This article should be named “The 100 herbs needed to survive”, but then it would be to long to read. In the meantime, here is a list of the herbs I feel we can’t do without in our home or our BOB’s. echinacea Echinacea: Known throughout history as a cure-all to treat infections and wounds. For 400 years, Echinacea has been used to treat scarlet fever, syphilis, malaria, blood poisoning, and diphtheria. While taking Echinacea to prevent a cold is infective, if you start taking it at the first signs of a cold it will reduce or shorten the duration of your cold symptoms such as cough, …