echinacea

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Herbal Dental Gel Peppermint Herbal ingredients such as echinacea, fresh tasting, gentle cleanser with low anise, green tea, clove oil and a sudsing action saccharose ester retard development of tooth decay and plaque-producing Mineral Toothpaste bacteria.

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  1. noun Any of several coneflowers of the genus Echinacea, having usually pinkish-purple ray flowers.
  2. noun The roots, seeds, or other parts of such a plant, used in herbal medicine.

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  • “I could prepare a dose of hyssop and echinacea which would help to cool him No!” Hugh said with sudden force. —  THE WIDOW’S KISS
  • I suggest you stock up on zinc lozenges, extract of echinacea, and rose hips tea I love that name, rose hips. —  FSFApril2005
  • One plant is echinacea, but the company isn't saying whether it will include teas from the plant in an employee benefit package to help with minor colds. —  The Illadelph
  • Meanwhile, the rudbeckia and echinacea are beginning to look kind of ratty at this time. —  Gardening While Intoxicated
  • An investigation by Choice has found juice with extras such as aloe vera, echinacea, ginkgo, ginseng, spirulina, barley grass and wheat grass did not contain enough of the extracts to have any meaningful health impact and may actually have a negative impact on some people.
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  1. New Latin Echīnācea, genus name, from Latin echīnus, sea urchin (from its rough leaves); see echinus.
 

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