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    This document lists various plants and their iron content percentages according to the CRC Handbook of Phytochemical Constituents. It states that echinacea has one of the highest iron contents at nearly 0.3%, followed by dandelion, cornsalad, mugwort, and others. It notes that some of the high mineral values need confirmation from additional sources. The document suggests that if echinacea roots provide iron in tinctures, it could help with anemia, and including dandelion, mugwort, and coneflower in bitters recipes may provide iron as well.

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    This document lists various plants and their iron content percentages according to the CRC Handbook of Phytochemical Constituents. It states that echinacea has one of the highest iron contents at nearly 0.3%, followed by dandelion, cornsalad, mugwort, and others. It notes that some of the high mineral values need confirmation from additional sources. The document suggests that if echinacea roots provide iron in tinctures, it could help with anemia, and including dandelion, mugwort, and coneflower in bitters recipes may provide iron as well.

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    IRON: in The CRC Handbook of Phytochemical Constituents, Echinacea Runs A

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    This document lists various plants and their iron content percentages according to the CRC Handbook of Phytochemical Constituents. It states that echinacea has one of the highest iron contents at nearly 0.3%, followed by dandelion, cornsalad, mugwort, and others. It notes that some of the high mineral values need confirmation from additional sources. The document suggests that if echinacea roots provide iron in tinctures, it could help with anemia, and including dandelion, mugwort, and coneflower in bitters recipes may provide iron as well.

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    IRON: In the CRC Handbook of Phytochemical Constituents, echinacea runs a

    close second to dandelion as an iron source, followed by cornsalad (0.41%),


    mugwort (to 0.39%), ramie (0.35%), devil's claw (0.29%), wild gingers
    (0.28%), mullein (0.24), safflower (0.22), butterbur (0.21) pigweed (0.15),
    thyme (0.15), tea (0.15), cassava leaves (0.15), gobo root (0.15), and catnip
    (to 0.14% on a calculated dry weight basis. Many of the high mineral values
    however trace back to a single source which often proved unreliable. These
    high iron values need confirmation. If the tincture took the iron from the
    echinacea roots, then that could be a good idea in anemia, and may even
    explain some of the reported activities of echinacea. If so, I'd include
    dandelion, mugwort, and coneflower in my bitters recipes with such things as
    bogbeans and gentian.

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