Echinacea
German term
Narrow-leaved cone flower
definition
Echinacea is the Latin name for the coneflower, a plant that is used as a medicinal plant immune system strengthen and thus Colds prevent should. Echinacea is used in the Naturopathy and the homeopathy.
Occurrence and uses of Echinacea
Echinacea comes from North America. One distinguishes three types, as Medicinal plants be used:
- Echinacea purpura (Purple sun hat)
- Echinacea pallida (pale sun hat)
- Echinacea angustifolia (narrow-leaved sun hat)
While Echinacea pallida rarely used, the herb is found by Echinacea purpura or the root of Echinacea angustifolia widely used in Europe.
The active ingredients for the healing effect are held responsible, on the one hand Alkamides and essential oils, but also echinacoside (a derivative of caffeic acid). Echinacea is used in various preparations (e.g. Ointments, tea) that contain these active ingredients.
Use of Echinacea for the following diseases in homeopathy
- Increase in the defense function in the case of bacterial infestation
- Bacterial infections
- boil
- Inflammation of the mammary gland
Use of Echinacea for the following symptoms / complaints
- Suppuration after injuries
- bad healing Lower leg ulcers
- bacterial Bladder and kidney infections
Mode of action
Since you are a immune boosting effect is approved, Echinacea is used for the following health problems:
- Infection prevention by Strengthening the immune system
- Respiratory infections With to cough, Sore throat and Tonsillitis (Tonsillitis)
- Urinary tract infections (e.g. Cystitis)
- S.poorly healing wounds, Cold sore
- To chemotherapy or Irradiation
However, large studies have been made to date no clear results provide about the effectiveness of Echinacea. While some research showed that the use of Echinacea when affected by a flue to a milder symptoms and faster healing led, other studies could not prove any effect. Also strengthening the Immune system and with it a Decrease in infections is controversial among scientists.
Active organs
- immune system
Side effects and dangers of using Echinacea
- allergy: Patients who on Composites allergic should not consume products that contain echinacea.
- Immunosuppression: Even patients who are under a immunodeficiency suffer or whose immune system is weakened by medication (e.g. after a Organ transplantEchinacea is not recommended.
- Poisonous substances: It is warned that in the Juices from the Roots of the narrow-leaved and the pale sun hat contained poisonous substances. This can be especially true Allergy sufferers and affect pregnant women.
- necessary medication: Also should be at serious infections a doctor must be consulted in order to ensure that the Antibiotics do not hesitate.
Usual dosage
Common:
- Drops of Echinacea D2, D3, D4, D6, D23
- Ampoules Echinacea D4, D6, D12
Summary
Overall, the application due to Echinacea more common allergic reactions (i.a. asthmatic complaints) viewed very critically. Also at insufficient evidence over a positive effect of Echinacea is therefore of the Rather not to use it.
