Echinacea Purpurea is also known as Echinacea pallida, Coneflower, Snakeroot and Blacksamson. In just the United States and Germany alone, there are hundreds of millions of echinacea products sold every year. It is the most popular natural medicine on the planet. The exact constituents that make the plant so medicinally valuable are not fully understood, yet its therapeutic value is very well known. It is comprised mainly of complex sugar groups including polysaccharides and echinaceosides.

Echinacea Purpurea tops are used for making fresh juices, warm teas and tinctures. Herbalists worldwide choose echinacea first for the following healthy benefits:

·           Effective treatment for common colds;

·           Overall stimulation of the immune system;

·           Reversing yeast infections;

·           Preventing urinary tract infections;

·           Treating sores, scratches, wounds, cuts, scrapes and burns;

·           Use as an antibacterial agent;

·           Relief from all insect bites and stings;

·           Useful for treating various skin diseases and disorders;

·           Clears up chronic infections;

·           Reverses the symptoms associated with various venereal diseases;

·           Treats Crohn's Disease;

·           Treats acne, psoriasis and oral herpes;

·           Relieves dry, cracked, itchy skin;

·           and much more!

You may want to exercise caution with echinacea purpurea tops if you are allergic to ragweed.