* As a matter of manufacturing safety, one investigation by an independent consumer testing laboratory found that five of eleven selected retail Echinacea products failed quality testing. Four of the failing products contained levels of phenols below the potency level stated on the labels. One failing product was contaminated with lead.
==The benefits Health Benefits and Uses of Echinacea are==
* Strengthen the immune system and fight a variety of infections. Traditionally, echinacea was used to treat open wounds, diptheria, cellulitis, blood poisoning, syphilitic lesions and other bacterial-related diseases.
*Reduce the symptoms and duration of the common [[cold]].
* to relieve anxiety, fatigue, migraines and arthritis
* treat lymphatic problems
*Source of [[Inulin]] prebiotic. ==Main Combination==* Immunostimulating : Echinacea + [[Propolis]] + [[Goji]]* Nose, throat and ear disorders, recurring winter ailments: Echinacea + [[Pelargonium]] + [[Elderberry]]* Herpes (prevention of recurrences) : Echinacea + [[propolis]] + [[thym]]
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