A Lakota healer and a Swiss herbalist

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You figure right... the whole plant is good.

I loved hearing about Black Eagle and Dr Vogel. Thanks a Trillion for

posting!!!!! :-)

 

~B

 

On 5/7/2010 1:02 PM, Ieneke van Houten wrote:

 

 

 

The story of the modern use of Echinacea is linked to the

Swiss herbalist and ethnobotanist Dr Vogel.

 

He met the Lakota healer Black Eagle in South Dakota

in the nineteen fifties. Black Eagle was in his nineties

at the time. A friendship developed, and Black Eagle

introduced Dr. Vogel to the sacred plant Echinacea,

both Angustifolia and Purpurea. He claimed both plants

work equally well. Since Purpurea is a lot easier to grow

than other varieties, why not just use it?

 

Dr Vogel took some seeds home and started to cultivate

them. His work led to scientific studies in Germany, and

eventually Echinacea made its way back to popularity

in North America.

 

Dr. Vogel describes how he cured a case of blood poisoning

in the traditional way: he chewed roots and leaves, swallowed

the juice, and then packed his injured leg with the masticated

mess. It worked like a charm.

 

He also used Echinacea tincture daily during a trip to

a malaria-infested region in the Amazon. He was exposed

but never suffered even for a day.

 

Great stuff, and I still need to make this year's tincture.

I never got around to it last fall. The plants have come

up but are still just leaves close to the ground. I figure

if I use the whole plant the tincture will be as powerful

as if it was just roots.

 

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