Echinacea purpurea – Purple coneflower – immune system

Strength for the immune system!

The Echinacea plant has been attributed special healing powers for over 200 years. Today, extracts from the purple coneflower are among the most important herbal immune stimulants.

Echinacea provides strength during the cold season. Echinacea can support the immune system when you experience cold feet, chills, or other early symptoms. Likewise, purple coneflower has been shown to strengthen the body's defenses against flu-like infections or feverish upper respiratory tract infections. Echinacea really gets our immune system going.

The ingredients in Echinacea stimulate the production of the body's own phagocytes. Their job is to "devour" foreign and harmful substances such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi.

The full potential of Echinacea can be achieved by using fresh plant parts. Tea, syrup, or alcoholic tincture made from fresh Echinacea – for example, our Duschlbaur's Echinacea herbal tincture – are included. Unfortunately, dried plant parts contain fewer valuable ingredients. These are lost during the drying process.

What's less well known is that echinacea can also be used to treat superficial skin injuries. Native Americans already used the purple coneflower for its anti-inflammatory and wound-healing properties.

To do this, they grind fresh leaves and flowers of the Echinacea plant in a mortar and pestle. Apply the paste to the wound. Dress the area of ​​skin as usual.