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Ethnobotany of purple coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia, Asteraceae) and other Echinacea species
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The purple coneflower, Echinacea angustifolia, was the most widely used medicinal plant of the Plains Indians and was used for a variety of ailments, including toothache, coughs, colds, sore throats, snakebite, and as a painkiller as discussed by the authors.Abstract:
The purple coneflower, Echinacea angustifolia, was the most widely used medicinal plant of the Plains Indians. It was used for a variety of ailments, including toothache, coughs, colds, sore throats, snakebite, and as a painkiller. H. C. F. Meyer used it as a patent medicine in the 1870s and introduced it to the medical profession. Recent scientific research (mostly German) onEchinacea species has shown that they possess immunostimulatory activity. Increased cultivation ofE. purpurea andE. angustifolia may be needed to meet the increased demand for its roots and to alleviate the effects of overharvesting of wild stands.read more
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Plants & Civilization; An Introduction to the Interrelationships of Plants and People
TL;DR: Simon, J. E., A. F. Chadwick, and L. E. Craker as mentioned in this paper presented an introduction to the scientific literature on herbs, spices, and medicinal plants.
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Optimization of culturing conditions for the production of biomass and phenolics from adventitious roots ofEchinacea angustifolia
TL;DR: The results indicate that the type of in vitro environment strongly affects growth and the accumulation of phenolics from adventitious root cultures of E. angustifolia and such optimization is beneficial to large-scale production of biomass and secondary metabolites in that species.
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Phylogeny of the Coneflowers and Relatives (Heliantheae: Asteraceae) Based on Nuclear rDNA Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) Sequences and Chlorplast DNA Restriction Site Data
TL;DR: Results of parsimony analysis of the rDNA dataset uphold the hypothesis from an earlier cpDNA restriction site study that Echinacea is not closely related to the other three genera of coneflowers and suggest that bioprospectors might usefully search among taxa of Zinniinae for bioactive substances similar to the immune stimulants of E Chinacea.
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Floral Nectar Production and Nectary Anatomy and Ultrastructure of Echinacea purpurea (Asteraceae)
Tyler J. Wist,Arthur R. Davis +1 more
TL;DR: The abundance of mitochondria suggests an eccrine mechanism of secretion, although dictyosomal vesicles may contribute to a granulocrine process.
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A Taxonomic Revision of Echinacea (Asteraceae: Heliantheae)
TL;DR: A key to Echinacea taxa is provided, which should be valuable given the pharmaceutical and horticultural importance of Echinaceous Moench.
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Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region
TL;DR: A classic of ethnobotany, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region has been enlarged for this Bison Book edition with thirty drawings, by Bellamy Parks Jansen, of plants discussed by Gilmore as mentioned in this paper.
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Plant drugs in the twenty-first century
TL;DR: It is concluded that significant new plant drugs and new methods of producing them will be developed to serve mankind during the 21st century.
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The ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana
TL;DR: Though Cheyennes once cultivated crop plants, their more recent nomadic existence encouraged the use of wild food plants, especially fruits and roots which they sun-dried and stored for winter use.
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Isolierung und Konstitution des Echinacosids, eines Glykosids aus den Wurzeln von Echinacea angustifolia D. C. 6. Mitteilung über antibakterielle Stoffe
TL;DR: Aus den Wurzeln der nordamerikanischen Komposite Echinacea angustifolia D. C. konnte eine wasserlosliche, kristallisierte Verbindung C35H46O20 in einer Ausbeute von ca. 1% isoliert werden.