Strong immunity is the foundation of good health. If your own immunity is not enough, it is weakened after a long illness, you need to improve it using Echinacea in the form of tablets or tinctures.
The healing properties of this plant are unique in their effects on the human body due to the presence of components such as essential oils, hydroxycinnamic acids, tannins, echinolone, organic acids. The composition also has potassium, calcium, zinc, silver, selenium, manganese.
The composition of the drug
Tablets - the most convenient dosage form for taking Echinacea. They may be brown. You can also find options for sucking on the market: they are round, they have the characteristic smell of echinacea, the inscription "NP" is engraved on one of the sides.
Their composition is somewhat different. So, the preparation for internal use contains:
- 200 mg of dry extract (is the main component);
- lactose monohydrite, potato starch, calcium stearate (auxiliary components).
But the active ingredient of lozenges is an extract of echinacea narrow-leaved. Among the additional components emit flavoring, stearate mania, sorbitol.
The main advantage of this tool in its natural composition, which is rich in active substances and additives.
It is for this reason that the healing power of these pills is undeniable.
Echinacea has antiviral, antibacterial effect, improves immunity, but also fights bacteria and fungi.
Indications for admission
Doctors prescribe this herbal preparation as an adjunct in the treatment of various diseases. In the first place, of course, put a positive effect of echinacea on the immune system. But also take for treatment:
- diseases that are caused by viruses, microbes, or fungi, such as meningitis, otitis, gangrene, stomatitis, psoriasis;
- inflammation of the urogenital system;
- neoplasms.
Due to the fact that this tool accelerates the process of regeneration, the tablets can be used in the treatment of diseases of the spine, joints, with exhaustion, including the nervous one.
It is important to remember that long-term use of this herbal preparation does not lead to depression of the central nervous system.
Contraindications and side effects
In its effects, Echinacea tablets are almost the same as antibiotics. For this reason, she has contraindications:
- individual intolerance to the active substance;
- age: up to 12 years old you can not take lozenges, up to 18 years - oral tablets;
- galactose intolerance or lactase deficiency;
- HIV infection, AIDS, other autoimmune pathologies;
- systemic diseases: leukemia, tuberculosis, rheumatism;
- allergic to plants of the Compositae family, such as chamomile, marigold, etc.
With caution you need to take this tool to those who suffer from diabetes or diets are low in carbohydrates.
In any case, before taking Echinacea tablets, you should consult with your doctor.
Instructions for use
Preparations in the form of tablets, capsules, tinctures are prescribed to strengthen the immune forces of the body.
The drug should be taken after meals. A single dose - a maximum of two tablets, daily - no more than 4 pieces. The duration of treatment is from a week to two months.
When using herbal remedies in complex treatment with antibiotics, the treatment regimen will be as follows:
- 2 tablets for five days;
- on 1 tablet within 15-20 days (the doctor will register more exact dosage).
Echinacea in the form of lozenges is taken 1 unit up to 4 times a day, the course of treatment is not more than one week.
The cost of one blister is about 200 rubles.
Side effects
In some patients, when taking Echinacea tablets, allergic reactions may appear in the form of a skin rash, puffiness, redness. There are also cases of side effects in the form of lowering blood pressure, sweating, severe shortness of breath.
Patients with diabetes should remember that one tablet of the drug contains 0.024 XE (bread units), which must be considered when drawing up a treatment regimen.
Echinacea: pills or solution?
Sold as a solution of Echinacea is obtained by aging the plant in an alcohol solution, while the concentration of the active substance will be very high. The drug in pills is more convenient to take, but this form of medication has its drawbacks, for example, because of the rather large size, it is inconvenient to give them to children. The cost of tablets is higher than tincture.
The medicine in tablets is most often prescribed:
- with the initial symptoms of flu;
- as a prophylactic for ARVI;
- with recurrent urinary tract infections.
The maximum duration of admission is 8 weeks.
But alcohol tincture is prescribed for the inflammatory process in the kidneys, genitals, prostate, ulcers, constipation. Reception means helps to improve blood formation, general well-being, metabolism.
Tincture is often prescribed for rehabilitation after a stroke.
Take tincture is contraindicated in pregnancy, breastfeeding, children under two years old, with autoimmune diseases, leukemia, problems in the liver, caused by the intake of alcoholic beverages.
Other drugs with echinacea
Also on sale you can find Echinacea P - is not a medicine, refers to dietary supplements. As part of the drug: echinacea extract and vitamin C. Supplements BAD attracts excellent pharmacological properties. At reception of means immunity increases, also the Ekhinatsey P possesses antimicrobic, antiinflammatory and antifungal properties.
Adults take 2-3 tablets daily three times. The duration of therapy is no more than three weeks.
Another tool as a counterpart is Immunal, which is available in tablets and drops. Each tablet contains 80 mg of dried echinacea juice. The drug is positioned as a plant immunostimulant. Reception of Immunal helps to increase cell activity, which ultimately leads to the destruction of pathogenic organisms.
It is prescribed to both adults and children according to the following scheme:
- from 1 to 6 years - 1 tablet Immunal twice a day;
- from 6 to 12 years old - 1 tablet up to three times a day;
- children from 12 years and adults - 1 tablet of the drug 3-4 times a day.
It is impossible to take Immunal with tuberculosis, leukemia, multiple sclerosis.
Reviews
I was constantly sick, always some kind of flu, ARVI, viruses - everything clung to me. I went to the doctor, I passed all the tests: everything seemed to be fine, nothing terrible, as a result I was prescribed to drink Echinacea tablets. I must say, I didn’t like the taste, it’s not very convenient to drink them - a large enough size, but by the third day I got used to it.
About the effect, I can say that it is, rather, is, than not: the body and the truth more effectively fights against diseases, it becomes resistant to viruses.
Alla, 32 years old
I love natural products, I think that they are not so dangerous to health, have less side effects. I decided to drink a course of Echinacea at the end of the summer in order to improve the body's resistance to all viruses, ARVI. The tablets are green, they smell very herbs, they taste pretty sweet, dissolve quickly. After dissolving there was an unpleasant bitterness in the mouth, which did not pass for a long time. But I liked the effect: I never got sick for the whole winter. The only negative is the rather high cost, more than 200 rubles per package is quite expensive.
Olga, 29 years old
