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Other
common names: |
black sampson,
purple cone flower, redebeckia, missouri snakeroot |
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Origin:
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United states,
cultivated in eastern europe |
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Active
substances: |
polysaccharides
(echinacin), echinacosides, caffeic acid glyoside, essential oil (humulene, caryophylene),
polyacetylenes, isobutyl-alkylamines, resin, betain, insulin, sequiterpene esters
(echinadiole, epoxy-echinadiole, echinaxanthole, dihydro-xynardole) |
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| available fresh, freeze-dried, dried,
or as alcohol-based extract, liquid, tea, capsules, or salve. for internal use, the
freeze-dried form or alcohol-free extract is recommended |
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What
is Echinacea? |
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A member of the sunflower
family, echinacea is an herbal remedy of the Native American Plains indians for wounds,
infections, and insect and snake bites. |
| Standards include:
(1) angustifolia 4% echinacosides (E. angustifolia) or 4% 4-Sesquiterpene-esters (E.
purpurea). (2) Angustifolia and Purpurea Combination |
How does this stuff work? |
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Echinacea is thriving with
polysaccharides and phytosterols which have powerful non-specific stimulatory actions on
the immune system. There has been research that has shown they |
| can stimulate the
Alternative Complement pathway which helps influence general immune cells to look for
bacteria and cellular debris. Roots of E. angustifolia contain a good amount of glycoside
echinacoside, which has a mild antibiotic activity. E. purpurea contains components,
primarily echinacin, with cortisone-like activity in order to help with wound healing. E.
purpurea is also comprised of sesquiterpene esters which have immune stimulator activity. |
Most common uses |
- immune stimulator for colds and flus
- inflammation, analgesic, sedative,
antispasmodic
- relieve pain and swelling
- edema, water retention
- anti-viral
- infections, sore throats, uti, strep throat,
eye and ear infections
- wound healing and cleansing
- anti-cancer
- snake and insect bites, scratches
- boils, abcesses, gangrene, ulcerations, sores
- tonsillitis, inflamed gums, mucus problems
- urticaria (external wash)
- antibiotic
- allergies
- stimulation of adrenal cortex, increase
cortisol release
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| Caution:
Should not be taken by those who are allergic to plants in the sunflower family |
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