Used in modern times to help prevent colds and flus in their initial stages. Help reduce, or slow down the process of skin wrinkling.

King’s American Dispensatory contains a rather large and enthusiastic entry on
Echinacea. John King singled it out as the primary corrector of “depraved fluids,” what in an earlier period was referred to as ‘bad blood,’ evidenced by a tendency to sepsis, malignant ulcers, and foul smelling discharges.

Supporting the First Nations usage of Echinacea, the Eclectics reported that Echinacea met with success in the treatment of acute injuries complicated by infection, and appeared to successfully treat venomous insect bites.