Echinacea purpurea - fairly commona plant resembling a chamomile, only with bright leaves. In pharmacies for sale "Echinacea tincture" or dry grass of this amazing plant. This medicine has an immunostimulating effect and is able to increase the body's resistance to various viral respiratory infections.
The composition of Echinacea includes polysaccharides,flavonoids, essential oils, saponins, tannins, organic acids, and this list is not yet complete. In addition, in the roots of the plant is inulin, glucose, phenol carboxylic acids. Echinacea has a rich mineral composition. It contains potassium and calcium, silver, selenium, molybdenum, cobalt, zinc and manganese. Found in echinacea purpurea and a large number of different enzymes.
Форма, в которой наиболее часто применяется Echinacea - tincture. For its production using both roots and inflorescences of plants, which are collected in the cool season: either in early spring or late autumn. Their collection occurs during flowering.
Echinacea (tincture), the use of which is especiallycommon in folk medicine, it helps to treat not only viral infections. Preparations from this plant are well used in the treatment of burns, for healing wounds. Some diseases of the genital organs (inflammatory processes in women, impotence in men) are also treatable with this herb.
For internal use is usedEchinacea (tincture). Usually, the doctor prescribes the reception for 20-30 drops (it is recommended to hold in the mouth for some time, without swallowing) three times a day. For a quick effect, at the beginning of treatment it is possible to take a “shock dose” of 50 drops, and then every hour or two, 10 to 20 drops. The internal use of the plant "Purple Echinacea" (tincture) is limited to two months. Further use is possible only on the recommendation of a doctor and then in individual cases.
Experimentally proven bacteriostatic andfungicidal, anti-mycotic effect of tincture, which also determines its external use in trophic ulcers, microbial eczema, osteomyelitis.
Since echinacea purpurea effectively raisesimmunity, it is used after radiation therapy, chemotherapy, long-term antibiotic treatment - in all cases when it is reduced. Echinacea extract inhibits reproduction and growth of streptococci, staphylococci, flu viruses and herpes, E. coli. In addition to successful treatment of the upper respiratory tract, the tincture is indicated for rheumatism, polyarthritis, prostatitis, and some gynecological diseases.
In the treatment of gastric ulcers, echinacea (oil tincture) is also used in combination with 1: 1 sea buckthorn oil. Drink 2 tablespoons for the night, a course of up to two weeks.
Adnexitis, prostatitis, cystitis and urethritis are treated with the roots of a plant assembled with other herbs. For example, such a collection is effective:
- Echinacea roots (2 parts),
- Common heather (4 parts),
- Black poplar buds (2 parts),
- Common knotweed (4 parts),
- coltsfoot (2 parts),
- rosehips (2 parts),
- Yarrow (2 parts).
Two tablespoons of this mixture is poured with a glass of water, boiled for five minutes, then infused for four hours. Drink before meals (30 minutes), 50 ml.
Следующий сбор полезен для наружного применения:Echinacea roots (2 hours), buckwheat flowers (4 hours), wild chicory root (4 hours), stinging nettle (4 hours), cinnamon rose hips (2 hours), jellyfish grass (4 hours) . Cooking is similar to the previous collection, but is used as a lotion.
There is one important limitation.Echinacea can not be taken for a long time to avoid possible stress of the immune system (the consequences can be unpleasant). Therefore, in all cases, treatment with small courses is recommended at intervals of several weeks.
