Echinacea Angustifolia Root- Zi Zhu Gen- Echinacea angustifolia - ORGANIC
Herbs the clear Toxicity
Latin Name: Echinacea angustifolia
Harvested: United States of America
History/Folklore:
Echinacea gets its name from the hedgehog (Echinus), due to its prickly, cone-like center.
This herb has long been used by the Native Americans to fight infection, and was once referred to as “snake bite” and “mad dog root” for its use to cleanse the blood and treat animal bites.
The root is made into liquid extracts to pull out its strong qualities o help fight infections and illnesses, though is also commonly used in herbal tea fomrulas with other various herbs to fight infections.
Key Actions: Immunostimulant, Laxative, Alterative, Antimicrobial, Antitumor, Analgesic, Anti-inflammatory
Key Constituents: Phenols, cichoric acid, caftaric acid, alkylamides (fat soluble, inhibit tumor necrosis, and can have similar potency as the THC compound in marijuana), and polysaccharides (which increase the rate of phgocytosis)
Uses: This herb is known to help with Acne, abscesses, cysts, boils, tumors, antibiotic, antiseptic, bites/stings (internally or topical), bladder infections, blood detox/purifier, bronchitis, eczema/psoriasis, jaundice, immune stimulant, laryngitis, mouth sores, wounds.
Eastern Energetics
Temperature: Cool
Energetics: Pungent, Salty
Meridians: LU, LI
Actions:
- Strengthens the Wei Qi
- Releases the Exterior, promotes sweating, scatters wind-heat
- Dredges the KD
- Benefits the Skin
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