Echinacea

Echinacea

Common Name: Purple Coneflower

Genus and Species Name: Echinacea angustifolia

Active Chemical Ingredients: C35H46O20 ,Caffeic Acid Glycoside Echinacoside

Medicinal Uses: Echinacea was traditionally used by the North American Comanche tribe used as an herbal remedy for toothaches and sore throats, helps to enhance and boost the performance of the immune system, the herbal remedies made from the Echinacea possess an antibiotic action and also act like interferons in their antiviral action within the body, has an amazing fungicidal effect and it is extensively used as an anti-allergenic herbal remedy, some studies have also recorded the Echinacea as possessing an anti-tumor activity, many topical herbal treatments including the healing of all physical wounds and for the treatment of snake bites, the herbal remedy was also used in the treatment of infected conditions, it was used in the treatment of sore throats and to treat burns on the skin, the herbal remedies derived from the Echinacea herb also function as a blood cleansing remedy for the holistic treatment of various skin problems including boils and all types of topical and internal abscesses, the herbal remedy is also used in the treatment of all kinds of allergies, and related skin conditions like the eczema and urticaria, it is increasingly used in the treatment of different types of infections such as tonsillitis, the common colds, the flu, and various other chest infections, the herbal remedy is also used in the treatment of asthma, and other viral diseases like the glandular fever, it is also used in the treatment of candidiasis and to suppress post-viral fatigue syndrome in patients, respiratory problems and chilblains are also treated using the herbal remedies prepared from the Echinacea herb, and the herb is known to be very effective against throat infections, when it is used as an oral gargling solution, the circulation of blood in the body is benefited by the stimulating effect of the Echinacea herb. The hot herbal infusion also helps by stimulating the process of sweating and this rapidly brings the fevers down, while at the same time enhancing the natural defenses of the body and enabling the immune system to shake off the infection, which has induced the condition of fever initially. Echinacea also possesses a strong anti-inflammatory effect on the body, this ability is particularly important in the treatment of long term arthritis and in the treatment of gout. This property of the herb is also good for all types of inflammatory conditions affecting the reproductive system in women; these can include disorders such as the common pelvic inflammatory disease and related conditions.

Preparation: Tincture, Compress, Ointment, Eye Wash, Douche, Syrup, Ingestion

Citations: 

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