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Description: Purple coneflower is a perennial herb of up to 1 in in height, with erect, much-branched stems and broad, bristly-hairy leaves. Attractive, large, purple flower heads are borne on relatively short stalks. In E. purpurea, the flowering stalks are much shorter than the leafy part of the plant, while in E. pallida and E. angustifolia it is the other way round.
Origin: Southern and central USA. The plant is commonly cultivated in many parts of the world.
Parts Used: Fresh plant juice (pressed from the fresh, flowering aerial parts), the dried whole herb (Echinaceae purpureae herba) or root (Echinaceae purpureae radix).
Therapeutic Category: Immunostimulant.
Uses and Properties: The juice or dry herb is used in supportive treatment of colds and infections of the respiratory arid urinary tract; externally to treat wounds, ulcers, and skin inflammations.
Active Ingredients: Purple coneflower contains polysaccharides, of which two have become reasonably well known: PS I, a 4-O-methylglucurono-arabinoxylan (molecular mass 35 kilodalton), and PS II, an acid rhamnoarabinogalactan (450 kilodalton). Caffeic acid derivatives are present, such as chicoric acid (up to 2%, low or absent in other species). The plant also contains lipophilic polyacetylenes and alkylamides (mainly isobutylamides, such as echinaceine).
Pharmacological Effects: Immune stimulant properties are ascribed to the polysaccharides but the amides and caffeic acid derivatives also contribute antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory effects in alcohol extracts. Polysaccharides are known to be active in vivo after injection only, so that their oral efficacy has yet to be convincingly demonstrated. Wound-healing was shown using a polysaccharide fraction, echinacin B. Most of the controlled clinical studies show at least some statistically significant improvement in infections and cold symptoms.
Status: Pharm.; Comm. E+; ESCOP 6; WHO clinical studies+.
Preparation and Dosage: A daily dose of 6 - 9 mL of fresh plant juice is recommended. Preparations are also injected. Ointments and creams containing at least 15% pressed juice are used for topical applications.
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Take 1 capsule, 3 times daily, with meals.
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