Echinacea (coneflower) 01 - natural antibiotics

Echinacea (coneflower): the antibiotic Echinacea (fake coneflower)

Antibiotic Echinacea (false coneflower) and the extract [3]

Echinacea (coneflower)

The coneflower is a genus that belongs to the Echinacea family. Echinacea as a remedy works against bacteria and viruses by activating the blood cells of the immune system, which absorb the infectious agent in the human body and produce antibodies. [web01]

It contributes to the stimulation and strengthening of the immune system, that is, the natural ability of humans to defend themselves against infectious diseases. It helps in the prevention and treatment of acute and chronic inflammatory diseases, influenza, tonsillitis, respiratory infections, skin and vascular diseases, and also an anti-cancer effect is mentioned in investigations. [web01]

The coneflowers for healing purposes

For medicinal purposes of natural medicine, the following three echinacea flowers are of utmost importance: Echinacea purpurea, pallida and angustifolia [web02].

-- Eastern purple coneflower / purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
-- Pale purple coneflower (Echinacea pallida)
-- Narrow-leaved purple coneflower / blacksamson echinacea (Echinacea angustifolia) [web02].

Echinacea purpura (Eastern purple
coneflower) on a meadow

Echinacea
angustifolia (Narrow-leaved purple coneflower /
blacksamson echinacea)

Echinacea purpura (Eastern purple coneflower) on a meadow [1] - Echinacea pallida (Pale purple coneflower) [2]
Echinacea angustifolia (Narrow-leaved purple coneflower / blacksamson echinacea) [3]

Depending on the disease, fake echinacea can be taken as drops, globules, tablets, tea or as eye drops or ointments [web01]. Echinacea preparations are available as echinacea tea, echinacea pressed juice, echinacea extract as capsules, tablets, globules, coated tablets, ointments, tinctures with drops, there is no spice aroma [web03].

Healing effects of Echinacea in humans
-- Echinacea is a general immune booster against infections, with an increase in the body's defenses [web07]
-- provokes an effect rapidly increasing the number of white blood cells [the immune cells] [web07]
-- taken prophylactically it has an effect against colds in autumn [web07]
-- inflammatory diseases, influenza, tonsillitis, respiratory tract infection [web01]
-- treatments should be started at the onset of the first symptoms of an infection, in the middle of an already developed flu, echinacea "can no longer do much" [web07]
-- mitigates and shortens the flu [web07]
-- skin diseases, vascular diseases, cancer [web01]

-- Echinacea is usually combined with other natural remedies in lozenges against respiratory infections [web07]
-- Echinacea tea for severe colds [web07]
-- Echinacea as eye drops should always be discussed with the ophthalmologist [web07]
-- Echinacea as an ointment for wound healing or against colds [in the neck and chest area] [web07]

Echinacea tincture (false coneflower) can be diluted in water and
-- can be used as a mouthwash (pulling it in the mouth or gargle it), heals infections and wounds [web03]
-- can be used as a cleansing solution for skin infections or wounds [like Merfen, but natural] [web03]

Combinations:
-- Coneflower + elderberry + vinegar strengthen each other optimally [web03]

Healing effects of echinacea in animals
Echinacea healing effects: https://www.natur-kompendium.com/echinacea/
-- is used successfully [web07]
-- is a general booster for the immune system [web07]
-- rapidly increases the number of white blood cells [the immune cells], which happens mainly in mammals such as dogs, cats and horses [web07]
-- dose in animals: Rule of thumb: 0.3 grams per 10kg body weight [web07]

An overdose with echinacea is hardly possible if there is no allergy to echinacea, so a dose of 0.5 to 1 gram is not harmful [web07].

Negative indications
-- don't use it during pregnancy
-- not while breastfeeding
-- dangerous in case of allergies to composite plants
-- don't use it when there are autoimmune diseases or systemic diseases such as TB, connective tissue inflammation or MS [web03]
-- when there is an allergy to echinacea, this will cause nausea, rashes or other reactions [web07].

