Code: 108

Weight: 0.10kg

Rodales Illustrated Encyclopedia of Herbs says on pages 176 and 177: The American Indians are credited with discovering which part of the plant yielded its medicinal properties: the roots. They contain a substance called caffeic acid glycoside, which reacts with other substances in the bodys cells and facilitates the wound healing process. In folk medicine, this unidentified substance was used as a blood purifier to cure a wide variety of ailments: rheumatism, streptococcus infections, bee stings, poisonous snakebites, dyspepsia, syphilis, gangerene, eczema, hemorrhoids, and a host of pains and wounds. Many American herbalists still regard echinacea as one of the very best blood purifiers, as well as an effective antibiotic. According to naturopathic doctor Michael Tierra, echinacea neutralizes acid conditions in the blood charectaristic of lymphatic stagnation. Dr. Paul Lee, founder of the platonic Academy of Herbal Studies, describes echinacea as "our leading herb on the list of immuno-stimulants."