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Description
Echinacea Pallida Echinacea pallida (Nutt.) Nutt.
Family: Asteraceae.
Other Names: Pale purple cornflower; échinacée (French); Blasser Sonnenhut (German); rudbeckia, pigna rossa (Italian).
Description: Pale purple coneflower is a small perennial herb with short, mostly unbranched stems and nanow leaves in a basal tuft. The slender flowering stalks are up to 1 m in height, bearing a single head of flowers with pale purple, drooping, long ray florets (40-9Omm long) and white pollen. Narrow-leaved coneflower (E. angustifolia) has branched stems, slightly shorter inflorescences (up to 0.6 m), short ray florets (up to 38mm long) which are more spreading and yellow pollen. Both these species differ from E. purpurea in their long, unbranched flowering stalks borne above a very short, sparsely branched plant.
Origin: North America (central parts - not in the western or eastern regions). Echinacea angustifolia occurs in the USA and Canada; E. pallida only in the USA. Commercially grown in North America and Europe.
Parts Used: Fresh or dried roots (Echinaceae pallidae radix; Echinaceae angustifoliae radix).
Therapeutic Category: Immune stimulant.
Uses and Properties: Preparations and extracts are taken orally and used in supportive therapy for colds and influenza. In Germany, only E. pallida is an approved herb, not E. angustifolia.
Active Ingredient: The roots contain polysaccharides, alkylamides (echinacein), polyacetylenes (trideca-1-en-3 ,5 ,7, 9, 11-pentain, ponticaepoxide), and several caffeic acid derivates, such as echinacoside, chicoric acid and cynarin. Cynarin is unique to E. angustifolia. Traces of pyrrolizidine alkaloids (tussilagine) are present.
Pharmacological Effects: The immune stimulant effects are mainly derived from in vitro experiments with limnune cells, showing increased mobility and phagocytosis. The drug also exhibits anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and antiviral properties. All the various compounds in the roots seem to contribute to the overall effect. Controlled clinical studies with patients suffering from flu have shown efficacy for the stated indications; the duration of illness was significantly shortened.
Status: Pharm.; Comm. E+; ESCOP 6; WHO 1; clinical trials+.
Prepartion and Dosage: A daily dose of 900 mg of the powdered root (or equivalent doses in the form of tinctures and dried extracts) is recommended.
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Directions
Stir 1/4 of a teaspoon into a glass of water and consume 3 times daily, with meals.
Cautions
No known toxicities.
If symptoms are severe or persist for more than two days, consult a physician.
Echinacea is contraindicated in those with an auto-immune disease (ie. Multiple Sclerosis, AIDS etc.) or allergies to plants in sunflower family.
Not recommended for preqnant or lactating women or those with allergies to soya.
Do not use in cases of systemic diseases such as tuberculosis, multiple sclerosis and HIV AIDS.
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These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Products are intended to support general well being and are not intended to treat, diagnose, mitigate, prevent, or cure any condition or disease. If conditions persist, please seek advice from your medical doctor. The essence of the current American rule on Traditional Uses is, as stated by FTC, "Claims based on historical or traditional use should be substantiated by confirming scientific evidence, or should be presented in such a way that consumers understand that the sole basis for the claim is a history of use of the product for a particular purpose."
