The plant kingdom has
furnished us with a treasure trove of medicines to turn to in
order to maintain our health. For thousands of years man has
used these plants that grow around him to keep him healthy
either in the form of foods or in times of sickness in the
form of medicines. The knowledge of how to use each plant is
the art and science of Herbal Medicine.
Today Medical Herbalists
use this time tested form of healing, supplemented with modern
medical knowledge and advanced pharmacological evidence.
Echinacea purpurea
(purple cone flower)
This stunning flower is an indigenous species of North West
America.
This plant is used today to increase the bodies resistance to
infection,
and helps to dispel impurities in the blood.