Description
Source: Mountain Rose Herbs
Organic + Kosher
Origin: USA
COMMON NAME
Standardized: Echinacea purpurea
Other: purple coneflower
BOTANICAL NAME
Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench
Plant Family: Asteraceae
OVERVIEW
Echinacea is one of the most widely known herbs in American folk herbalism. Used extensively by traditional herbalists and Native Americans alike in North America for generations, echinacea eventually gained popularity in Europe in the 1900’s. One of its main uses is to support healthy immune function, although many of its historical uses were related to topical applications. It is now one of the most available dietary supplements in health food stores and continues to be a subject of many scientific studies investigating its immune support properties.
Echinacea supports immune health.*
BOTANY
Nine species of Echinacea are native to the United States and southern Canada, with much of the population centered in Kansas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Missouri. These species are perennial members of the sunflowe
