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  1. Echinacea is an herb. Several species of the echinacea plant are used to make medicine from its leaves, flower, and root. Echinacea is widely used to fight infections, especially the common cold and other upper respiratory infections. Some people take echinacea at the first sign of a cold, hoping they will be able to keep the cold from developing. Other people take echinacea after cold symptoms have started, hoping they can make symptoms less severe. The people who use echinacea to treat symptoms have the right idea. Research to date shows that echinacea probably modestly reduces cold symptoms, but it’s not clear whether it helps prevent colds from developing. Echinacea is also used against many other infections including the flu, urinary tract infections, vaginal yeast infections, genital herpes, bloodstream infections (septicemia), gum disease, tonsillitis, streptococcus infections, syphilis, typhoid, malaria, and diphtheria. Other uses not related to infection include chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), rheumatism, migraines, acid indigestion, pain, dizziness, rattlesnake bites, and attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Sometimes people apply echinacea to their skin to treat boils, abscesses, skin wounds, ulcers, burns, eczema, psoriasis, UV radiation skin damage, herpes simplex, bee stings, and hemorrhoids. Echinacea species are native to North America and were used as traditional herbal remedies by the Great Plains Indian tribes. Later, settlers followed the Indians’ example and began using echinacea for medicinal purposes as well. For a time, echinacea enjoyed official status as a result of being listed in the US National Formulary from 1916-1950. However, use of echinacea fell out of favor in the United States with the discovery of antibiotics and due to the lack of scientific evidence supporting its use. But now, people are becoming interested in echinacea again because some antibiotics don’t work as well as they used to against certain bacteria. Commercially available echinacea products come in many forms including tablets, juice, and tea. There are concerns about the quality of some echinacea products on the market. Echinacea products are frequently mislabeled, and some may not even contain echinacea, despite label claims. Don’t be fooled by the term “standardized.†It doesn’t necessarily indicate accurate labeling. Also, some echinacea products have been contaminated with selenium, arsenic, and lead. How does it work? Echinacea seems to activate chemicals in the body that decrease inflammation, which might reduce cold and flu symptoms. Laboratory research suggests that echinacea can stimulate the body’s immune system, but there is no evidence that this occurs in people. Echinacea also seems to contain some chemicals that can attack yeast and other kinds of fungi directly.
  2. Good morning
  3. Damp and cold
  4. Peter,this is typical of the area I live in and they are putting more up at the moment.I'll take my chance with the railway stations and sidings.
  5. So you recon racing's better now Peter,I don't think so, at least not flying into West Cumbria and it's been that way for a long time.I used to watch the Scottish birds being liberated at Maryport on the sea front,NO wires or anything else there.If there were bad liberation points where birds were being injured it should have been sorted there and then.
  6. I can remember riding down to the local railway station,(now closed) on a horse and cart with the baskets loaded,great times.Better racing in those days,don't know if it was because the birds were going by rail or no BOP,less wires,less mobile phones and all the other unseen crap that floats about the atmosphere,and of course a lot better/ settled weather. Here's the now not there local station.
  7. Bright ,dry and cool
  8. Good morning
  9. Happy birthday Mrs Fifer,hope you have a great day and the boss treats you to something nice. :animatedpigeons:
  10. Overcast,dry and mild but looks like rain is on its way
  11. Good morning
  12. Welcome to basics Smithy1
  13. Well done mate someone will be happy.
  14. Sad to see a very underestimated man has passed away at the age of 82. R.I.P. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/25801188
  15. Some good reading Walter. Thank you.
  16. Happy birthday
  17. Cold and damp,forecast getting better later.
  18. Good morning
  19. Sorry Alex,never thought of you mate. :emoticon-0127-lipssealed:
  20. Contact Mutley on this site,everyone has a good word for him :animatedpigeons:
  21. Pleased you got it sorted,make a good base and make sure there's plenty of ventilation under the loft. :animatedpigeons:
  22. Ostoecare from Asda I got some just before I paired the birds up £3:50 a bottle,put it on the feed as it sinks to the bottom of the drinker. Give the hen a couple of drops down the throat. Or you can get some calcium tabs from the chemist,give her half a tab.
  23. Happy Birthday
  24. Good morning :animatedpigeons:
  25. Dark and damp here,doesn't look too good for the rest of the day
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