Echinacea Flower Vs Root. It is now widely cultivated for medicinal use. Jun 21 2013 Echinacea is the purple coneflower a popular and beautiful garden flower.
All species of echinacea are active medicinally. Unethical harvesters have sold everything from Rattlesnake Master to Echinacea Paradoxa to Echinacea Pallida dug in early spring bloom to unethical buyers. Place the pan over medium-low heat until the beeswax is melted.
Combine the 35 ounces of infused oil with the beeswax in a canning jar or heatproof container.
Apr 12 2012 Echinacea Flower VS Echinacea Root To all those who ordered echinacea flower tea here is how the flowers are doing. Set the jar down into a small pan filled with a few inches of water creating a makeshift double boiler. The root is the medicinal part and the root should be dug in the fall after the flower has died and theres nothing left except the dry seed head by which to locate the plant. The new research suggests that these may not contain the anti-viral activity present in Echinacea.