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Preamble
Echinacea: A Clarion Call to the Herbal Renaissance
A tremendous increase in the popularity of herbal medicines is quickly bringing to light the vast healing potential of plants. Every day another newspaper or magazine article extols the virtues of a medicinal plant whose traditional use has been confirmed by modern scientific study. Perhaps no other herb has played a larger role in bringing about this change than echinacea, the most popular medicinal plant among herbalists, health professionals and American consumers. In researching and writing about echinacea, a story that brings together traditional Native American history, the development of American medicine and a renaissance of healing unfolds that clearly illustrates the incalculable value medicinal plants provide.

 
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