Echinacea Benefits

Echinacea Seeds for your own Garden of Health

The Native American Plains Indians used Echinacea for the treatment of a great variety of health problems.

Also known as Echinacea Purpurea, this herb is famous for its historic reputation of potentially helping the body fight off colds and infection, and to help stimulate the immune system.

The Many Benefits of Echinacea

Researchers in Germany came to the conclusion that Echinacea extraction could be beneficial in support of the body’s immune defense against colds, flu, bronchitis, ear infections, yeast infections, urinary tract infections and possibly even arthritis inflammation. However no medical claims are made regarding these or other possible uses.

Echinacea contains the active ingredient echinacoside, which is thought to act as a kind of natural antibiotic alternative and may help to explain many purported health benefits of Echinacea.

In the late 1800’s it was the most commonly used remedy for infections and minor inflammation. In the early 1900’s, most homes in the United States had a bottle of Echinacea tincture in their home remedy collection.

When powerful antibiotic drugs came into fashion, Echinacea was used less often in the US but still remained in wide use in European countries.

Today the renewed interest in herbal remedies and health supplements has brought Echinacea back into the spotlight in the U.S. Anyone suffering from the common cold or flu will usually be told by friends and family about the potential immunity benefits of Echinacea.

Further Echinacea facts include the obvious that it does not cure any diseases and is not a substitute for antibiotic medicines or a doctor’s care. However if you have a cold you might want to do what so many other people do, which is to try this herbal remedy and see if it might help support your body’s immune system in its effort to fight off the proverbial flu bug.

Echinacea extraction is also used as a preventative to support a healthy immune system. It is often taken in an effort to prevent catching the cold or flu from other people who are sick at home or at work or when traveling in the enclosed space of an airline

Precautions

There are no reported Echinacea side effects, adverse reactions or toxicity reports in medical literature. Some herbalists suggest that its effectiveness may be lessened when taken in large doses every single day. There are no published warnings or risks of taking Echinacea when used with common sense and following label directions. But as always, consult your health care professional before taking any supplements if you are on medication, are pregnant or nursing.

In Ancient Footsteps Echinacea Tincture

Our Echinacea Tincture is made with tender loving care. Our home-grown Echinacea purpurea is carefully grown from our own natural seed, fertilized with organic nutrients and dried in traditional methods for various purposes. We use the fresh flowers and roots to create the most potent of tinctures so that the greatest results can be seen when taking it.

Each flower that we use is picked as it opens so that the freshest possible tincture can be made. The roots are gathered when the plants are two to three year old and are at their peak in potency. Then we scrupulously clean all parts of the plant and slightly crush them to release the power of their essence and  immerse them in the finest 100% proof alcohol to release the essence. The mixture is then placed in our pantry so that the miracle can be accomplished. Each jar is lovingly turned daily to insure that the essence is released and thoroughly mixed throughout. After 4-6 weeks, we strain the flowers and roots and replace them with fresh material. Then we do the process all over again! This insures that our product is not only the freshest, but the most potent of almost any other Echinacea Tincture that you will purchase!

You can always be sure that here at In Ancient Footsteps - we go the EXTRA mile to make sure that our products are the highest quality, produced with love and integrity and that everything we make is not only good enough for the public - but is only offered after it passes the scrutiny of our own children and grandchildren!

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Echinacea Purpurea Tincture