In the past decade, hundreds of medical and scientific articles have been written exalting Echinacea’s immune stimulating competency and scientifically explaining how it works.

Simply put, Echinacea works in two main ways. First, it builds up your immune system by stimulating your body to build more immune cells and immune chemicals. Secondly, it also stimulates these immune cells into action and heightened activity levels. These actions will help you combat any infection or disease more effectively and also protect you from future invasion and illness.

Echinacea is one of the strongest immune stimulators and enhancers known. It can double and triple the amount of T-cells and Macrophages in your bloodstream and increase the number of Granulocytes. It also stimulates the phagocytosis, the ability to kill and eat the bad guys, in all of these white blood cells. Echinacea can also increase the amount of Interferon, Interleukin, Immunoglobulin and other important natural immune chemicals present in your blood. Again, this is how Echinacea works, by boosting the number of immune cells and the amount of natural immune chemicals in your body and then stimulating them into being more active. This is why in my clinic, Echinacea Plus was an extremely effective treatment, not only for acute infections, but also for long term diseases.

 

Echinacea contains phytochemicals such as Polysaccharides, Isobutyl amides, Polyacetylenes, Cichoric Acid, Echinacoside and Cynarin. These chemicals are known to cause many healing benefits such as Hyaluronidase inhibition which protects your cells by stopping bacteria, viruses and other disease causing organisms from being able to penetrate your cellular walls. These chemicals also stimulate and increase the number of leukocytes (white blood cells) in your body. These cells, T-cells, B-cells, Granualocytes, Macrophages, etc., are some of the main components of your immune system that directly kill and eat bacteria and viruses. These and other chemicals in Echinacea increase phagocytosis, the ability and speed of the above mentioned cells to destroy and dispose of bacteria, viruses, fungus and other disease causing microbes. Echinacea increases production of gamma globulins. These are the chemicals that coat your B-cells which are used to make antibodies. Antibodies are chemicals that kill specific bacteria, virus and other pathogens that can hurt you and make you sick.

 

There are literally hundreds of other known and researched healing and protecting abilities of Echinacea besides colds, flu, sore throats and upper respiratory infections. A partial list includes inhibiting tumor growth, killing strep and staph bacteria, halting urinary tract infections, healing infected wounds, relieving hives and allergic reactions, stopping allergies, neutralizing toxic and poisonous insect and animal bites and stings, etc.

 

 

In all times of stress, many people have had amazing results with Mikes Magic Tonic and it works especially well in combination with echinacea.

Mikes Magic contains Garlic, one of the strongest medicinal plants on earth. It is a supreme infection fighter capable of killing all bacteria, virus and fungus on contact. Unlike Echinacea, that can only be documented in Native American Indian usage from the 17th century, the medicinal use of Garlic has been documented, if not worshiped, since the beginning of recorded history. From the Egyptians and Greeks to the Romans, Garlic was used as both food and strong medicine to strengthen and heal the body. In research it has been diluted 1 part in 125,000 and still killed bacteria. In fact, just the odor has proven to be highly antibacterial. It is an extremely effective and powerful broad-spectrum antibiotic, which means it kills all types of bacteria on contact, gram positive and gram negative. Garlic’s use as an anti-bacterial drug in Russia is so esteemed it has been nicknamed Russian penicillin. Garlic has been proven to destroy many types of bacteria including Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, Typhoid, Diphtheria, Cholera, E. coli, Bacterial Dysentery (Travelers’ diarrhea), Tuberculosis, Tetanus, Rheumatic bacteria and many others.

Garlic is also a very powerful anti-viral agent proven in the laboratory. Many doctors feel it’s the cure for the common cold. It destroys various viruses that cause upper respiratory infections and influenza, the ones that antibiotics are useless against. Garlic destroys on contact the viral infections of Measles, Mumps, Mononucleosis, Chicken pox, Herpes simplex #1 and #2, Herpes zoster, Viral Hepatitis, Scarlet fever, Rabies and others. So while some say that the reason you don’t catch colds when you eat garlic is because no one will come near you, remember that garlic is also a powerful anti-viral agent.

 

Some people ask why use Garlic instead of Goldenseal root? There is really no contest. Goldenseal is a mild anti-bacterial bitter herb. It is wonderful for the sensitive areas of the body and sinus complaints, but compared to Garlic, GET REAL! Echinacea and Garlic, are the Herbal Dynamic Duo. Echinacea will enhance, stimulate and strengthen your immune system to protect you, and Garlic will destroy the invader on sight.

 

Garlic contains over 80 different sulfur compounds which make it such a powerful infection fighter. It also contains allicin, which is one of the strongest disease and infection fighters found in nature.

Habanero pepper, also in Mike's Magic, increases your blood and lymph circulation which makes the formula 10 times more effective than Garlic and Echinacea by itself.

 

Garlic contains over 80 different sulfur compounds which make it such a powerful infection fighter. It also contains allicin, which is one of the strongest disease and infection fighters found in nature.

