[Semaphore Heathcliffe]

..but everytime I hear the word "echinacea" I imagin some kind of small, South American marsupial,with a long pointy nose...

silly me. here I've been eating an echidna every day to ward off the common cold.

[Semaphore Heathcliffe]

I highly recommend echidna enchiladas. They're apparently worth squat as anti-cold medicine, but they do hit the spot quite nicely.