Echinacea Angustifolia Root Powder 

Also Known As - Echinacea angustifolia, Echinacea pallida,  Coneflower, Snakeroot, Purple Coneflower, and Blacksamson.

Organically Grown USA - Hand Harvested 3 year plants without machinery. No "Approved Pesticides or Chemical soil additives". Not sterilized with surfer wash, heat steamed or heat dried.

Medicinal Uses - Echinacea has been used for virus infections such as the common cold and flu. It is used to strengthen the immune system. It has also been used for returning vaginal fungal infections (yeast infections) along with antifungal products applied to the vaginal area.

Overview - Echinacea is a hardy perennial that is indigenous to Canada and the United States and organically grown, right here on our ranch. Roots are harvested after their 3^rd year and sun dried. We use our own fertilizers from our chickens, Giant Chinchilla Rabbits and our Kinder Goats. We water our crops with fresh water from our private well where the water comes from the glaciers of Mt.Rainier and run through our back yard in the NisquallyRiver.

Parts Used - The root, leaves, stems and flowers.

Preparations - The above-ground parts of the plant are used to make fresh juice, infusions (warm-water teas), and tinctures. The roots are used in either cut or powdered form for capsules, fluid extracts, teas, and tinctures.

• Decoction: use 1 tsp. root with 1 cup boiling water. Steep for 1/2 hour. Take 1 tbsp. 3 to 6 times a day.
• Tincture: take 6 to 12 drops in water 3 times a day.
• Strep throat needs to be treated with a gargle, snakebite is treated by chewing the leaves and roots by the patient and applying to pulp to the snakebite area after the venom is sucked out and it is bleeding freely. The most common compound seems to be a combination with Myrrh to make a tincture. In severe cases, 10 to 25 drops (gtts) of the tincture every 2 hours in water. Although, this can vary from 10-25 to 10-30 drops.
• There are several formulas for using Echinacea. Blood purification, skin and inflammatory conditions call for Echinacea root, golden seal, chaparral, honeysuckle flowers, forsythia blossoms, sarsaparilla root, yellow dock root, American ginseng, ginger root, cinnamon twigs. This formula should be taken as a tea, three times daily with warm water.
• For treatment of flu, drink Tincture with warm water two or three times a day. Follow a simple diet, avoiding heating, dispersing and denatured foods, drugs, stimulants, peppers, sugar (including fruit juices and fruits), alcohol and excess meat. 
• Tincture formula for skin and genital herpes include: Echinacea, yellow dock, gentian root, golden seal, bupleurum, poria, wild yam root, marshmallow root and myrrh gum. 

Precautions - Use with caution if you are allergic to ragweed. Persons with anemia or vertigo should avoid using echinacea.

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