 

 

Wild-harvested Echinacea fresh root and juice, Echinacea angustifolia, Organic Echinacea seed, Echinacea purpurea, Organic Garlic juice, Allium sativum, and Organic Habanero Cayenne pepper and juice, Capsicum annuum.

 

"The dosage is dependent on the situation. My suggested clinical dosages are as follows, which I might mention are double what most other armchair herbalists suggest. But these dosages created successful healings in my clinic year after year. Oddly enough, the most effective dosage and treatment using Echinacea is like a treatment of antibiotics. Echinacea must be taken steadily over a period of about 2 weeks for maximum immune protection."

FOR PREVENTATIVE IMMUNE BOOSTING, BUT WITH NO CURRNET HEALTH PROBLEM

For general protection and immune stimulation, especially when you are not ill. This could be even when you’re feeling fine, but many around you are ill. People asked me for years, “How can you be around so many sick people all the time and stay healthy yourself?” Well, I live a very healthy lifestyle and take lots of Echinacea Plus.

Use 2 droppersful (about 60 drops), 5 times daily until you have consumed 2 fluid ounces or 60 milliliters. This will take about 7 days. Do this at the beginning of each month in the Winter season for the best cold preventon remedy possible. During this time take equal parts of Mike's Magic Tonic. The anti-Viral, anti-Bacterial and natural atibiotic properties of the Garlic, Onion, Ginger mixed with Apple Cider Vinegar is an incredible natural immune boosting tonic.

YOU HAVE THAT UH-OH FEELING, NO SPECIFIC SYMPTOMS, BUT YOU THINK YOU'RE "COMING DOWN WITH SOMETHING."

When you’re feeling out of sorts or a bit off, but it’s nothing you can really put your finger on, this may mean that you are about to get sick. It also may mean that your body is fighting something off. But in either case it is a good time to give it some help. In this scenario use 4 droppersful (about 120 drops) 5 times daily until you have consumed 2 fluid ounces or 60 milliliters. This will take about 3 to 4 days. Again, During this time take equal parts of Mike's Magic Tonic. The anti-Viral, anti-Bacterial and natural atibiotic properties of the Garlic, Onion, Ginger mixed with Apple Cider Vinegar is an incredible natural immune boosting tonic.

ONSET OF FEVER, CHILLS OR ANY OF THE SYMPTOMS OF A COLD OR FLU

This is when you actually have some observable, clinical symptoms: sore throat, fever, nasal or lung congestion, toxic bite or sting, wound or trauma. Anytime there is anything wrong with you, your immune system must go to work. Use 4 droppersful (about 120 drops), 8 times daily (or every other hour you are awake) until you have consumed 2 fluid ounces or 60 milliliters. This will take about 2 days. You may continue this dosage for a week and then reduce dosage.

Again, During this time take equal parts of Mike's Magic Tonic. The anti-Viral, anti-Bacterial and natural atibiotic properties of the Garlic, Onion, Ginger mixed with Apple Cider Vinegar is an incredible natural immune boosting tonic.

HIGH FEVER, SORE THROAT, YELLOW MUCOUS, COUGHING, SNEEZING

This is when you are suddenly sweating, have the chills, a cold, food poisoning or any serious illness: you are really ill. There is no time to waste fooling around; immediate aggressive herbal treatment is indicated. In this case use 1 fluid ounce of Echinacea Plus immediately. For those who might have a hard time doing this, it can be diluted in juice or drunk 1/2 ounce one hour and the other 1/2 ounce the next. Remember that this is one ounce of alcohol so keep that in mind and don’t drive. Then consume an additional ounce the rest of the day. The following days consume at least one, if not two fluid ounces of Echinacea Plus every day until you feel the infection break.

 

Again, During this time take equal parts of Mike's Magic Tonic. The anti-viral, anti-bacterial and natural atibiotic properties of the Garlic, Onion, Ginger mixed with Apple Cider Vinegar is an incredible natural immune boosting tonic.

REMEMBER, all of the above suggested dosages can be doubled, tripled, even quadrupled; meaning you can consume more than 2 fluid ounces a day if desired. Many of my patients doubled, tripled, even quadrupled these above suggestions. It is important to note that there are no toxic side effects with Echinacea and no known overdoses. Health circle rumors abound that if you take too much Echinacea or take it for too long a period of time you could “burn out your immune system.” Over the years in my clinic, I had many an Echinacea junkie and never saw one case of a depressed immunity because of their habit and subsequent overdoses. I had many patients who took Echinacea every day for 2 to 3 years without a break. All I saw were miracle healings. On the contrary, I saw many people stay sick and not recover because they didn’t take enough herbs. Echinacea is a strong medicinal herb. All medicinal and toning herbs are best used for a period of time and then stopped for a week or two. This is true of most medicinal herbs.

 

© Statements by Dr. Richard Schulze. WARNING: None of the above statements have been evaluated or approved by the Food and Drug Administration or the American Medical Association. The information provided on this site is intended for your general knowledge only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice or treatment for specific medical conditions. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider before using any herbal products.