Echinacea purpurea, Purple Coneflower, Common Seeds

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, phenolcarbons ureesther, 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/m

Distance between the rows: 40 - 50 cm

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