Echium amoenum

Echium amoenum

Other Names : Red Feathers, Kaukasischer Natternkopf

Special Precautions of Echium amoenum

• There are lots of potential side effects associated with Echium amoenum oil. Headache, rashes, nausea (having the borage oil with food lessens this symptom), and stomach upset.
• More serious conditions include interaction with anti-clotting drugs. Unless the red feather plant oil is manufactured properly, it might contain substances that damage the liver.
• It is also suggested not to have this oil before general anesthetic.

Health Benefits and uses of Echium amoenum

Echium amoemum has a long history in traditional Iranian plant medicine. A range of constituents have been identified in the petals, which include saponins, flavonoids, unsaturated terpenoids, sterols, alkaloids (including pyrrolizidine alkaloids), and volatile oils.

• The flowers and leaves have been used traditionally to treat heart disease, the common cold, and other pulmonary conditions.
• the petals are used for their effects on the nervous system, as they have analgesic, anxiolytic and sedative actions.
• Anxiety : In traditional Iranian medicine, decoctions of the petals are consumed for the duration that the anxiety or stress symptoms are experienced, suggesting that this herbal medicine may be suitable for more chronic forms of anxiety.