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Echinacea
| Common Name | Echinacea |
| Genus / Species | Echinacea purpurea/angustifolia (pallida) |
| Part Used | Root, leaf, flower |
| Energetics | Bitter, pungent, cool |
| Meridians | Lung, stomach, liver |
| Active Constituents | Alkylamides including isobutylamides, olefinic bonds, acetylenic bonds Caffeic acid esters, mainly echinacoside and cynarin Polysaccharides Volatile oil (humulene) Echinolone Betaine |
| Medicinal Uses | Adaptogenic modulator Anti-inflammatory Antibiotic Detoxifying Heals wounds Anti-allergenic |
