ECHINACEA
AILMENTS HISTORICALLY USED FOR
-Common cold
-Yeast infection
-Anxiety
-Respiratory problems
-Gingivitis
-The Flu
-Tonsilitis
-Eye inflammation
-Urinary tract infections
-Eczema
-Allergies
Available in our Anti-inflammatory and Immune blends
HISTORY OF USE
Echinacea angustifolia was widely used by the North American Plains Indians for its supposed medicinal qualities. According to Wallace Simpson, its modern use for the common cold began when a Swiss herbal supplement maker was “erroneously told” that Echinacea was used for cold prevention by Native American tribes who lived in the area of South Dakota. Although Native American tribes did not use Echinacea for the common cold, some Plains tribes did use echinacea for cold symptoms. The Kiowa used it for coughs and sore throats, the Cheyenne for sore throats, the Pawnee for headaches, and many tribes including the Lakotah used it as a pain medication.
MYTHS & LEGENDS
For hundreds of years, the Plains Indians used it as an antiseptic, an analgesic, and to treat poisonous insect and snake bites, toothaches, sore throat, wounds and communicable diseases such as mumps, smallpox, and measles.