purple coneflower

Names

Common Names

• broad-leaved purple coneflower
• eastern purple coneflower
• Purple Coneflower
• eastern purple-coneflower
• purple-coneflower

Regional and Traditional Names

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Rudbeckia purpurea
• Brauneria purpurea
• Echinacea purpurea var. serotina
• Rudbeckia serotina
• Echinacea purpurea f. ligettii
• Rudbeckia aspera
• Rudbeckia hispida
• Echinacea serotina
• Echinacea intermedia
• Echinacea purpurea var. arkansana
• Rudbeckia purpurea var. serotina
• Helichroa fusca
• Helichroa fuscata
• Helichroa linnaeana
• Helichroa purpurea
• Helichroa uniflora
• Helichroa elatior
• Helichroa alba
• Helichroa amoena
• Helichroa crocea

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta, falling under the class Equisetopsida and subclass Magnoliidae. Within the order Asterales, it is classified in the family Asteraceae. Finally, its specific biological identity is defined by the genus Echinacea.

Distribution

This plant, Echinacea purpurea, exhibits a specific geographical distribution across several European regions. In Middle Europe, it can be found growing in countries such as Austria, Germany, and Poland. Its presence extends into Southwestern Europe, where it is documented in France. Additionally, the species reaches into Eastern Europe, specifically within the Baltic States. These diverse locations highlight the plant's ability to inhabit various European landscapes.

Plant Parts

Chemicals

Echinacea purpurea has 135 reported phytochemicals identified across 45 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Cichoric Acid, Chicoric acid, CHLOROGENIC ACID, caftaric acid, Echinacoside.

Cichoric Acid

1. Dr. Duke
2. The Journal of pharmacy and pharmacology
3. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
4. The Journal of nutritional biochemistry
5. BMC genomics

Chicoric acid

1. Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology
2. Scientific reports
3. Frontiers in chemistry
4. Plant physiology and biochemistry : PPB
5. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

CHLOROGENIC ACID

1. Journal of chromatography. A
2. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
3. Scientific reports
4. Veterinary medicine and science
5. Plant physiology and biochemistry : PPB

caftaric acid

1. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
2. Scientific reports
3. Plant physiology and biochemistry : PPB
4. Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry
5. Journal of chromatography. A

Echinacoside

1. Dr. Duke
2. Scientific reports
3. Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry
4. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)
5. Journal of AOAC International

Flavonoids

1. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
2. Pharmaceutical biology
3. Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)
4. Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.)
5. Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)

Cynarin

1. Scientific reports
2. Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry
3. Planta medica
4. Saudi journal of biological sciences
5. Phytotherapy research : PTR

caffeic acid

1. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
2. Journal of chromatography. A
3. Pharmaceutical biology
4. Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)
5. ACS omega

Germacrene D

1. Dr. Duke
2. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
3. Scientific reports
4. Natural product research

Glycoproteins

1. Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis
2. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
3. Pharmacognosy reviews
4. Zeitschrift fur arztliche Fortbildung

Activities

Echinacea purpurea has 523 reported activities identified across 45 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antioxidant, Antibacterial, Immunostimulant, Antiviral, Antianxiety.

Most Reported Activities

Medicinal Uses

Echinacea purpurea has 91 reported medicinal uses identified across 45 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported uses include common cold, upper respiratory tract infections, inflammation, infections, respiratory infections.

Most Reported Uses

Preparations