Article: FLOWER POWER THOUSANDS SWEAR HERB ECHINACEA RELIEVES THE COMMON COLD .(Home Front)

Article: Echinacea: TO ENHANCE IMMUNE FUNCTION.
Vibrant Life;  November 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ...Echinacea (pronounced eK-i-NAY-sha) is ... various cold medications on the market. Echinacea is also valued for its reported ability ... function. There are nine varieties of echinacea indigenous to North America that grow ...

Article: Echinacea & goldenseal: Herbal protectors
Better Nutrition;  January 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... College of Cincinnati, Ohio, wrote of echinacea: " ... that a simple drug should possess ... have solved some of the "enigma" of echinacea and understand quite a bit about its ... only slightly reduced the novelty of echinacea to those who still rely primarily on ...

Article: Echinacea.
Alternative Medicine Review;  August 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ...Introduction The Echinacea plant is a member of the Compositae family; the three species of medicinal interest being Echinacea angustifolia, Echinacea purpurea, and Echinacea pallida. Echinacea angustifolia ...

Article: Echinacea's healing touch
Better Nutrition;  February 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... you how much of each of these is right for you. introducing echinacea It's important to know about the herb echinacea, for if ever the germ-wary had a fairy godmother, echinacea is she. Known also as the "purple coneflower," echinacea ...

Article: Echinacea: Don't do winter without it
Better Nutrition;  October 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... scientific studies. Native American roots. Echinacea, known also as the purple coneflower ... were among the Native Americans who used echinacea to treat infections. Americans and Europeans ... the early part of the 20th century that echinacea's popularity grew. Its resurgence ...

Article: Echinacea
Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine;      700+ words ...Echinacea Description Echinacea, commonly known as the purple coneflower, is a perennial herb ... plant, taken from the Greek word, echinos meaning hedgehog. Echinacea is a North American prairie native, abundant in the mid west and ...

Article: Echinacea: An Update on the Popular Cold Cure.
Alternative Medicine Alert;  April 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Echinacea: An Update on the Popular Cold Cure By David Kiefer, MD Echinacea products continue to represent both the popular ... physicians to know what to tell patients taking echinacea as a cure for the common cold or for its other popular ...