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Fifty or sixty years ago, when harmful influences hat not come to the fore as much as today, one of America’s best known gynecologists, Professor J. Wood, already highlighted the fine properties of Echinacea. He called it a remedy “par excellence,” to be used when a blood test, particularly of th white blood corpuscles, pointed to a possible suppuration. By building up the body’s own resistance, Echinacea slows down the penetrating action and multiplication of infection carriers. It is by no means surprising that the preparation called Echinaforce, made from Echinacea purpurea and angustifolia, has proved to be successful in the treatment of all forms of blood poisoning. In the case of any septic condition, one should not be without Echinaforce. When taken with other specific treatments, Echinaforce will certainly intensify the healing process.

I am convinced that during my many travels through the jungles I was often saved from falling ill because of taking a daily dose of Echinaforce. Some specialists in tropical diseases have told me that it was a miracle that I did not come down with malaria when traveling in areas most noted for it, and where I was often bitten by mosquitoes. I had no protection and I took no quinine or any other preventive medicine. I slept in Indian huts, surrounded by malaria sufferers. Every day children around me died from it, so it is truly amazing that I survived without falling victim to it myself. Although I am unable to present direct proof, yet my own experience has convinced me that a daily dose of Echinaforce gave me necessary resistance against the disease. There is no evidence yet of any natural or inherited immunity against malaria existing. Such could be possible, but then if it is, no one has yet found out how a person can go about gaining such an advantage. Indian women used Echinacea for all the wounds and injuries their families sustained,crushing and chewing the plant before applying it. The men often hurt themselves while at work or while hunting, even as did the children when playing, and the girls and women while doing their work. They did not take Echinacea regularly to prevent malaria, however. That surprised me, for it surely would have been beneficial on that score, in fact, a real necessity for them. In every other respect, however, Echinacea served as their most important remedy and it was given preference over other plants.

Whereas we like to apply St. John’s wort oil to burns, the Indians use crushed Echinacea leaves. Pain subsides quickly and often disappears altogether. The Indian always reaches out for Echinacea when healing, either internally or externally, is needed.