Goldenseal Throat Spray
A convenient and helpful herbal spray. Great for chest infections, colds, sore throats, and other painful conditions of the upper respiratory region.
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Echinacea angustifolia root, Goldenseal root, Woad root, Wild Cherry bark, Slippery Elm bark, Vegetable Glycerin, Water, organic Grape alcohol, and Orange essential oil.

Certified Organic Elder Berry-Larix
(Immune Support) * 45 Caps 410 mg.
PRODUCT DETAILS

Contains: fresh freeze-dried concentrate of black Elder Berry,, Western Larch (Larix occidentalis), wildcrafted St Johns Wort flower and leaf,, organic Lemon Balm leaf , and concentrate of Echinacea purpurea flower & leaf.

Certified Organic Echinacea & Roots Tea
Full flavored with a rich, rooty, yet smooth and mellow taste. Good medicine that tastes great! and it will help strengthen and support your natural resistance, drink it at the first signs of colds and flu symptoms.
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Contains: Organic Echinacea purpurea root, Pau d' Arco, organic Dandelion root (raw and roasted), Sarsaparilla root, organic Cinnamon bark, organic Ginger root, organic Burdock root, Sassafras bark

Side Effects:
Use with caution if you are allergic to ragweed. If you have an autoimmune disease such as rheumatoid arthritis or lupus, or a chronic infection such as HIV/AIDS or tuberculosis, you should not use echinacea.
How to Use: Echinacea
Preparation Methods :Dosage is key. You need to take enough echinacea, and take it frequently enough, to do any good. Capsules are convenient, but not as efficient, and quite often not as potent as tinctures. Echinacea is by no means a good tasting herb for tea, but echinacea tea can be used in compresses and poultices for external applications.

remedyRemedies using : Echinacea

referencesEchinacea Medicinal Uses & Benefits
Candida/Yeast Infection * Colds * Cough * Immune System * Insect Bites/Rashes * Sinusitis * Sore Throat/Laryngitis *
Echinacea for :Immune stimulant, viruses
Immune stimulant, viruses Echinacea is a very potent immune system stimulant, a decent fighter of inflammation and viruses, and a mild antiseptic.

James Duke, The Green Pharmacy Herbal Handbook (2000)

Echinacea for :Colds, cold sores, herpes
Colds, cold sores, herpes Echinacea is another herb that inhibits herpes viruses, echinacea also produces a numbing sensation that may offer relief from cold-sore pain.

Linda B. White, M.D., The Herbal Drugstore (2003)

Echinacea for :Bites and stings
Bites and stings A tincture of this immune-boosting herb can be applied to a bite or sting to numb the pain. It also helps disinfect the site of the attack.

Linda B. White, M.D., The Herbal Drugstore (2003)

Echinacea for :Antiseptic, immune response
Antiseptic, immune response

Echinacea increases bodily resistance to infection and is used for boils, erysipelas, septicaemia, cancer, syphilis and other impurities of the blood, its action being antiseptic.

Maud Grieve, Modern Herbal Vol 1 (1931)

Echinacea for : Sinusitis
 Sinusitis Echinacea is an excellent remedy for tonsillitis, inflamed gums, and for mucus in the nose, sinuses, lungs, and digestive tract

Richard Mabey, The New Age Herbalist (1988)

Echinacea for :Itching hives, bites
Itching hives, bites A wash of purple coneflower can help relieve the unbearable itching of urticaria (hives) and this treatment is also good for stings and bites.

Richard Mabey, The New Age Herbalist (1988)

Echinacea for :Yeast Infections, Candida albicans
Yeast Infections, Candida albicans Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and yeast infection. E. purpurea acts against Candida albicans, the microorganism that causes most yeast infections. In German studies, echinacea acted by stimulating the immune-system cells known as macrophages to engulf and consume yeast cells, but did not increase the numbers of immune cells overall. The advantage of keeping the number of macrophages constant is that it helps to avoid inflammatory reactions that can accompany infection. Echinacea is useful for people with chronic fatigue syndrome because yeast infections often cause or accompany symptoms of this disorder.

Phyllis A. Balch, Prescription for Herbal Healing (2002)

Plant Description
Related Species Echinacea purpurea , E. purpura, E. pallida


Nine species of Echinacea grow perennially throughout Midwestern North America from Saskatchewan to as far south as Texas. The three species most used and studied are E.purpurea, E. pallida, and E.angustifolia. They are hard to tell apart, all have pretty purple flowers except for E. paradoxa, whose flowers are yellow.

Drought resistant perennial. Plants reach a height of 30 - 42 in. Grows best in full sun

History and Traditions
historyNorth American Indians passed the knowledge of the purple coneflower on to the colonists and settlers of North America. Echinacea became a famed remedy for snake bite and for cleansing and healing suppurating wounds.
Folklore, Myths and Legends
Quick Tips
To support the immune system, Echinacea tincture (30 to 100 drops three to five times a day) or tea (3 to 4 cups a day) is very beneficial.
Stop pet acne from the inside out with this infection-battling herb. Give 1/2 the human dose to a large dog, 1/4 dose to a smaller dog. Check with your vet first, some cats may have problems digesting it.

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Common Misspellings: echinaca, augustifolia


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