Embracing Echinacea Long used by Native Americans, echinacea is a relative newcomer to Western herbal medicine. This beautiful member of the aster family grows wild in North America's prairie regions and is easily cultivated in gardens. Echinacea purpurea is the most commonly grown variety and is the one most frequently used in clinical trials.
Making the Common Cold Less Common Herbal medicines have been researched for decades, and new evidence continues to be unveiled. Echinacea (Echinacea purpurea) provides one example of the importance of research in increasing our understanding of how herbal compounds work.
Fighting Avian Flu Homeopathy-light years ahead of allopathic (conventional) medicine-has already successfully introduced an influenza remedy made from the hearts and livers of wild ducks. This remedy is still in use today to fight annual winter flu.
Echinacea Does echinacea work or not? Recent news reports were hard to miss: three major studies trashing echinacea in the last year alone. So what is the truth?
Steep Some Salve As my friend Anna and I were warming ourselves over a cup of freshly brewed herbal tea recently, she asked, "Is it true that tea can help improve my health? I told her that it depends on what kind of herbal tea you drink.
Echinacea Every year millions of Canadians suffer from colds and flu. Runny nose, sneezing, sore throat, fatigue, headache, muscle pain, chills, and low-grade fever are all symptoms commonly caused by one of the many
contagious viral pathogens that can invade the upper respiratory tract.
If You Don't Want a Flu Shot Not everyone feels comfortable getting a flu shot. Fortunately, when working properly, the immune system has a remarkable arsenal of weapons that can help us fight off the flu and common cold.
Echinacea Modern research has shown Echinacea purpurea exerts significant effects on immune function in over 300 scientific investigations. However, not all of the clinical studies in humans have been positive.
Dispelling Myths About Echinacea Hundreds of clinical trials support the safe use of echinacea in preventing and treating colds and influenza-like infections, as an anti-inflammatory, and to support the immune system. Yet myths continue to abound about its therapeutic benefits..
Cold and Flu Fighters It's cold and flu season again, and you want the best possible protectio.
Field of Dreams Purple coneflower once grew wild in Ontario waste places, a normal part of the landscape until habitat was destroye.
Beauty Supplements That May Surprise You! Beauty is linked to health. And while everything you take into your body will have an effect on your outward appearance, some foods and supplements have more influence than others.
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