* 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]].
*for purifying the blood following bites by poisonous spiders and snakes
* treat ear and throat aches
* to relieve anxiety, fatigue, migraines and arthritis
* treat lymphatic problems
*Source of [[Inulin]] prebiotic. ==Selected ProductsMain Combinations=={{#iDisplay* Immunostimulating :url=httpEchinacea + [[Propolis]] + [[Goji Berry]]* Nose, throat and ear disorders, recurring winter ailments://rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/cm?t=wikiwel-20&o=1&p=12&l=st1&mode=hpc&search=Echinacea&fc1=000000<1=_blank&lc1=3366FF&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr+ [[South African Geranium]] + [[Elderberry]]|width=300* Herpes (prevention of recurrences) : Echinacea + [[Propolis]] + [[Thyme]]|height=250|1}}* Prevention of nose, throat and ear disorders, recurrent winter ailments: [[Goji Berry]] + Echinacea + [[South African Geranium]] + [[Elderberry]]
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