Echinacea Liquid Extract

Manufactured by R & D

Echinacea is a thoroughly researched herb with a powerful array of scientifically documented properties.

Echinacea is a powerful immune system stimulant with antiviral and antibacterial actions.

The immune-stimulating polysaccharides in echinacea bind to T-lymphocytes, activating them and increasing interferon production. The result is increased natural killer cell activity (natural killer cells target viruses) and increased macrophage activity (macrophages phagocytize, or eat, foreign invaders like bacteria and toxins).

Taken at the earliest stages of a cold, flu, or other infection, echinacea can either abort the infection or decrease its severity and duration. Start as early as possible with high "loading doses." The idea is to "get ahead of the virus" by saturating tissues with echinacea in the first few days of the cold. Wimpy doses won't accomplish this. Use 2-4 droppersful of liquid echinacea extract every 2-4 hours. Once the cold symptoms have become established (four or five days into the cold) decrease dose to 1/2 and continue until symptoms are gone.

Prophylactic use of echinacea (as an attempt to bolster immune health between infections) is not recommended.

Beware of phoney science that "disproves" the effectiveness of echinacea.