Echinacea & Hummingbirds. NEW
Echinacea (Latin) is a native wildflower of North America known to many different American Indian tribes. In Western tribes like the Ute, coneflowers are associated with elk and called by the name "elk root," due to the belief that wounded elk seek them out as medicine. Coneflower roots were used as traditional healing herbs by many tribes, especially in the Great Plains and Midwest, to treat many types of swelling, burns, and pain. Coneflower has also been chewed ritually during sweatlodge ceremonies and the Sundance. The coneflower is considered one of the sacred Life Medicines of the Navajo tribe. It has been in my life since I was a teenager. I use it to avoid the common cold and to boost my immune system. They are also a beautiful flower I grew and harvested. Its history began when it was used by the Great Plains Indians as a painkiller as a tea or as a topical salve.
I have spent hours given watching hummingbirds the chance. Their grace and spirits are true inspirations. The Mayan legend about Tzuunum, a little hummingbird who was created by the great spirit with great flying ability but she was plain. When it came time for her wedding day, her friends which were other brightly colored birds donated some of their feathers of red, green, blue and gold to make her a wedding dress. She was so surprised and humble that the great spirit sent word that she could wear her wedding gown for the rest of her life. A Mojave legend tells of an ancient time when people all lived underground in darkness. A hummingbird was sent to look for light and found a path to the upper world where we now live. A Cherokee legend tells of a beautiful woman in love with both a hummingbird and a crane. She chooses the hummingbird for his good looks.
Echinacea (Latin) is a native wildflower of North America known to many different American Indian tribes. In Western tribes like the Ute, coneflowers are associated with elk and called by the name "elk root," due to the belief that wounded elk seek them out as medicine. Coneflower roots were used as traditional healing herbs by many tribes, especially in the Great Plains and Midwest, to treat many types of swelling, burns, and pain. Coneflower has also been chewed ritually during sweatlodge ceremonies and the Sundance. The coneflower is considered one of the sacred Life Medicines of the Navajo tribe. It has been in my life since I was a teenager. I use it to avoid the common cold and to boost my immune system. They are also a beautiful flower I grew and harvested. Its history began when it was used by the Great Plains Indians as a painkiller as a tea or as a topical salve.
I have spent hours given watching hummingbirds the chance. Their grace and spirits are true inspirations. The Mayan legend about Tzuunum, a little hummingbird who was created by the great spirit with great flying ability but she was plain. When it came time for her wedding day, her friends which were other brightly colored birds donated some of their feathers of red, green, blue and gold to make her a wedding dress. She was so surprised and humble that the great spirit sent word that she could wear her wedding gown for the rest of her life. A Mojave legend tells of an ancient time when people all lived underground in darkness. A hummingbird was sent to look for light and found a path to the upper world where we now live. A Cherokee legend tells of a beautiful woman in love with both a hummingbird and a crane. She chooses the hummingbird for his good looks.
Echinacea (Latin) is a native wildflower of North America known to many different American Indian tribes. In Western tribes like the Ute, coneflowers are associated with elk and called by the name "elk root," due to the belief that wounded elk seek them out as medicine. Coneflower roots were used as traditional healing herbs by many tribes, especially in the Great Plains and Midwest, to treat many types of swelling, burns, and pain. Coneflower has also been chewed ritually during sweatlodge ceremonies and the Sundance. The coneflower is considered one of the sacred Life Medicines of the Navajo tribe. It has been in my life since I was a teenager. I use it to avoid the common cold and to boost my immune system. They are also a beautiful flower I grew and harvested. Its history began when it was used by the Great Plains Indians as a painkiller as a tea or as a topical salve.
I have spent hours given watching hummingbirds the chance. Their grace and spirits are true inspirations. The Mayan legend about Tzuunum, a little hummingbird who was created by the great spirit with great flying ability but she was plain. When it came time for her wedding day, her friends which were other brightly colored birds donated some of their feathers of red, green, blue and gold to make her a wedding dress. She was so surprised and humble that the great spirit sent word that she could wear her wedding gown for the rest of her life. A Mojave legend tells of an ancient time when people all lived underground in darkness. A hummingbird was sent to look for light and found a path to the upper world where we now live. A Cherokee legend tells of a beautiful woman in love with both a hummingbird and a crane. She chooses the hummingbird for his good looks.