Echinacea: Herbal Medicine with a Wild History

Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Introduction....Pages 1-5
Front Matter....Pages 7-7
The Uses of Echinacea angustifolia and Other Echinacea Species by Native Americans....Pages 9-20
Cultivation of Echinacea angustifolia and Echinacea purpurea ....Pages 21-33
Front Matter....Pages 35-35
The Naming and Classification of Echinacea Species....Pages 37-45
The Biology and Ecology of Echinacea Species....Pages 47-54
A Species by Species Overview of Echinacea ....Pages 55-80
Front Matter....Pages 81-81
One Hundred Twenty Years of Echinacea angustifolia Market Harvest in the Smoky Hills of Kansas....Pages 83-107
Threats to Wild Echinacea Populations....Pages 109-123
Front Matter....Pages 125-125
The Medicinal Chemistry of Echinacea Species....Pages 127-145
Research on Echinacea Use in Western Medicine....Pages 147-163
The Echinacea Market....Pages 165-175
The Media and Echinacea Sales and Use....Pages 177-187
Front Matter....Pages 189-189
Legal Protection of Echinacea and Other Medicinal Plant Species....Pages 191-205
Recommendations Regarding the Conservation of Echinacea Species....Pages 207-216
Back Matter....Pages 217-238