Echinacea : Herbal Medicine with a Wild History - Kindscher, Kelly; SpringerLink (Online service) (Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016)
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.
Keywords: Plant anatomy; Plant development; Plant physiology; Plant ecology; Plant Anatomy/Development.; Plant Physiology; Plant Ecology