Echinacea: Not Just an Immune Stimulant

When you hear Echinacea, chances are you think of its immune-boosting properties. But did you know that this popular use is relatively new? Traditionally, Echinacea was used for entirely different reasons.

 

By rediscovering its original applications, we can break free from the idea that Echinacea is just a “cough, cold and flu” herb and appreciate the many ways it supports the body holistically.

 

In today’s episode, you’ll learn:

• What makes Echinacea’s flavor so unique and why it creates that signature tingling sensation

• The best time to use Echinacea when you’re feeling sick

• How Echinacea can be used for venomous snake bites and stings

• Why Echinacea is considered the quintessential Mars plant in medical astrology

• Why its combination of cooling and pungent energetics is so rare

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ABOUT THE PLANT PATH

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ABOUT SAJAH

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Sajah Popham is the author of Evolutionary Herbalism and the founder of the School of Evolutionary Herbalism, where he trains herbalists in a holistic system of plant medicine that encompasses clinical Western herbalism, medical astrology, Ayurveda, and spagyric alchemy.

His mission is to develop a comprehensive approach that balances the science and spirituality of plant medicine, focusing on using plants to heal and rejuvenate the body, clarify the mind, open the heart, and support the development of the soul. This is only achieved through understanding and working with the chemical, energetic, and spiritual properties of the plants. His teachings embody a heartfelt respect, honor and reverence for the vast intelligence of plants in a way that empowers us to look deeper into the nature of ou