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Record Nr.

UNINA9910253877203321

Titolo

Echinacea : Herbal Medicine with a Wild History / / edited by Kelly Kindscher

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016

ISBN

3-319-18156-4

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XIX, 238 p. 16 illus.)

Disciplina

571.32

Soggetti

Plant anatomy

Plant development

Plant physiology

Plant ecology

Plant Anatomy/Development

Plant Physiology

Plant Ecology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

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 Monitoring Echinacea Populations -- Vignettes -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

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.