Summary

Echinacea (coneflower)

-- the coneflower (Echinacea) is native to the "USA", from the Midwest [web01] or let's say, from eastern and central North "America" [web02]
-- Echinacea flowers are found in western Canada, in the northwestern "USA", then the whole central strip of the "USA" up to Texas as well as in Georgia in the east of the "USA" [web02]
-- all in all, there is a total of 9 Echinacea species, 3 of which are medically important [web03]

Echinacea (coneflower) on a meadow in different colors [1]

The plant: root, leaves, flowers, seeds
-- among the natives in North "America" the echinacea flowers are a medicinal plant since ancient times [web01], they grow there on meadows and in the high mountains, the root is a deep taproot [against drought] [web03]
-- the green leaves are up to 20cm long, oval to oblong serrated and hairy [web03]
-- flowering season is May to August with 300 tubular flowers and arranged like hedgehog spines [web03]
-- the coneflower forms special nut fruits (achene fruits) that form greenish to reddish-brown flying umbrellas (pappus) that are dispersed by the wind [web03]

The distribution in Europe
-- the Jesus fantasy colonialists brought the flower to Europe as an ornamental plant [web01], and since the medicinal effects are known, coneflowers are also cultivated in gardens [web03]
-- now pharmaceutical antibiotics are becoming more and more harmful, so the research is researching the antibiotic properties of coneflowers more and more [web01]

-- the coneflowers are popularly called "hedgehog heads", the Latin name Echinacea is derived from the ancient Greek word "echinos" for sea urchin, because the spreading leaves are so pointed [web02], the vernacular simply says "hedgehog head" [web03].
-- coneflowers grow 50cm to 1m tall [web03] or even up to 1.4m tall [web02] and are also a protection wall as needed [web07]
-- botanist Conrad Moench gave the flower the name "Echinacea" -- another botanist Neck gave the flower the name "Brauneria" [web02]

The false coneflower (Echinacea) in the garden in Europe - basic knowledge
Video on YouTube: Echinacea Plant | What You Should Know (9'34''):
(orig. German: Sonnenhut Pflanze | Was Sie wissen sollten (9'34'')
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSjwgZstAf0 [web04]

The false coneflower (Echinacea) in the garden in Europe - basic knowledge [8] - The false coneflower (Echinacea) is very popular with bees, is a bee plant [9]

Video protocol:

-- false coneflower (Echinacea - also called hedgehog's head because of its hard flower center) is a perennial, non-toxic medicinal plant that keeps coming back, the flower does not need much water, can survive short droughts (1'40'') -- closely related flower: Rudbeckia, but it does not tolerate drought (2'9'') -- coneflower is very popular with bees (2'30'') -- echinacea is available in tablet form, is good for the immune system (2'48'') -- false coneflower needs a lot of sun, sunny location is a condition, the flower is called "sun" coneflower (3'7'') -- clay soil does not work, because in case of waterlogging the coneflower dies already in the first winter (3'23'') -- normal soil is enough, with compost even better (3'35'') -- in autumn the coneflower remains uncut, the coneflower overwinters uncut together with the grasses, this gives a nice winter picture (3'51'') -- coneflower plants are cut to 2cm only in spring in March (3'59'') -- then the coneflower sprouts again, you can help again with compost, the flower will now be bigger than in the first year, you can also help with perennial fertilizer (4'38'') -- coneflower (Echinacea) responds to perennial fertilizer, is a perennial (4'51'') -- coneflower is very popular with slugs, so you should have measures against slugs if you have coneflowers in the garden (5'16'') -- after 4 to 5 years, coneflowers don't bloom as much, they develop a 60 to 70cm diameter environment (5'32'') -- the perennial goes into regression despite sun and compost, then you can dig up the perennial, divide and replant and the cycle starts all over again (5'58'') -- in partial shade, coneflowers often get powdery mildew, so partial shade is unfavorable (6'9'') -- coneflowers grow well in large pots on the balcony (6'31'') -- coneflowers bloom from June to October, some varieties from July to September (6'40'') -- coneflowers on the balcony are NOT cut back in the fall, but is cut only after winter in March (7'1'') -- coneflowers are a paradise for bees (7'17'') -- old, withered flowers are cut off just above the leaves, making room for new young flowers coming from below (8'13'') -- brown leaves are plucked out, always pluck them from top to bottom (8'44'') [web04]

Common and false coneflower (echinacea) in the garden in Europe
Video on YouTube: North German TV station NDR: My afternoon - Continuous bloomers for late summer Echinaceas (9'57'')
(orig. German: NDR Mein Nachmittag – Dauerblüher für den Spätsommer Sonnenhüte)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h83IVeic_NI [web06]

Video on YouTube: North German TV station NDR: My afternoon - Continuous bloomers for late summer Echinaceas (9'57'')
(orig. German: NDR Mein Nachmittag – Dauerblüher für den Spätsommer Sonnenhüte) [7]

Video on YouTube: NDR Mein Nachmittag - perennial bloomers for late summer coneflowers [7].

