Echinacea Herbal Medicine with a Wild History
Title:
Echinacea Herbal Medicine with a Wild History
Author:
Kindscher, Kelly. editor.
ISBN:
9783319181561
Physical Description:
XIX, 238 p. 16 illus. online resource.
Contents:
Introduction -- Uses of Echinacea angustifolia and other Echinacea species by Native Americans of the Great Plains -- Cultivation of Echinacea angustifolia and Echinacea purpurea -- Naming and Classification of Echinacea Species -- Biology and Ecology of Echinacea -- A species-by-species overview -- One Hundred Years of Echinacea Angustifolia in the Smoky Hills of Kansas -- Threats to Wild Echinacea Populations -- Research on Echinacea Species Use in Western Medicine -- The Echinacea Market -- Legal Protection of Echinacea and Other Medicinal Plant Species -- Recommendations Regarding the Conservation Status of Echinacea -- Appendix A: A Science in Action: A Model for Monitering Echinacea Populations -- Vignettes -- Index.
Abstract:
This work provides detailed overviews and offer new insights into the biology, life histories, cultivation, markets, legal protection, chemistry and medical use of Echinacea species. The extensively detailed maps in this text are the most accurate of any produced, based on verified herbarium records.The information on ethnobotanical uses of Echinacea species, and especially E. angustifolia, is the most thorough and well-documented on the topic to date. Along with sharp analysis, the text develops and outlines conservation recommendations for all of the species of Echinacea.
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Electronic Access:
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18156-1