Echinacea Cone-flower, Purple Cone-flower, Black Sampson Echinacea purpureaWitte, H., Flora. Afbeeldingen en beschrijvingen van boomen, heesters, éénjarige planten, enz., voorkomende in de Nederlandsche tuinen, 1868 Echinacea purpurea(Photo by James St. John) (Wikimedia) Echinacea rootA Manual of Organic Materia Medica and Pharmacognosy, Sayre, 1907 Botanical name: Echinacea spp.  1. E. purpurea (syn. Rudbeckia purpurea)  2. E. pallida  3. E. angustifolia Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Neutral, dry. Sweet, Pungent, numbing Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Poison:-Colds, Flu, both to prevent and treat early stages-acute sore throat, Tonsilitis, Diphtheria, Glandular Inflammations; also Goiter-Fever, Eruptive Fevers (Measles, Chickenpox), Malarial Fever, Typhoid Fever, Cholera-Septicemia, Meningitis, Pneumonia, Syphilis-topically and internally for Snake and Insect Bites (incl. Rattlesnake) and Rabid Dogs2. Clears Heat from the Blood: -toxic states of the Blood; Boils, Abscesses, old Sores, chronic Ulcers-Eczema, Psoriasis-claimed to be beneficial in Cancerous cachexia3. Aphrodisiac:-traditionally claimed to have aphrodisiac effects4. Externally:-powdered has long been applied to Wounds, including Septic Wounds (Native Americans)-applied to the gums for Toothache (tincture)-also mouth sore and ulcers and cankers sores-applied topically to Cancers (of the Breast etc.) to remove the fetid smell and stop its growth or reduce it-tincture is applied topically for Alopecia (Dr. Christopher) Dose: Powder: 500mg–3 gramsInfusion:…

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