Eau - de Cologne Mint - Egg Plant
EAU - DE COLOGNE MINT - See Mint.
ECHINACEA / Coneflower / Purple Cone Flower / Narrow leaf - Echinacea angustifolia / Pale Purple / E. pallida / Rudbeckia E. purpurea / Compositae - Asteraceae. USA N.B: Genuine Echinacea may cause the Tongue to tingle or go numb temporarily, which is harmless but assures that it is genuine Echinacea and it is not adulterated with something else. There are 9 species of which 3 x types are used medicinally and if available they should be combined. NB: Only non - Alcoholic Echinacea should be used for the Immune System.
N.B: Do not use if Pregnant or Breast Feeding.
Actions: Alterative, Anti - Bacterial, Anti - Fungal, Anti - Microbial, Anti - Septic, Anti - Viral and Stimulating. As an Alterative and Antiseptic herb it contains Copper, Cobalt and Iron as well as Insulin and several Fatty Acids. Constituents: Glycoside, Echinaceine, Phenolics and Volatile Oil, Copper, Cobalt, Iron, Insulin and Fatty Acids.
Cultivation: A Perennial herb of medium height with the Seeds planted in the Spring in a sunny position in a good loamy well - drained deep soil or in raised beds and the plant is drought resistant when mature. They can also be divided in Autumn & Spring or grown by Root cuttings. Seeds are best grown after stratification by mixing with moist sterile sand or vermiculite and put in a sealed plastic bag in the crisper of a refrigerator for 1 month and then plant into pots and transplant into the soil once the Roots have filled up the pots. Products: Flowers, Leaves Roots and Seed. Dig up the Roots / Rhizomes of mature plants in Autumn and clean and dry or make directly into a Tincture or Extract. Harvest the Flowers and Leaves as required. Decoction: 1 to 2 teaspoons of the Root per cup of water and simmer the mixture for 15 minutes slowly bringing it to the boil and drink 3 times a day. Lotion: Mix together equal parts of the Decoction or Tincture and distilled Witch Hazel. Tincture: 1 to 4ml x 3 times a day.
Used to Treat: Abscesses: Internally and Externally. Acne: Internally and Externally. Aging: as it's anti - Microbial action assists to prevent and treat Colds, Flu and other Bacterial, Fungal and Viral Infections. Athlete's Foot: as a Tincture to boost the Immune System and by adding the recommended amount to juice 3 x times a day to enhance other herbal remedies. Bacterial Infections: it invigorates the Immune System. Bladder Infections: 1 x teaspoon 2 to 3 times a day. Boils: Internally and Externally. Bronchitis: Burns: to stimulate the Immune System with a teaspoon or two of Tincture taken in a drink to assist to guard against Infection while applying a few drops directly to the Burn as it is also a gentle Anti - Septic. Bursitis: for Connective Tissue Conditions by taking 1/2 ounce of Tincture daily until the swelling and pain is reduced. Candidiasis: as it has specific anti - Fungals to rebuild the Immune System. Cancer: Internally and Externally. Catarrh: including Conditions of the Nose and Sinus. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: as an anti - Viral herb. Colds, Coughs and Flu: combined with Euphorbia, Garlic, Liquorice Root, Vitamin C, Cod Liver Oil / Omega 3: 5ml daily. Cold Sores: Externally apply Tea Tree Oil 3 times a day and Internally include Echinacea in the diet with Vitamin C, Lysine, Zinc and Garlic for at least 12 weeks. Cuts and Wounds: Externally as a Wash or Lotion as it contains Immune Stimulating properties to assist to heal wounds and can also be applied similarly to treat superficial wounds, but it is only a mild anti - Septic and it is better to take Internally as a Tea or Tincture. Cystitis: Ear - Ache: as it contains anti - Biotic and Immune boosting properties. Use 1 x teaspoon of the dried herb in Tea or a dropper full of Tincture in Juice or Tea. Drink either of these 3 times a day. Fevers: Internally and Externally. Gingivitis: as a Mouth Wash as it is anti - Bacterial and Immune Stimulating. Add a dropper or two of the Tincture to anti - Gingivitis Teas and Mouth Washes. Herpes Virus: as it has anti - Viral and Immune Stimulating properties, so take within an hour of the tingling occurring usually as a Tincture by adding a 1/2 teaspoon to a Tea or Juice and take 3 times a day. Tinctures mixed with Golden Seal also have benefits as it too is anti - Microbial and Immune Stimulating. HIV: as it contains the anti - Viral properties of Caffeic Acid, Chicoric Acid and Echinacin similar to Interferon the Body's own anti - Viral compound, and it also increases the Body's levels of the healing compound, Properdin, which assists the infection fighting White Blood Cells to reach infected areas in the Body. All 3 varieties of Echinacea augustifolia, E. pallida and E. purpurea should be combined to ensure all bases are covered. Tea: 5 x teaspoons of the dried herb per cup of boiling water and drink 2 to 3 times a day or add a dropper full of Tincture to Juice a few times a day. N.B: Do not take on a regular basis, but take daily only for a week or two then stop for a few days and