Echinacea extract is extracted from the leaves, stems and roots of Echinacea Purpurea. Echinacea, commonly known as cone flower or black sampson is a purple colored flower which belongs to the daisy or sunflower family called Asteraceae. It contains 8 species, originates from America. Now Narrow-Leaf Echinacea Angustifolia and Echinacea E purpurea have been developed in drugs because of its high medicinal values, and named for its capitulum looks like pinecone.
Applications
The main active ingredients of Echinacea extract are polyphenols, caffeic acid derivatives and polysaccharides and they have the following health benefits.
Echinacea Extract’s history began when Echinacea purpurea was used by the Great Plains Indians as a painkiller. It’s an especially effective natural pain reliever for the following types: Pain in the bowels; Pain associated with headaches; Pain associated with HSV (herpes); Pain associated with gonorrhea; Pain associated with measles; Snake bites; Sore throats; Stomach ache; Tonsillitis; Toothache.
Another important function of Echinacea extract is antiviral. Echinacea extract stimulates the production of cytokines by bone marrow cells, promotes the proliferation of B lymphocytes and inhibits the growth of tumor cells. In addition, Echinacea extract can also promote the production of interleukins and interferons and achieve antiviral effects, which can directly inhibit the role of tumor cells.
Inflammation is at the root of most diseases. Various factors — including stress, toxins in our food and poor sleep — all contribute. Echinacea extract performs very well in anti-inflammatory. Celery extract, broccoli extract and blueberry extract also have excellent anti-inflammatory properties. In other words, echinacea extract can reduce the incidence of disease. There are more detail with anti-inflammatory properties www.naturalinbio.com.
Immunity is very important to the human body. Once the body's immunity is low, various diseases will appear. People with low immunity can use echinacea extract to enhance their immunity, because echinacea extract can promote the proliferation of lymphocytes, strengthen the immune system and enhance immunity.
Echinacea extract can be used to relieve the following upper respiratory symptoms due to its immune enhancement and anti-inflammatory effects. Such as acute sinusitis, asthma, pharyngitis, whooping cough and so on. For more severe issues, supplements are the way to go as drinking echinacea extract tea.
With the flu, the healing time is usually 7 days and if you take the echinacea extract in the initial stage, the course can be shortened to 3-4 days. Some old people and children have a slight accident and have a cold. These people are very suitable for taking echinacea preparations. Long-term use of echinacea extract for some chronic diseases, the elderly People, children and other people have important health benefits.