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Echinacea is a genus of nine species of herbaceous plants, all of which are native to the United States and southern Canada. One species, Echinacea angustifolia, was widely used by the North American Plains Indians for its general medicinal qualities. Today herbalists use the root to support the body's immune system. Echinacea is a also helps detoxify the tissues that stimulate digestion and act to promote perspiration to sweat out toxins. Three Echinacea roots - purpurea, pallida and angustifolia - are used in herbal medicine and are considered to be clinically identical and interchangeable.

Native to Europe, elderberry has been used in European folk medicine since antiquity. Elderberries supply anthocyanidins - powerful purple pigment compounds that act as potent antioxidants. The berry's anthocyanidins are useful in a range of applications; elderberry helps ease the joints, detoxify tissues and supports digestion. Elderberry also supports respiratory function, and is used by herbalists to soothe the throat.

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Elecampane is a beautiful tall-growing herb, the flowers of which resemble sunflowers. The plant grows wild throughout Europe, and has been used medicinally for centuries. Today, this herb is widely used to support respiratory health among European herbalists. Ayurveda reveres it as a rejuvenative tonic for the lungs.

English Hawthorn Berry comes from a small, spiny tree that is indigenous to all of Europe and the Mediterranean region.

Essential oils are natural oils extracted from plants by distillation.

Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus globulus) is a tall evergreen tree native to Australia and Tasmania. Herbalists believe that eucalyptus is also broadly immune supportive, benefiting a wide variety of functions, including those of the digestive and urinary tracts.

Lavenders belong to the Mint family of plants, which includes many herbs such as sages, thymes, rosemary, savory, oregano, balms and mints. English Lavender Flower, so-called because it formed the basis of England's lavender oil industry in the 18th century, is a beautiful, delightfully fragrant herb. Lavender has been used to support elevated mood, help with occasional stress and help promote sleep.