Guest guest Posted November 8, 2004 Report Share Posted November 8, 2004 A friend of mine was recommended echinacea by a well meaning friend and it ended up putting her in a wheel chair with severe tremors for 1 1/2 years!! It really revs up the immune system and ours is already soaring. She is now on a whole foods product and supplements and exercise and is walking without a cane! She is my inspiration and hope. But it was the echinacea that pushed her over the edge physically speaking. I totally believe in supplements and diet change etc. but strongly caution the echinacea. On 8-Nov-04, at 4:43 PM, creiaa wrote: > > During our recent discussion about whether or not to take the flu > vaccine, a few people mentioned taking echinacea. I just read this > on the " This is MS " website and thought it was worth sharing. > > > > Medicinal Herbs: Take with a grain of salt > > A general article on using herbs to treat illness, with specific > comments on Echnicea, St. 's Wort, and Ginkgo. There's also a > warning about using Echnicea if you have multiple sclerosis. > > " Echinacea " should not be used if you have an autoimmune disease, > such as rheumatoid arthritis or multiple sclerosis, " Anding > said. " Like other herbs, Echinacea can also affect prescription > medications and can sometimes cause allergic reactions. " > > > Full Article Text > > MEDICINAL HERBS: TAKE WITH GRAIN OF SALT > > Writer: , (979) 862-1460,lw-anderson@... > Contact: Dr. Jenna Anding, (979) 845-6379,j-anding@... > > > WACO – When it comes to herbal remedies, a spoonful of information > may help the medicine go down – or not. > > Dr. Jenna Anding, Texas ative Extension nutrition specialist, > provided some of that information during her presentation on " Health > Aspects of Herbs: Fact or Fiction " at the recent Texas Family Forum, > part of the 42nd annual Blackland Income Growth Conference at the > Waco Convention Center. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 9, 2004 Report Share Posted November 9, 2004 This brings up the very basic belief that MS is the result of an over active immune system, and that premise is currently being challenged. But "when in doubt leave it out" is my attitude toward supplements, so I don't use echinacea at all. There are other ways to improve our immune function. JT ----- Original Message ----- From: Kathy Huget low dose naltrexone Sent: Monday, November 08, 2004 3:52 PM Subject: Re: [low dose naltrexone] echinacea A friend of mine was recommended echinacea by a well meaning friend and it ended up putting her in a wheel chair with severe tremors for 1 1/2 years!! It really revs up the immune system and ours is already soaring. She is now on a whole foods product and supplements and exercise and is walking without a cane! She is my inspiration and hope. But it was the echinacea that pushed her over the edge physically speaking. I totally believe in supplements and diet change etc. but strongly caution the echinacea.On 8-Nov-04, at 4:43 PM, creiaa wrote: During our recent discussion about whether or not to take the flu vaccine, a few people mentioned taking echinacea. I just read this on the "This is MS" website and thought it was worth sharing. Medicinal Herbs: Take with a grain of salt A general article on using herbs to treat illness, with specific comments on Echnicea, St. 's Wort, and Ginkgo. There's also a warning about using Echnicea if you have multiple sclerosis. "Echinacea "should not be used if you have an autoimmune disease, such as rheumatoid arthritis or multiple sclerosis," Anding said. "Like other herbs, Echinacea can also affect prescriptionmedications and can sometimes cause allergic reactions."Full Article TextMEDICINAL HERBS: TAKE WITH GRAIN OF SALTWriter: , (979) 862-1460,lw-anderson@...Contact: Dr. Jenna Anding, (979) 845-6379,j-anding@...WACO – When it comes to herbal remedies, a spoonful of informationmay help the medicine go down – or not. Dr. Jenna Anding, Texas ative Extension nutrition specialist,provided some of that information during her presentation on "Health Aspects of Herbs: Fact or Fiction" at the recent Texas Family Forum, part of the 42nd annual Blackland Income Growth Conference at the Waco Convention Center. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 22, 2006 Report Share Posted March 22, 2006 Echinacea by Knight Echinacea is a native plant of the United States and many American Indian tribes have a history of using the herb for many problems ranging from the common cold to tooth problems. Around 1910, the AMA considered echinacea "worthless" however people continued to use it. The Europeans picked up on it and have been studying it ever since. It is now one of the United States favorite herbs for it's supposed beneficial effects on the immune system, which would explain why it seems to help so many ailments. See Actions and Properties table below. You'll notice that some of the documents will state E. angustifolia is superior, and some will say that E. angustifolia and E. purpurea are equal. You'll have to be the judge on this one. You'll also notice that they say you should not use it continuously, because your immune system "gets used to it". I experienced something like that when I had been taking a lot of vitamin c, ginseng and garlic, then I quit for a couple of days and look out! I felt it. am a big fan of echinacea and personally, I would not be without it. I used to live in Northern Minnesota. Every year without fail, I would get a nasty respiratory infection that would last for months. I didn't miss any work, but coughing for months got old quick. For the last two years, since I have kept echinacea on hand and use it, I have not even had a cold. I might get the sniffles or feel one coming on, but I take my echinacea, up the vitamin C and garlic, and the symptoms seem to hit the road. I don't even follow the 5 days on/ 5days off or the 3/3 day rotation rules. I just take it when I need it. When I eat something that was made with lard, I'll have a skin reaction that seems to take for ever to go away. I just use my echinacea with burdock root and it clears right up. I have used my own roots, and after reading that all the plant had beneficial properties in one form or another, I mix it all in. Suzi What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered. health/ http://suziesgoats.wholefoodfarmacy.com/ Use Photomail to share photos without annoying attachments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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