purple coneflower

Names

Common Names

• black-samson echinacea
• prairie purple coneflower
• Kansas snakeroot
• black sampson
• black-sampson echinacea
• echinacea
• narrow-leaf echinacea
• narrow-leaf purple-coneflower
• narrow-leaf-coneflower
• Narrowleaf Purple Coneflower

Regional and Traditional Names

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Brauneria angustifolia
• Echinacea pallida var. angustifolia
• Echinacea angustifolia var. strigosa

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and is classified under the phylum Streptophyta within the class Equisetopsida. As a member of the subclass Magnoliidae and the order Asterales, it is situated in the family Asteraceae. Finally, it is identified by the genus Echinacea and the specific species angustifolia.

Distribution

This plant exhibits a specific distribution across the northern regions of North America. In Western Canada, it can be found growing within the provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Moving south into the Northwestern U.S.A., its range extends into the state of Montana. The species is also documented throughout the rugged landscapes of Wyoming. Finally, its geographical presence reaches into the mountainous terrain of Colorado.

Plant Parts

Chemicals

Echinacea angustifolia has 63 reported phytochemicals identified across 10 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Echinacoside, CHLOROGENIC ACID, Cichoric Acid, Cynarin, caftaric acid.

Echinacoside

1. Dr. Duke
2. Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry
3. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)
4. Planta medica
5. Journal of agricultural and food chemistry

CHLOROGENIC ACID

1. Dr. Duke
2. Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry
3. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)
4. Farmaco (Societa chimica italiana : 1989)
5. Natural product communications

Cichoric Acid

1. Dr. Duke
2. Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry
3. Planta medica
4. Forschende Komplementarmedizin und klassische Naturheilkunde = Research in complementary and natural classical medicine

Cynarin

1. Dr. Duke
2. Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry
3. Planta medica
4. Journal of agricultural and food chemistry

caftaric acid

1. Dr. Duke
2. Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry
3. Farmaco (Societa chimica italiana : 1989)
4. Planta medica

Chicoric acid

1. Dr. Duke
2. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)
3. Farmaco (Societa chimica italiana : 1989)

Cynarine

1. The Journal of pharmacy and pharmacology
2. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)
3. Farmaco (Societa chimica italiana : 1989)

Flavonoids

1. Pharmaceutical biology
2. Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)

Glycoproteins

1. Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis
2. Zeitschrift fur arztliche Fortbildung

kaempferol

1. Dr. Duke
2. International journal of biological macromolecules

Activities

Echinacea angustifolia has 379 reported activities identified across 10 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antiaging, Antibacterial, Antidiabetic, Antiinflammatory, Antioxidant.

Most Reported Activities

Medicinal Uses

Echinacea angustifolia has 24 reported medicinal uses identified across 10 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported uses include infections, upper respiratory tract infections, anti-allergic, antidiabetic, antineoplastic.

Most Reported Uses

Preparations