1st Edition

Echinacea The genus Echinacea

Edited By Sandra Carol Miller, He-ci Yu Copyright 2004
296 Pages 74 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

296 Pages
by CRC Press

Echinacea has emerged from the realm of folklore medicine and into the territory of valued and potentially fundamental therapy. While an understanding of the promising medicinal applications of Echinacea is important, knowledge of the herb's chemistry, cultivation, and analytical profiles is equally as significant. Echinacea: The genus Echinacea examines every element of the popular herb.... Read more
THE GENUS ECHINACEA: TAXONOMY AND GENETICS
Taxonomic History and Revision of the Genus Echinacea, S.E. Binns, J.T. Arnason, and B.R. Baum
A Review of Preliminary Echinacea Genetics and the Future Potential of Genomics, K.A. McKeown

CULTIVATION OF GENUS ECHINACEA
In Vitro Culture of Echinacea Species, P.S. Coker and N.D. Camper
Cultivation in Europe, B. Galambosi

THE CHEMISTRY OF GENUS ECHINACEA
Phytochemistry of the Genus Echinacea, J.B. Harborne and C.A. Williams
The Chemistry of Antioxidant Constituents of Echinacea, C. Hu, D.D. Kitts, and J. Zawistowski

ANALYTICAL EVALUATION IN GENUS ECHINACEA
Analytical Profiles of Echinacea Species, P. Pietta, P. Mauri, and N. Fuzzati
Factors Affecting Echinacea Quality: Agronomy and Processing, N.B. Perry, R.B.H. Willis, and D.L. Stuart
Popularity, Diversity and Quality of Echinacea, H. Yu and K. Matti

IN VIVO AND IN VITRO EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE FOR
THE IMMUNO-ENHANCING ACTIVITY OF ECHINACEA SPECIES
Echinacea In Vivo: A Prophylactic Agent in Normal Mice and a Therapeutic Agent in Leukemic Mice, S.C. Miller
Effect of Echinacea on Cells Involved in Disease Defense, H. Sestakova and B. Turek
In Vivo Immunopharmacology of Echinacea, J.A. Rininger, K, Ringer, and M. Savarese
Bioassays of Echinacea Extracts and Commercial Products, P. S. Coker and N.D. Camper

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE MEDICINAL USE OF ECHINACEA SPECIES PRODUCTS: POSITIVE EFFECTS AND CONTRADICTIONS
Echinacea: Quality, Uses and Immunomodulating Activity from a Phytotherapist's Perspective, K. Bone
The Use of Echinacea in Pregnancy and Lactation: A Critical Review, M. Sarkar and G. Koren
Two Immunoenhancers Are Not Better Than One, S.C. Miller
Adverse Reactions Associated With Echinacea and Other Asteraceae, R.J. Mullins and R. Heddle
The Efficacy of Echinacea Tea, E.B. Lindenmuth and G.F. Lindenmuth

THE USE OF ECHINACEA PRODUCTS IN VETERINARY PRACTICE
Veterinary Applications of Echinacea Species: Research in Horses, Cattle, Poultry, and Swine, W. O'Neill

Biography

Miller\, Sandra Carol; Yu\, He-ci