repeat this pattern, as the Immune System may become accustomed to the herb, and it may cease to have the stimulating effect. Immune System: Stimulates the T - Lymphocytes and the Large Cells / Macrophages to consume Pathogenic or harmful Micro - Organisms and Toxins. Stimulates Complement, a substance found in the Blood that destroys Bacteria. Stimulates Interferon that prevents Viruses from entering the Cells and creating Viral outbreaks. Increases Antibodies, especially Alpha, Beta and Gamma Globulin Proteins produced to fight Toxic substances (Antigens). Stimulates Granulomatous Tissue to fight Toxic Organisms. Stimulates Phagocytosis to engulf Toxins. Impetego: Internally and Externally. Internally combine with Garlic and Stinging Nettles. Infections: combined with Cayenne, Garlic, Stinging Nettle, Sage, Tonic Teas and Wormwood. Used with Garlic it is a formidable front line against virtually all of today's anti - Biotic resistant Infections as well as Viral Infections, and also effective in the treatment of Post - Viral Syndrome. As an anti - Microbial herb it is used to rid the Body of Microbial Infections and builds up the White Blood Corpuscles to improve resistance against all Infections, Bacterial, Fungal and Viral. Stimulates the Lymphatic System to remove waste material from Infected areas. Inflammation: activates the Reticulo - Endothelium Layer System a network of Cells throughout the Body that assist to reduce. Laryngitis: to relieve and enhance the Immune System. Lyme Disease: as it is an Immune Stimulant that increases the Body's resistance to Bacterial Infection. Available in Capsules, Teas and Tinctures or add a dropper or two of Tincture to Juices or beverage Teas. Mouth - Dry: as it contains Echinacein a proven Saliva producer. Take a dropper full of Tincture in Juice or chew the fresh Root. Organisms: Blood cleanser and fights invading organisms including many types of Bacteria, Moulds and Viruses. Blood Vessels (Peripheral): to dilate. Pneumonia: to enhance the Immune System to fight all sorts of Bacteria, Fungi and Viruses with Teas and Tinctures. Dosage: Take 1 to 2 teaspoons of Tincture in Juice or Tea several times a day. Pyorrhoea: as a Mouth Wash. Severe Bites: Internally and Externally. Septicaemia: Internally and Externally. Septic Sores: as a Lotion. Sinusitis: as an Immune Stimulant as it speeds the healing of Bacterial, Fungal and Viral, Infections. Tea: drink combined with a few drops of Eucalyptus. Sties: used as an Immune Stimulant and has anti - Bacterial properties with 6mg of the compound Echinacosides equal to 1 unit of Penicillin. Can be taken orally, either as a Tea or in Capsules. Tendinitis: for Connective Tissue Conditions by taking 1/2 ounce of Tincture daily until the swelling and pain is reduced. Tissues: The connective Fine Tissues in the Body contain Hyaluronic Acid and can be attacked by Hyaluronidase an Enzyme produced by Pathogens and other harmful Organisms and the Echinacea inhibits this to prevent damage and create healing. Tonsillitis: enhances the Immune System by stimulating Phagocytosis where White Blood Cells devour Bacteria and Viruses. Could be combined with Goldenseal another anti - Septic, anti - Biotic and Immune Stimulant for this Condition. Tuberculosis: to boost the Immune System - 450mg x 3 times a day in Capsules or 40 drops of Tincture 3 times a day. Typhoid: Upper Respiratory Tract - Infections: Vaginitis: by combining a dried herb mix of Echinacea 25% with Golden Seal 25%, Chaparral 25% and Squaw Vine 25% and fill "00" Gelatin Capsules with the mix and take 2 Capsules x 3 times a day before meals. Viral Infections: as it stimulates the Immune System due to the Polysaccharide components that bind themselves to the Carbohydrate receptors of the T - Lymphocytes for treating Influenza type symptoms fighting Viruses in 2 ways. It contains 3 compounds Caffeic Acid, Chicoric Acid and Echinacin and its Root Extracts act like Interferon, the Body's own anti - Viral compound enhancing T - Cell Mitogenesis, Phagocytosis and increased natural killer Cell activity. Also Echinacea as an Immune Stimulant assists the Body to defend itself, which could be due to one of its compounds, Properdin, that activates a specific part of the Immune System (the Complementary Pathway) responsible for sending Disease fighting White Blood Cells into infected areas. Another compound in it is Lipophilic Amides and Polar Caffeic Acid derivatives that may also be responsible for its Immune Stimulant activity while Chicoric Acid inhibits Integrase, an Enzyme that is important to Viral reproduction. Viruses: to prevent. Wounds: See also Cuts. Yeast Infections: as an Immune Stimulant as it invigorates the White Blood Cells to devour Phagocytosis (Yeast Organisms).
Horses: increases the number of Lymphocytes / White Blood Cells that destroy invading Pathogens with a corresponding increase in the size and number of Red Blood Cells / RBC and Haemoglobin levels in the Blood.
EGG PLANT / Solanum melongena. Used to Treat: Asthma: Sunburn:
EGG PLANT, Thai / Thailand.