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\"\"<\/a>An herb that some believe boosts the body\u2019s immune system.\u00a0Echinacea also known as Cone\/lower or Sampson Root.<\/p>\n

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Perennial herb whose purple or yellow flowers have prominent cone-shaped disks.<\/p>\n

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A medicinal herb also known as purple coneflower that is used to boost the immune system and ward off colds. Available at pharmacies.<\/p>\n

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An herb used to stimulate the immune system. Echinacea grows wild in the Midwest and the Great Plains of the United States and was the favorite herb of Native Americans, who used it on the skin to treat snake bites, burns, boils, abscesses, and sores. It is claimed that echinacea, also known as purple coneflower, when taken orally, is able to mobilize white blood cells to swarm to areas of infection. There is no clinical proof of its effectiveness. Echinacea should not be taken continuously form ore than 8 weeks.<\/p>\n

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An herb that some believe boosts the body\u2019s immune system.\u00a0Echinacea also known as Cone\/lower or Sampson Root. Perennial herb whose purple or yellow flowers have prominent cone-shaped disks. A medicinal herb also known as purple coneflower that is used to boost the immune system and ward off colds. Available at pharmacies. 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