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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 |