Video transcript:

-- the true coneflower has a soft flower, is without healing properties, the false coneflower is prickly like a hedgehog, was then called Echinacea by botanists, Greek Echinos = sea urchin (55'') -- in pharmacies today you can buy Echinacea preparations of the false coneflower, a remedy of the natives of the "USA" (1'5'') -- false coneflower is combined best with grasses, this brings "lightness and color to the garden", and the winter picture then goes with brown seed pods, the grasses have a bronze color, with hoarfrost and frost together it makes a nice "winter picture" (2'8'') -- false coneflower comes from the prairies of the "USA", so in summer lots of sun and it survives winters with down to minus 40 degrees (2'35''), grows well in well-drained soil, locations with with clay soil need to mix sand in it (3'9'') -- bad conditions are clay soil, heavy soil, too much fertilizer (3'31'') -- [now follow other topics with pests on roses, etc. ]

-- common coneflower has, for example. the variety "Gold Storm" (orig. German: "Goldssturm") in yellow, a red variety "Rubi glob", and the "Automn Sun" (German: "Herbstsonne") grows up to 180cm high (6'37'') -- blue flowers come from summer sage or dwarf verbena (7'17'') -- you can also plant inconspicuous plants like stonecrop with light blue flowers, which smells like peppermint (7'43'') -- true and false coneflowers have the same living conditions (8'11'') -- and more and more colors are being cultivated, a "red coneflower" nowadays can also have another color (8'28'') -- you can make real color shows in the garden with the coneflowers and companion plants (8'45'') -- in winter the coneflowers are left standing and cut only in spring (9'16'') -- loose soil, not too much fertilizer, let the fall foliage during the winter (9'38'') -- the cut will be only in spring after the late frost (9'46'') [web06]

Make coneflower remedy

Make coneflower tea
-- put fresh leaves+flowers in hot water infusing for 10 minutes [web03]
-- when leaves+flowers ware dried, then they have only a part of the valuable active ingredients left [web03]

Make juice of echinacea (plant juice)
-- use a juicer for producing a pressed juice of echinacea [the parts are not mentioned] [web03]
-- "It is recommended to take 5 milliliters of pressed juice 2 times a day before meals. Children can also drink the echinacea juice to strengthen their immune system." [web03]

Sonnenhut-Tinktur herstellen: aus Wurzeln oder Kraut [mit Blüten?]
-- Wurzeln oder Kraut des Sonnenhuts werden in ein Glas mit Schraubverschluss gesteckt, dann mit Doppelkorn oder Weingeist gefüllt, alle Pflanzenteile müssen bedeckt sein [web03]
-- das verschlossene Glas wird 2-6 Wochen lang ziehen gelassen [web03]
-- dann ist die Tinktur fertig, gesiebt in eine dunkle Flasche umfüllen [web03].

Make echinacea tincture: from roots or herb [with flowers?]
-- roots or herb of echinacea are put in a jar with screw cap, then filled with double grain or spirit of wine, all parts of the plant must be covered [web03]
-- the sealed jar is left to infuse for 2-6 weeks [web03]
-- then the tincture is ready, transfer strained into a dark bottle [web03].

The echinacea tincture should be taken maximum 3 times a day with 10 to 50 drops and diluted with water according to taste [web03].

Other websites indicate that in the root is the healing effect. Quote (translation): "The effective part of Echinacea is the root." [web07]

Make echinacea tincture: Video

Video: Growing medicinal plants in the garden. Harvesting, extraction of echinacea extract (17'22'')
(Heilpflanzen im Garten anbauen. Ernte, Gewinnung von Echinacea Auszug (17'22'')

Video: Heilpflanzen im Garten anbauen. Ernte, Gewinnung von Echinacea Auszug (17'22'')

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCYbj8fClbo - YouTube channel: Wolfs Welt - uploaded on July 13, 2019

Video: Growing medicinal plants in the garden. Harvesting, extraction of echinacea extract (17'22'').
(orig. German: Video: Heilpflanzen im Garten anbauen. Ernte, Gewinnung von Echinacea Auszug (17'22'')
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCYbj8fClbo - YouTube channel: Wolfs Welt - uploaded on July 13, 2019.

