Echinacea purpurea, Purple Coneflower, Common

Echinacea purpurea, Purple Coneflower, Common

Echinacea purpurea                                 

Purple Coneflower, Common

sorts and variety
Quickly grow variety with high contents of active substances,cichorienacid + caftaracid 2,05%
drug

roots (Echinaceae radix), leaves (Echinaceae folium), herb (Echinaceae herba)

most important active substances

echinacin, echinacosid (not in E. purpurea), in E. angustifolia additional cynarin;

polysaccheride, alkylamide, phenolcarbonsäureesther, volatile oil, phytosterin, 5-9 % inulin

most important usages

supportive therapy for colds and chronic infections of the respiratory tract and urinary tract, as a supportive treatment for severe febrile infections

Recommendations for cultivation

Weight per thousand seed grains: 3,0 – 4,0

Seed demand for drilling: spring 2-5 kg /ha

Demand for plantation: spring 9 plants/m²

Distance between the rows: 40 – 50 cm

harvest: flowering herb; roots in the first or second year