Echinachea Window
by Kathy Bassett
Title
Echinachea Window
Artist
Kathy Bassett
Medium
Painting - Watercolor Goache
Description
A filmy curtain and a sunlit garden focusing on my favorite medicinal, echinachea. Echinachea 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)Echinacea plants contain a complex mix of active substances. Some of these compounds may have antimicrobial and antiviral properties, while others may support the immune system in other ways. Like many other plants, all types of Echinacea contain phenols. Phenols control the activity of a range of enzymes and cell receptors.
They protect the plants from infections and ultraviolet radiation damage, and they may have beneficial antioxidant properties.
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March 24th, 2023
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