This is especially true in the area of oxygen therapy. Although oxygen was first used as a therapeutic agent as far back as 1799, the modern era of oxygen therapy had to wait for the technology to be âinventedâ so oxygen could be safely and conveniently delivered to the home.
Echinacea is one of the most popular herbs in America today. Echinacea is a Native American medicinal plant named for the prickly scales in its large conical seed head, which resembles the spines of an angry hedgehog (echinos is Greek for hedgehog).chinacea contains several chemicals that play a role in its therapeutic effects. These include polysaccharides, glycoproteins, alkamides, volatile oils, and flavonoids. The chemicals contained in the root differ considerably from those in the upper part of the plant.
promoters of echinacea say that the herb encourages the immune system and reduces many of the symptoms of colds flu and some other illnesses infections and conditions echinacea is a perennial plant it lasts for many years it is approximately from 1 to 2 feet 30 to 60 centimeters tall when mature