ECHINACEA

the purple coneflower is used for prevention and treatment of colds and flu

Echinacea (Echinacea purpurea) non-clincial and laboratory studies show that echinacea stimulates the body's own defenses.

Echinacea & Goldenseal (Echinacea purpurea & Hydrastis canadensis) non-clinical and laboratory studies show that echinacea stimulates the body's own defenses. Scientists discovered that alkaloids like these found in goldenseal help to mainain normal mucous production. These beneficial herbs have traditionally been used during the winter months.

Echinacea are extracts from the leaves, flowers, and roots of the purple coneflower are among the most widely used botanical products in North America and Europe. A limited amount of test-tube evidence suggest that the herbal stimulates immune processes.

Pollock, E.J. and M. Moss. 1997January 20. Echinacea: Does it cure what ails ya? Indians thought so. Wall Street Journal CXXXVI (13): 1.

Excerpted and Modified: Echinacea is a member of the daisy family, it is the herb of choice these days for many people too busy to take time off work or away from kids to do battle with virus.

Those making the leap of faith are taking a leaf from Native Americans who once used Echinacea to treat everything from colds to gonorrhea. The Indians shared their secret with European settlers. And the herb has long had a place in U.S. health-food stores, if only on the dusty shelves behind the rolled oats.

Lately, however, Echinacea has gone mainstream. In the past three years, Rite Aid Corp., Rexall Sundown Inc., and General Nutrition Cos. have introduced Echinacea lines. Zand Herbal Formulas, a supplier of Echinacea products to health-food stores, says it has seen a 25% increase in sales in the past two years, with 1996 retail sales in excell of $10 million. Whole foods, a trade magazine, reported recently that Echinacea is the best-selling herbal product in health=food stores.

Some think the root of Echinacea angustifolia, one of nine varieities of the purple conefloer, is especially potent because it is loaded with isobutylamides, which cause the tongue to ginge.

Echinacea (Echinacea purpurea) non-clincial and laboratory studies show that echinacea stimulates the body's own defenses.
Echinacea & Goldenseal (Echinacea purpurea & Hydrastis canadensis) non-clinical and laboratory studies show that echinacea stimulates the body's own defenses. Scientists discovered that alkaloids like these found in goldenseal help to mainain normal mucous production. These beneficial herbs have traditionally been used during the winter months.

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Pollock, E.J. and M. Moss. 1997January 20. Echinacea: Does it cure what ails ya? Indians thought so. Wall Street Journal CXXXVI (13): 1.

Excerpted and Modified: Echinacea is a member of the daisy family, it is the herb of choice these days for many people too busy to take time off work or away from kids to do battle with virus.
Those making the leap of faith are taking a leaf from Native Americans who once used Echinacea to treat everything from colds to gonorrhea. The Indians shared their secret with European settlers. And the herb has long had a place in U.S. health-food stores, if only on the dusty shelves behind the rolled oats.
Lately, however, Echinacea has gone mainstream. In the past three years, Rite Aid Corp., Rexall Sundown Inc., and General Nutrition Cos. have introduced Echinacea lines. Zand Herbal Formulas, a supplier of Echinacea products to health-food stores, says it has seen a 25% increase in sales in the past two years, with 1996 retail sales in excell of $10 million. Whole foods, a trade magazine, reported recently that Echinacea is the best-selling herbal product in health=food stores.
Some think the root of Echinacea angustifolia, one of nine varieities of the purple conefloer, is especially potent because it is loaded with isobutylamides, which cause the tongue to ginge.
Echinacea are extracts from the leaves, flowers, and roots of the purple coneflower are among the most widely used botanical products in North America and Europe. A limited amount of test-tube evidence suggest that the herbal stimulates immune processes.

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