English name: Narrow-leaved purple coneflower
Family: Asteraceae
Botanical characteristic: A perennial vigorous herb, 50 – 150 cm tall, with a straight, hairy, brown-green stem. The leaves are ovate to lanceolate, rounded at the base, saw-toothed. Inflorescences with pinkish-red, tongue-shaped flowers, 2 – 4 cm long, have an arching, prickly base. The fruit is an achene.
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Distribution: It occurs in its native home (North America) in the lowlands, uplands and around watercourses. In Europe it is cultivated as an ornamental plant in gardens and parks.
Drug: Echinaceae purpureae herba
Harvesting method: Stalk with leaves are collected in full bloom by hand or with garden shears.
Drying: We dry the stalk with leaf in a thin layer in the shade, in a ventilated room. Artificially in a drying oven at a temperature of up to 40 °C.
Active substances: Echinacea purple is rich in heteropolysaccharides, especially arabinogalactans. It also contains derivatives of caffeic acid such as echinacoside and chicanic acid. The plant contains isobutylamides of unsaturated fatty acids, to which echinacein belongs. Metabolites can also include essential oils, polyphenols and flavonoids.
Uses: The juice, as well as extracts from echinacea purple, support the body’s defenses and have a preventive effect on infections of the respiratory tract and ureters. It is often used to treat colds. The drug can also be used to treat hard-to-heal superficial wounds.
Traditional method of use in indications determined solely on the basis of long-term use:
– relief from cold symptoms,
– treatment of minor superficial wounds and mild acne.
Selected herbal preparations: AGROKARPATI ECHINACEA PURPLE flower herbal tea 1×30 g, APOTHEKE IMUNOTEA herbal tea in infusion bags 20×1.5 g, Biogena Tea2O Strawberry & Echinacea fruit tea 20×2.3 g, Pregrippal sol por 50 ml, Dr.Max Echinacea herbal drops 100 ml, AMPCARE JUNIOR CLASSIC syrup 150 ml, aromatic ECHINA Early-stage SYRUP for children with echinacea 210 ml, MÜLLER’S SYRUP WITH ECHINAE AND VIT. C 320 g, ADVANCE Imunax cps 60 pcs, GS Echinacea FORTE 600 tbl 30 pcs, VITAR VITAMIN C + ZINC, ECHINACEA AND ARROW tbl oro 45 pcs, CEM-M GUMMIES IMMUNITA gelatin multivitamins with Echinacea 120 pcs, phytofontana VIROSTOP lozenges for sucking, citrus flavor 20 pcs.