Echinacea purpurea, Purple Coneflower, Common organic

Echinacea purpurea, Purple Coneflower, Common organic

Echinacea purpurea                                 

Purple Coneflower, Common

sorts and variety
Quickly grow variety with high contents of active substances,
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