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Echinacea
- Purple Cone Flower
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Echinacea (echinacea
purpurea - echinacea augustifolia) is popular as an immune stimulant to boost the immune system and help ward off many winter ailments. One of the most popular natural products, Echinacea is a wonderful herb with many fans all over theworld. |
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| For what is Echinacea used? - Cold & Flu Remedy: As a broad-spectrum immune system stimulant Echinacea is most used to protect against, & to treat, common colds, flu, & sore throat. A natural antibiotic, echinacea is used to treat infections, to combat low resistance to sickness & to enhance the immune system. Echinacea has also used in the treatment of chronic recurring vaginal yeast infections.
Echinacea purpurea, called 'King of the blood purifiers' in some herbal manuscripts, has been traditionally used to help acne, boils and difficult skin
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| Parts of the Echinacea plant that are used - Extract of echinacea purpurea or Echinacea angustifolia, the whole plant: dried root & leaves. The above ground extract of Echinacea purpurea is preferred because it has been better studied (with over 300 studies to its credit!). It is commonly called "purple coneflower", and is related to the sunflower. |
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| History of use of Echinacea - Echinacea was highly valued in Native American medicine, with more uses than any other plant including the healing wounds & treatment of snakebites. Today, research shows clear scientific reasons for its effectiveness. |
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| Echinacea Herb/drug interactions No known interactions More Info |
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| Echinacea Safety & Contra-indications |
| Echinacea is among the safest of herbal preparations and certainly among the most popular; it is prescribed in Germany millions of times every year! Long term use seems to be well tolerated & does not seem to be harmful. Echinacea is not to be used during pregnancy or breast-feeding. It has been suggested Echinacea may interfere with immuno suppressive therapy & should not be used long-term by persons with severe systemic illnesses such as tuberculosis, collagen (autoimmune) diseases, AIDS or multiple sclerosis, although this is a theoretical concern & there is no evidence to support it. Allergic reactions to Echinacea are infrequent. | |
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What's in Echinacea and how does it work?
The ability of Echinacea to stimulate the immune system is extremely well documented. The primary constituent responsible for its activity are large sugar molecules called polysaccharides. Two in particular have been identified as beneficial: inulin and arabinogalactin. These polysaccharides activate the immune system in many ways. Echinacea has been shown to increase production of T cells, increase levels of circulating neutrophils, improve leukocyte phagocytosis, assist antibody binding and natural killer cell activity. Echinacea also has direct antibacterial properties. In general, Echinacea has been thoroughly demonstrated to reduce the duration and severity of common cold and flu symptoms. Echinacea is a herb that deserves its place in our medicine cabinet. |
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Echinacea can help relieve Candidiasis!
At least two studies that have shown Echinacea to be effective in treating women of chronic candida vaginal yeast infection. This is not all that surprising when taken in light of the fact that recurrence of Candida albicans infection takes place in just over 60% of sufferers treated with econozole nitrate alone, implying that the underlying cause (i.e., poor immune response) is not treated with such topical medicines. Combined use of Echinacea and econozole nitrate lowered the incidence of recurrence to under 17%! According to another study, Echinacea increased phagocytosis (phagocytosis is the process whereby immune cells consume and destroy foreign infectious cells) of Candida albicans by a whopping 30 to 40%. |
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How should I use Echinacea?
One recent study showed that a daily intake of 450 mg had no value over that of a placebo, but 900mg daily was quite effective in staving off cold and flu symptoms. This being the case, it is recommended that 1g (1000mg) be taken 3 times daily at the onset of cold or flu symptoms. It works wonders in combination with Goldenseal and Zinc, particularly at the onset of symptoms. |
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| Spelling variations include ecinacea, ecinacia, ecanacia, ecinecia, econacia, econacea, echonacea, echonacia, echenacia, echinacia, echanacea. However correct spelling is: Echinacea |
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Echinacea Books |
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A contemporary & historical look at Echinacea, its healing properties & the case for protecting it in the wild - by widely respected herbalist Steven Foster |
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The book is designed for physicians, medical professionals, medical students medical researchers, and patients who want to become familiar with research dedicated to echinacea. |
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This book is packed full of information in a very readable form. Don't take it to bed. You won't get any sleep. Great info on the immune system and how Echinacea works WITH the body for healing. I won't lend this book out to anyone. It's too valuable. |
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