echinacea

Use as a medicinal herb by native populations

Jan 6, 1850

John King, Eclectic Physician, introduces echinacea to the medical world

Jul 3, 1887

King, J.. "Echinacea angustifolia." Eclectic Medical Journal 42 (1887): 209-10. This marks the move from use as a traditional native medicinal herb, to being used by western medical practitioners.

Shortages common in Europe

Period: Nov 4, 1895 to Nov 5, 1925

Medicinal plants of the Pacific Northwest : a digest of anthropological writings about Native American uses - page 97

Echinacea determined to be endangered by the Fish and Wildlife Service.

Oct 8, 1992

Government Document - Federal Register This is one piece of documentary evidence about the at risk status of echinacea.

Recovery Plan for Echinacea - Atlanta Georgia

Jan 18, 1995

Southeast Region
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Recovery Plan

Removal of echinacea criminalized in Dakota

Jan 2, 1999

House Bill 1200 - outlines the penalties for removing echinacea

Restrictions placed on harvesting in Montana

Apr 13, 1999

Senate Bill 178 - limits the harvesting of echinacea on public land

Growing At-Risk Medicinal Herbs Published

Mar 9, 2002

Richo Cech's book provides a wealth of information about preserving herbs through cultivation.

Echinacea fact sheet from USDA notes Echinacea angustifoli is dwindling

Jun 5, 2006

USDA Fact Sheet

Report on the Conservation Status of Echinacea Species published by the USDA

Sep 30, 2006

USDA Update on Echinacea Status

Tennessee Purple coneflower (Echinacea tennesseensis) Delisted from Federal List of Endangered & Threatened Plants

Dec 13, 2011

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Echinacea: Herbal Medicine with a wild History Published

Nov 4, 2016

Kindscher, Kelly. Echinacea. Cham: Springer International, 2016. Web. Google Books Preview