![]() John Uri Lloyd soon followed suite, and with the credentials of these two doctors amongst others, Dr. He seemed convinced enough of its healing properties although he did not necessarily endorse its most wild claims. King who decided to give this echinacea a try. The two doctors declined this particular demonstration. He even offered to have himself bitten by a rattlesnake in their presence and be treated with only his extract remedy. John King, author of King’s American Dispensatory. John Uri Lloyd, a professor at the Eclectic Medical Institute of Cincinnati and later president of the American Pharmaceutical Association and Dr. Hoping to capitalize on his patent, he wrote to two prominent physicians at the time, Dr. That’s right folks, Meyer was one of the first Snake Oil salesmen. But none of these now ridiculous claims would compare with the one thing that soon would create a new phrase of ill repute in the English lexicon Meyer claimed that his tincture of echinacea cured snakebites. Despite his sincere belief in his product he never seemed to be able to get his product out of Nebraska despite the fact that his claims were getting more and more outrageous. He claimed it cured everything from typhoid to rheumatism, from fever to syphilis. Meyer concocted an herbal mixture of mostly Echinacea and began marketing it as “Meyers Blood Purifier.” ![]() A Pawnee Nebraska native, his reputation definitely could have earned him a place on the mural at city hall in the TV show “Parks and Recreation”. It was this medicinal use that at some point around 1869, drew the attention of a man, a doctor purportedly, by the name of Dr. Calling it “oo-kah-to-ge-aquah”, the Kiowa and Cheyenne used it for coughs and sore throats, the Pawnee for headaches, and many tribes including the Lakota used it as a pain reliever. ![]() Native Americans had been using echinacea angustifolia for hundreds of years, observing wounded or sick elk seeking out the flowers while grazing. So they were essentially calling this plant a girl sea urchin. It’s namesake comes from the Greek acea meaning “the feminine version of something with qualities of, having the nature of, or resembling” and ἐχῖνος ( echino), meaning sea urchin. Native to the the central and eastern Continental US, it’s habitat is versatile, growing in both wet and dry conditions, although it does prefer full sun. Ok maybe not those exact things, but hey, I do love a good story.Įchinacea, or Echinacea purpurea shown here is actually in the daisy family Asteraceae. But I love it even more when history is more than just a blur of dates and names, and instead becomes a convoluted tale of con men, miracle cures and Native American medicinal wisdom. ![]() For the same price (or less) I would definitely recommend a caboose (or your own tent) if you are staying at Solscape.Echinacea purpurea The muddled history of Echinacea (Purple Cone Flower) I love history. Fortunately the person I dealt with at reception was very understanding, and we were able to change to a caboose the second night (otherwise we would have left). If your keen on being one with nature, then this is probably for you, but not if you are after a relaxing holiday! This area and this style of accommodation has so much potential but unfortunately at Solscape, not much thought has gone into it. We were also sharing our Tipi with some rather large and rather frightening spiders. Being further away from the rest of the camp didnt bother us, it was the fact that for $80 a night, we were moreorless staying under a tarpolen - there was dirt and grass inside the Tipi, the floor was damp and mouldy, making the sheets feel so too. The landscape is beautiful and the staff lovely at Solscape, but for the price of the Tipis and the state of them, they were less than adequate. ![]()
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