-- Echinacea acts against colds, hoarseness, sore throat, grows like a weed (1'25'') -- take an applesauce jar, take high-proof alcohol, on the Internet there are indications going around indicating alcohol of at least 50%, vodka 40% is also working, the medicine then lasts 1 year (2'17'') -- stems, flowers and leaves, always soft parts, nothing woody (2'35'') -- and always bees are at the coneflower (2'40'') -- the petals are put on a pile, the leaves on a pile, stems are separated from the woody parts and cut open (4'0'') -- the cut open stems are whitish and hollow and that is put into the jar (4'5'') -- the flowers are cut in half or quarters and put into the jar (4'10'') -- the leaves are cut small and put into the jar (4'18'') -- always check the flowers first, you may have to sort out parts of them because of contamination (5'11'') -- so it goes with approx. 10 flowers, which end up in an empty glass with screw cap (5'46'') -- now the glass is 3/4 full with plant parts, it is filled with vodka now, so that all plant parts are covered with vodka (6'40'') -- this also works with honey for a honey medicine (6'46'')

Make echinacea tincture yourself 02, pick
the petals

Make echinacea tincture yourself 01, the false coneflowers in pink [10] - 02, pick the petals [11].

Make your
own echinacea tincture 04, the cuttings are mixed with
vodka or honey

Make your own echinacea tincture 03, cuttings are all put into the jar [12] - 04, the cuttings are mixed with vodka or honey [13]

-- the vodka mixture then sits on the windowsill for 6 to 8 weeks, with intermittent sun, but not always sun (7'1'') -- the jar is screwed shut, shaken, set down, and every few days [maybe every 3 or 4 days] the jar is shaken again and set down upside down (7'20'') -- this is how the alcohol or honey pulls the active ingredients out of the plant parts (7'28'') -- this medicine lasts approx. 1 year, no matter if mixed with alcohol or honey, it does not mold, does not go bad, does not ferment, is good for children (7'44'') [web05]

Make your own echinacea tincture
06, label with name and date

Make your own echinacea tincture 05, the solution is prepared at the window with curtain [14] - 06, label with name and date [15].

-- labels are important with the indication of the plant, indicating the mediator, indicating the date of preparation, indicating the date of use, when it is ready (8'0'') -- finally, the alcohol tincture is filtered and bottled (8'5'') -- the preparation at the window is done behind a white curtain (8'21'') -- the vodka is extracting active ingredients and colorants from the plant parts (8'47''). [web05]

Negative indications
-- not take it during pregnancy
-- not take it during lactation
-- dangerous in case of allergy to daisies (composites)
-- not when people are suffering autoimmune diseases or systemic diseases such as TB, connective tissue inflammation or MS [web03]
-- allergy to false coneflower (echinacea) is provoking nausea, rashes or other reactions [web07].

Similar products

Umcaloabo has a similar effect to echinacea [web07].

The Mossad Wikipedia writes about Umcaloabo [web08]: quote (translation):

"Pelargonium sidoides is a species of plant in the genus Pelargonium (Pelargonium) within the cranesbill family (Geraniaceae). It is native to South Africa. This medicinal plant is also called African geranium, Capeland pelargonium or South African pelargonium. The extract of the underground plant parts of Pelargonium sidoides (also called: Pelargonium root extract) is used as a cold and flu medicine under various brand names such as Umckaloabo, Kaloba, Umcka and Zucol." [web08]

News

11.5.2014: <Five effective antibiotics you don't need a prescription for> - Echinacea (coneflower)
(orig. German: Fünf wirksame Antibiotika, für die Sie kein Rezept brauchen - Echinacea)
http://info.kopp-verlag.de/medizin-und-gesundheit/natuerliches-heilen/derek-henry/fuenf-wirksame-antibiotika-fuer-die-sie-kein-rezept-brauchen.html

<Derek Henry

Hospital antibiotics have become one of the "medicines" most often prescribed, or rather far too much. Patients have used them to ruin their digestive systems and, paradoxically, weaken their natural defenses against subsequent infections.

With the following five natural antibiotics, you can fight infections without damaging your digestive system. [...]

Echinacea (coneflower)

Echinacea has been used for centuries to treat many infections. Traditionally, it was used to treat open wounds, diphtheria, blood poisoning and other bacterial diseases.

Today, the plant is mainly used against colds and flu because it can eliminate the most dangerous bacteria, for example, deadly methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). [...]

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