Echinacea can be considered a truly magical flower. Its amazing healing properties have been known to folk healers since ancient times. Echinacea came to Europe from America, where it was widely used by the Indians, who used the plant to treat the most serious diseases. Together with the Spanish sailors, the flower "swam" the ocean. Here, in Europe, he got his current name, which means "hedgehog" in Greek.
Today, Echinacea is well studied. Its beneficial properties have found their application in medicine and cosmetology. Various preparations are produced from the plant, but the most popular of them is echinacea tincture. Reviews of doctors confirm that this drug cures many diseases and occupies one of the first places among similar medicines.
Chemical composition
Echinacea tincture is an aqueous extract from the rhizomes and fruits of Echinacea purpurea. This herbal remedy has a variety of effects and belongs to the categoryimmunomodulators and adaptogens.
Scientific studies have determined that Echinacea purpurea contains in its composition a huge amount of substances vital for the human body. Among them are magnesium and molybdenum, copper and zinc, silver and calcium, aluminum and iron, potassium and selenium.
In the rhizomes of the plant there are a lot of vegetable oils, betaine, polysaccharides, palmitic, citric and linolenic acids. The composition of echinacea flowers is also noteworthy. They contain a large percentage of essential oils. All these substances allow us to consider the plant a full-fledged pharmacy.
A drug called "Immunal" is being produced. This should be taken into account when buying a healing agent. Instructions are included in each package of tincture. It should be carefully studied before using the drug. It will not hurt to consult with a specialist, who should be visited before taking the drug.
Healing action
The components that make up the drug contribute to the manifestation of those positive effects that Echinacea purpurea (tincture) has. Reviews of experts highly appreciate the work of fatty polyunsaturated and organic acids, which are contained in the fruits and rhizomes of the plant. These substances prevent the oxidation of lipids in the human body, thereby inhibiting the action of free radicals aimed at destroying cell walls. Polysaccharides and inulin contained in Echinacea have a direct immunomodulatory effect. Due to the contents oftincture of a medicinal plant of glycosides, the drug stimulates the work of the heart muscle and normalizes its rhythm.
Strengthening the body's defenses
Echinacea tincture is most often recommended for immunity. Reviews of doctors confirm its stimulating effect, aimed at activating the body's defenses. Moreover, the effect of herbal medicine extends to all parts of the immune system, the work of which becomes more focused.
Echinacea tincture for immunity is often used as a prophylactic. Reviews from both doctors and patients confirm that taking it reduces the risk of infectious diseases. This is also indicated by clinical studies. At the same time, a positive effect on the immune system allows echinacea tincture to have an antiviral, antibacterial and antifungal effect.
Indications for use
Fully indicates the pathologies under which echinacea (tincture) can be used, instructions. Reviews of experts confirm the high effectiveness of the drug in:
- chronic and acute diseases of the respiratory system (sinusitis, bronchitis, pharyngitis and laryngitis, asthma and tuberculosis);
- pathologies of the heart and vascular system (hypertension, ischemia, atherosclerosis, hypercholesterolemia);
- insufficiency of the immune system;
- diseases of the gastrointestinal tract (gastritis and colitis, as well as ulcerative processes in the stomach and duodenum);
- ailments of the central nervous system (neurasthenia, neurosis, chronicfatigue);
- pathologies of the kidneys and urinary tract (pyelonephritis, urethritis, cystitis);
- pathologies of the peripheral NS;
- diseases of the genital area of a chronic nature (candidiasis, inflammation of the appendages and ovaries);
- violations of metabolic processes in the body (diabetes mellitus and obesity);- long-term healing wounds and trophic ulcers.
But it should be borne in mind that with all these diseases, Echinacea purpurea (tincture) should not be taken as the main drug at all. Reviews of doctors convincingly prove its effectiveness only as an additional component of the therapeutic course. As an independent remedy, the drug can be used in the initial stages of the disease.
How to use
How is echinacea tincture used for immunity? The doctors' comments and the instructions attached to the drug indicate that the dosage of the herbal remedy depends on the nature of the patient's disease.
Echinacea tincture is used both internally (orally) and externally. In the second case, the drug is included in lotions and applications. These procedures are recommended for wounds that do not heal for a long time. Such lotions also help with trophic ulcers.
How is Echinacea tincture taken for immunity? The instructions for the drug states that its use in its pure form is prohibited. The drug is used only after preliminary dilution with water. Prepared by suchThus, the tincture should be consumed on an empty stomach, before meals.
Use for pathologies of the gastrointestinal tract and genitourinary system
Patients suffering from such ailments will be helped to restore he alth by tincture of echinacea for immunity. Reviews of experts confirm the effectiveness of this drug as an additional tool to the main treatment.
When using it, it is recommended to dilute forty drops of tincture in water and take this volume in the morning on an empty stomach. After the remedy is applied every two hours. The dosage should be reduced to twenty drops. Starting from the second day, the tincture should be taken only three times during the day. A single dose should be 20 drops.
Use for respiratory ailments
Echinacea tincture for these diseases is taken in the amount of 5-15 drops. At the same time, it should be consumed three times a day. If it is necessary to improve the therapeutic effect, the frequency of administration is recommended to be increased. In this case, the drug in the first three days of the course is taken up to six times a day.
Help for vessels and heart
How to give strength to all the blood arteries of the body? How to strengthen the heart muscle? For this, Echinacea is recommended at a dose of 30 drops consumed at least two to three times a day.
Supporting the body's defenses
Most often, echinacea tincture is used to strengthen immunity. Reviews of doctors and patients confirmthe positive effect of the drug on the elimination of chronic fatigue syndrome, as well as to strengthen the immune system. In these cases, the tincture is recommended at a dose of thirty drops once a day after waking up in the morning.
The instructions for the drug indicate that all of the above dosages should be applied to adults, as well as children who are already 12 years old. For small patients, the amount of the drug, in order to avoid overdose, should be reduced. A single dose is recommended to them in the amount of 5-10 drops two to three times a day. In this case, the course of treatment should not exceed eight weeks.
Side effects
Describes and some side effects from the use of a remedy such as echinacea (tincture), instructions. Reviews say: in very rare cases, patients may experience abdominal pain and nausea, allergies and vomiting, as well as chills. It is worth bearing in mind that such side effects are often caused by homemade tincture.
Echinacea tincture can be taken without fear for those who drive vehicles, and also engage in activities related to the need for increased concentration.
Contraindications
Instructions for the use of the drug indicates that echinacea tincture can not always be used to increase immunity. Restrictions apply to cases where the patient has an individual intolerance to one of the components of the drug. Do not take this herbal remedy and childrenunder the age of three, and pregnant and breastfeeding women.
