Herbal Information for Organic Echinacea Angustifolia in Cut Form

Common Name: Echinacea Angustifolia Root,

Botanical Name: Echinacea angustifolia

Other Names: Echinacea, Snake Root, Purple Coneflower, Black Samson, Narrow Leaf Echinacea

Other Ingredients: None, nothing has been added to this product.

Form: Cut Pieces / Uniform in Size, Organic

Package Size: 4 Ounces

Dosage: Consult your healthcare professional for correct dosage.

Origin: United States

Brand: Starwest Botanicals

Cautions: Do not take if you have an autoimmune disorder and avoid injections if you have diabetes. Do not take during pregnancy. Do not take with medications for preventing rejections of organ transplants. Do not use if nursing.

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More About Echinacea

• Can be used to make tablets, extract, tea, and poultices
  

Echinacea flowers are exceptionally beautiful, don't just take my word, as Bees love them. Special Value to Native Bees (Recognized by pollination ecologists as attracting large numbers of native bees.)1  The bees are drawn to the flower heads.  Bees are not the only ones enticed by the color.  Hummingbirds are too.

The many stout stems of this perennial are 18-24 in. tall and rarely branched. Oblong leaves are covered with stiff hairs. The flower heads, borne singly atop the stems, have pinkish-lavender rays drooping from a dark, spiny, cone-shaped center.

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About Starwest Botanicals Quality Control

Starwest Botanicals validated quality assurance testing includes: 
• Organoleptic testing to ensure proper appearance, color, aroma and flavor. 
• Microscopic and Macroscopic inspection for foreign matter.
• HPTLC for identification, to verify purity and authenticity. 
• ICP-MS heavy metal analysis.
• Microbiology testing for pathogens such as E. coli and salmonella.
• Chemical analyses for moisture content, volatile oil, ash and acid insoluble ash.

Audits all suppliers yearly to assure they meet our GMP requirements

Laboratory Analysis

Samples are retained from all shipments are thoroughly tested and compared to our extensive reference library of dried herbs and botanicals to verify authenticity. All lot samples are kept for five years and can be traced for verification.

Starwest Botanicals utilizes not only their in-house laboratory, but also independent labs and consultants to guarantee their analyses are complete. Testing includes organoleptic analysis for aroma, color, flavor and texture. Physical testing involves moisture, volatile oil content, heavy metals, microbiology, thin layer chromatography, and other tests specific to each herb.

 Reference
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/echinacea#1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echinacea_angustifolia
https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/echinacea
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/252684#takeaway
http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=ECAN2