Echinacea Is Not Just A Pretty FlowerEchinacea is a genus of nine species of herbaceous plants in the family Asteraceae commonly called Coneflower. All are strictly native to eastern and central North America. The plants have large, showy heads of composite flowers, blooming from early to late summer. Some species are used in herbal medicines.
They are herbaceous, drought-tolerant perennial plants growing to 1 or 2 m in height. The leaves are lanceolate to elliptic, 10 – 20 cm long and 1.5 – 10 cm broad. Like all asteraceae, the flowers are a composite inflorescence, with purple (rarely yellow or white) florets arranged in a prominent, somewhat cone-shaped head — "cone-shaped" because the petals of the outer ray florets tend to point downward (are reflexed) once the flower head opens, thus forming a cone. Echinacea can in some cases cut the chances of catching a cold by more than half, and shorten the duration of a cold by an average of 1.4 days. Is believed to be an immunostimulator, stimulating the body's non-specific immune system and warding off infections. This is not a "one-dose" treatment, and that in order to work effectively, a dose should be taken at the very first sign of a cold symptom. Subsequent doses are called for every two to four hours after the first dose, including during the overnight sleeping period, until the cold symptoms have disappeared.
Learning herbs has never been easier, discover how to heal yourself with natural home remedies. The Herbal Medicine Making Kit includes everything you need to make your own herbal tinctures and salves. This is what you get to make 4 bottles of Tincture. The kit includes: - Dried organic Echinacea root - 4 colbolt blue dropper bottles - Labels for your finished tinctures - A labeled jar to make your tincture in - Cheesecloth to strain your tincture when completed A tincture is an extract of an herb in an alcohol base. This herb is an immune system stimulant for when you feel a cold coming on and an excellent anti-bacterial for first aid situations. This is a great way to learn how to make your own healing medicine. I made the salve also which was fun to do and it works great on all kind of skin problems. Also contains DVD's and a whole lot more!
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