![]() ![]() Side effects can include rash, the triggering of asthma attacks, or dizziness. ![]() Recent organ transplant recipients, as well as anyone with tuberculosis, leukemia, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, HIV or AIDS, or liver disorders should not take echinacea. Warnings: As with all herbs, use caution and consult with a medical professional when taking echinacea in medicinal amounts, particularly if you are taking other herbs, supplements, or medicines, particularly those which also affect the immune system. Echinacea is also being investigated for antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and purifying properties. Today, it’s commonly used for treating or preventing colds and flu and for stimulating the immune system although the studies regarding these claims vary. These include the treatment of sore throats, urinary disorders, cough, mouth sores, toothaches, skin wounds, and insect bites. Medicinal: Native Americans have prized this flowering plant for its medicinal uses for centuries. Leaves are 2 - 16 inches (5 - 40 cm) long and 0.2 - 1.6 inches (0.5 - 4 cm) wide. If using the root for medicinal purposes, allow your plants at least four seasons to develop before harvesting. Perennial herb with stems up to 3 feet (100 cm) tall and usually unbranched. This variety of echinacea will grow 2–5′ tall and produce beautiful purple or pink flowers, which makes it an excellent ornamental plant as well as medicinal herb. Today, it’s used in holistic medicine for its antiviral and antibacterial properties. Narrow-Leaved Purple Coneflower is a variety of echinacea that grows well in the Western US in regions just east of the Rockies, from Montana to Texas. Wilder species have a large tap root, while cultivated species have more branching roots, making them easier to divide to grow new plants. All parts of the plant are harvested for flower arrangements, medicine, and teas. Blooms are pink to purple and similar to its cousin, the daisy, in appearance. Easy to grow and native to the prairies of North America, this plant earns its popularity because of its medicinal uses as well as its arresting color, long flowering time, and ability to attract beneficial predatory insects and garden pollinators, particularly butterflies. Echinacea, or coneflower, is a beautiful staple in temperate and dry climate gardens. ![]()
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