purple cone flower

Names and Synonyms

Common Names

• purple coneflower
• coneflowers
• Coneflower

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Helichroa

Regional and Traditional Names

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae within the phylum Streptophyta and the class Equisetopsida. It is classified under the subclass Magnoliidae in the order Asterales and is a member of the Asteraceae family. Ultimately, its taxonomic identity is defined by the genus Echinacea.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant is found across several distinct regions of the European continent. In Middle Europe, its presence is documented in Austria, Germany, and Poland. Moving toward the west, the species can also be located in Southwestern Europe within France. Additionally, its range extends into the Baltic States located in Eastern Europe. This diverse distribution demonstrates the plant's ability to thrive in various European environments.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Plant Parts

Echinacea has 4 reported plant parts identified across 15 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include root, flower, leaf, stem.

Root

1. Journal of leukocyte biology
2. Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry
3. Reviews on recent clinical trials
4. The American journal of clinical nutrition
5. Forschende Komplementarmedizin und klassische Naturheilkunde = Research in complementary and natural classical medicine

Flower

1. Current medical science

Leaf

1. Current medical science

Stem

1. Current medical science

Chemicals

Echinacea has 9 reported phytochemicals identified across 15 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Echinacoside, Cichoric Acid, CHLOROGENIC ACID, Phenolic acid, betaine.

Echinacoside

1. Journal of leukocyte biology
2. OncoTargets and therapy
3. Journal of molecular histology
4. Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice Foundation

Cichoric Acid

1. Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry
2. Forschende Komplementarmedizin und klassische Naturheilkunde = Research in complementary and natural classical medicine

CHLOROGENIC ACID

1. Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry

Phenolic acid

1. Journal of leukocyte biology

betaine

1. Die Pharmazie

caffeic acid

1. Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry

caftaric acid

1. Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry

dodeca-2E,4E,8Z,10Z-tetraenoic acid isobutylamide

1. Journal of natural products

dodeca-2E,4E-dienoic acid isobutylamide

1. Journal of natural products

Activities

Echinacea has 11 reported activities identified across 15 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antiviral, Immunomodulator, Immunostimulant, Analgesic, Antiaging.

Antiviral

1. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)
2. The American journal of clinical nutrition
3. Biomolecules

Immunomodulator

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology
2. Planta medica
3. Advances in therapy

Immunostimulant

1. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
2. Reviews on recent clinical trials

Analgesic

1. The American journal of clinical nutrition

Antiaging

1. Journal of molecular histology

Antibacterial

1. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

Anticancer

1. Journal of molecular histology

Antifungal

1. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

Antiinflammatory

1. The American journal of clinical nutrition

Antioxidant

1. Journal of leukocyte biology

Medicinal Uses

Echinacea has 19 reported medicinal uses identified across 15 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported uses include common cold, upper respiratory infections, upper respiratory tract infections, AIDS, Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Most Reported Uses

Preparations