Equinácea (Echinacea)

About Equinácea (Echinacea)

Equinácea (Echinacea) (Echinacea purpurea) is a herb used in the Brazilian Phytotherapy tradition to help with Cold, Immune Support, Flu, and Infection, among 1 other condition it addresses. The root and aerial parts are the parts traditionally used, taken internally.

Botanical background

Echinacea purpurea (eastern purple coneflower, hedgehog coneflower, or purple coneflower) is a North American species of flowering plant in the sunflower family. It is native to eastern North America and present to some extent in the wild in much of the eastern, southeastern and midwestern United States as well as in the Canadian Province of Ontario. It is most common in the Ozarks and in the Mississippi/Ohio Valley.

Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist

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Conditions addressed