Those with immune system disorders shouldn't take it. Experts recommend that parents not give this to their children. They say it isn't really effective for youngsters, and that it can cause an increased risk of rash. The study focused on children from 2 to ll years old.
If I were going to use purple coneflower medicinally, I would certainly grow my own rather than buy the finished products in health food stores that may have been made from wild plants.
According to Rosemary Gladstar, the plant is at-risk in the wild. She is founder of United Plant Savers, a nonprofit organization dedicated to saving America's wild, native medicinal plants. She has lots of information about the plant and its status in a book she has co-edited with Pamela Hirsch. "Planting The Future-Saving our Medicinal Herbs" was published by Healing Arts Press.
For each plant, a leading herbal expert gives a profile of that species. For example, Gladstar writes about the vanishing lady's slipper orchid. Anyone with a serious interest in endangered or wild medicinals will find this book invaluable.
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