Aromatherapy

Herbal Books

Herb Chart

Herbal Remedies

Prep Methods

Conditions & Uses

Benefits | Preparation | Medicinal Uses | Side Effects | Plant | Folklore |

Echinacea Echinacea angustifolia

Echinacea angustifolia
Common Names
Echinacea , Purple coneflower
Botanical Name
Echinacea angustifolia
Family
ASTERACEAE or COMPOSITAE Sunflower family
Related Species
Echinacea purpurea , E. purpura, E. pallida
Echinacea Medicinal Properties & Benefits
Candida/Yeast Infection * Colds * Cough * Gingivitis * Immune System * Insect Bites/Rashes * Lungs/Respiratory * Sinusitis * Sore Throat/Laryngitis *
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.
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.
Echinacea Remedies
Prep 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.
remedy Remedies using Echinacea
Sponsored Links
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.
referencesEchinacea Medicinal Uses & References
Immune stimulant
Echinacea is a vey potent immune system stimulant, a decent fighter of inflammation and viruses, and a mild antiseptic. 373

(Duke, James A, Ph.D. )

Colds, cold sores
Echinacea is another herb that inhibits herpes viruses, echinacea also produces a numbing sensation that may offer relief from cold-sore pain. 626

(White,Linda B., M.D. )

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. 1133

(White,Linda B., M.D. )

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.

1262

(Grieve, Maude )

Sinusitis
Echinacea is an excellent remedy for tonsillitis, inflamed gums, and for mucus in the nose, sinuses, lungs, and digestive tract 1263

(Mabey, Richard p45)

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. 1264

(Mabey, Richard )

Side Effects:
Use with caution if you are allergic to ragweed
Plant Description

Echinacea angustifoliaNine 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.
Folklore, Myths and Legends
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.

Medicinal Healing Herbs : Properties and Uses

List Herbs by Common Name or List Herbs by Botanical Name
Common Name Listing
A - - - - - E F - - - - - - - - N O - - - - - - - - - - - Z
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Sponsored Links
Certified Organic Echinacea-Goldenseal extract
Supports immune system and helps provide additional protection against infections. Contains: Fresh organic Echinacea angustifolia root, fresh organic Goldenseal
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.
E
Certified Organic Echinacea Purpurea extract
Certified Organic Echinacea root capsules
(Echinacea Purpurea) 408mg/100 capsules
Mountain Rose Herbs

Mountain Rose Herbs. A Herbs, Health & Harmony Com


Effective and great smelling herbal insect repellent formulas you can make yourself.

Use herbs and oils that have aphrodisiac and stimulating properties to revive a flagging libido.

Learn which herbs have an ancient reputation as a appetite suppressant that holds up today.

Methods to make your own botanical skin care products, herbal medicinal teas, extracts, herbal oils and aromatherapy blends.

mountain rose herbs
Annies Remedys, echinaca, augustifolia