A selection of medicinal herbs - purple coneflower (echinacea purpurea and angustifolia) - my introduction to echinaceaIt was in the 1950s when I met Black Eagle, the chief of the Sioux Indians. Besides his tribal tongue, he spoke very good English, so we were able to talk about our mutual appreciation and love of plants, their curative powers and practical uses for various ailments and emergencies. I found even his philosophy of life to be very similar to my own. He too looked at nature as a creation of the great Artist of the Universe. We both shared the same views regarding man's responsibility towards nature, which involved not only thinking of what we can get out of it but rather doing all we can to protect and preserve it. Because of the many things we had in common, a close bond of friendship developed between us and one day he embraced me affectionately and professed his feelings of brotherly love towards me. It was a most interesting experience, not least because of the different tribal customs he introduced me to. Being over ninety years old at the time, he was able to relate many experiences he had had with the white man. More than once I had to interrupt, expressing my deepest sympathy and sadness at all the injury and suffering the people of my own skin colour had inflicted upon him and his people. *738/28/1* Herbal «Viagra no Prescription» |