Echinacea Root

Echinacea (Echinacea angustifolia) is a herbaceous, drought-resistant, flowering plant, its large and showy flowering heads displaying light pink petals. Its genus is often referred to as coneflowers, and they are native to North American prairies and forests.

Traditional healers belonging to the various tribes of Plains Indians such as the Kiowa, Cheyenne, Pawnee and Lakota usedEchinacea roots for the alleviation of cold symptoms, coughs, sore throats and headaches or light pains.