Season 6 Episode 3:
Benefits of Echinacea

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Episode Summary

There are so many echinacea benefits! And yes, while echinacea tincture is an excellent herb for the immune system, that’s just *one* of echinacea’s many gifts! In this episode, you’ll learn the best ways to work with Echinacea, including my favorite method (which is totally underrated). And I’ll show you how to make a *potent* echinacea tincture!

After listening in, you’ll know:

► Safety considerations - what you have to know before working with this plant. 

► Why it’s so important to either grow this plant yourself or only buy from cultivated sources

► The most important considerations when deciding which echinacea species to work with medicinally

► How to strengthen your immune system

► How often and in what quantity to take echinacea tincture for the best results when treating an acute infection

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What You'll Learn from This Episode

• [01:09] Introduction to echinacea (Echinacea spp.)
• [02:48] Types of echinacea
• [04:10] Echinacea energetics
• [06:34] Echinacea for infections
• [08:16] Echinacea for venomous bites and stings
• [11:29] Echinacea for colds and the flu
• [13:54] How does echinacea work?
• [14:49] How to identify echinacea
• [16:12] Echinacea safety
• [17:59] How to make echinacea tincture
• [22:49] Echinacea Fun Fact

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Resources Mentioned

• Wild Remedies: How to Forage Healing Foods and Craft Your Own Herbal Medicine
• Alchemy of Herbs: Transform Everyday Ingredients into Foods and Remedies That Heal