ECHINACEA ROOT[ECHINACEA PURPUREA]
Listing Description:
Echinacea purpurea (eastern
purple coneflower[2] , hedgehog coneflower[3], or purple coneflower) is a North American species of flowering plant in the sunflower family.
Detailed Description:
It is native to
eastern North America[4] and present to some extent in the wild in much of the
eastern, southeastern and midwestern United States as well as in the Canadian Province of Ontario.
It is most common in the Ozarks and
in the Mississippi/Ohio Valley.
Uses
Traditional herbal medicine
In indigenous medicine of the native American Indians, the plant was used externally for wounds, burns, and insect bites, chewing of roots
for toothache and throat
infections; internal application was used for pain, cough, stomach cramps, and snake bites.
Present-day uses
The plant is important economically, to the
pharmaceutical trade. It is purported that all parts of the purple coneflower
stimulate the immune system.
Well-controlled trials studying these uses are
limited and low in quality. Study results
are mixed on whether preparations including Echinacea can be useful for upper
respiratory tract infections including colds.
Side effects include gastrointestinal effects
and allergic reactions,
including rashes, increased asthma, and life-threatening anaphylaxis.
PRICES
$24.55/KG
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