Echinacea Tincture - Immune Boosting

Echinacea plants (also known a Purple Coneflowers) are incredible healing plants native to North America and used by the region's indigenous people for centuries. This immune-boosting tincture will help your body prep to fight off any cold or flu-like illnesses that might come your way.

Ingredients: Echinacea angustifolia (root and herb), Echinacea purpuria (root and herb), vodka

Health Benefits:

• Boosts immune system to prevent infections and viruses, especially cold, flu, tonsilitis, sore throat

• Faster recovery - Reduces length of illness and/or severity of symptoms if you're already sick

• Reducing inflammation

• Lowers blood sugar levels

• High in antioxidants

• May help reduce anxiety

• May help suppress cancer cell growth and even trigger cancer cell death

How to use it:

Best used at the first signs of illness.

While it can be used to help prevent you from getting sick, it is recommended only to be used for preventative purposes infrequently.  For example, you may want to use it as a preventative measure if you are going to a place where you will be at high risk of getting sick or during a few weeks when you know you will experience high stress and be more prone to contracting an illness. As an immune stimulant echinacea tincture should NOT be used daily for prolonged periods of time - It should not be used for more than 8 weeks at a time.

For adults and children 12+, at the first sign of illness take one dropper-full (30 drops or 1.5 mL) sublingually (held under your tongue) or diluted in a small amount of tea or water 3-4 times a day until symptoms of illness cease (or no longer than 2 weeks)

For sore throat/tonsilitis and the start of cold/flu symptoms, some sources recommend one dropper-full (30 drops or 1.5 mL) every hour until symptoms cease

If used as a preventative measure, for a limited period of time, take only one dropper-full (30 drops or 1.5 mL) per day

Store your tincture in a dark, cool place. It will last well over 2 years if stored properly and not exposed to sunlight or air often

Notes: It is completely normal to feel a tingling sensation in your mouth after ingesting echinacea. That is a good sign of freshness and effectiveness! If you dilute the tincture with water, you are less likely to experience the tingling feeling, but some studies suggest that diluting lessens the effectiveness.