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Echinacea : Herbal Medicine with a Wild History / edited by Kelly Kindscher.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Biomedical and Life Sciences (Springer-11642)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Plant anatomy.
- Plants--Development.
- Plants.
- Plant physiology.
- Plant ecology.
- Plant Anatomy/Development.
- Plant Physiology.
- Plant Ecology.
- Local Subjects:
- Plant Anatomy/Development.
- Plant Physiology.
- Plant Ecology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (XIX, 238 pages) : 16 illustrations
- Edition:
- First edition 2016.
- Contained In:
- Springer eBooks
- Place of Publication:
- Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
- System Details:
- text file PDF
- Summary:
- 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.
- 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.
- Other Format:
- Printed edition:
- ISBN:
- 978-3-319-18156-1
- 9783319181561
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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