ABSTRACT
Echinacea is a true Native American medicinal plant, and was used for a variety of medicinal purposes by American Indian tribes including the Cheyenne (sore mouth and gums); Choctaw (coughs, dyspepsia), Comanche (toothache, sore throat); Crow (colds, toothache, colic); Dakota (inflammation, bowel complaints, sepsis, tonsillitis, hydrophobia, toothache, snakebite; headache and distemper in horses); Delaware (gonorrhea); Hidatsa (stimulant); Kiowa (coughs, sore throat); Meskwaki (stomach cramps, fits); Omaha (septic diseases, stings); Omaha-Ponca (eyewash, hair comb); Pawnee (rattlesnake bites) and Winnebago (anesthetic) (Hobbs, 1989).
