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

Contributor(s): SpringerLink (Online service) | Kindscher, Kelly, editor literario
Material type: materialTypeLabelE-bookPublisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2016Description: 1 recurso en línea (XIX, 238 páginas) : 16 ilustraciones.ISBN: 9783319181561.Subject: Ciencias de la vida | Ecología vegetalDDC classification: 571.32 Online resources: Acceso a este recurso digital (usuarios Universidad Europea de Madrid)Digital Resources
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.
Abstract: 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.
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LIBRO-E NO PRÉSTAMO LIBRO-E NO PRÉSTAMO Madrid Digital Acceso Electrónico (UEM) Ciencias de la Salud RS165.E4 E245 2016 EB (Browse shelf(Opens below)) .i11583411 Acceso electrónico eBOOK .i11583411
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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.

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.

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