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Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)

Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)

Family

  • Asteraceae 

Constituents

  • Polysaccharide
  • Essential Oils
  • Alkylamides
  • Polyacetylenes
  • Flavonoids: caffeic acid derivatives
  • Glycoproteins

Parts used

  • Leaves

Properties

  • Immunostimulant
  • Immunomodulator
  • Cicatrizant
  • Antibacterial
  • Antiviral

Indications

Side effects

  • Very rare: itching, dizziness

Contraindications

  • Allergy to this plant and other plants of the Asteraceae family
  • Autoimmune diseases (HIV / AIDS, leukopenia, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, etc.)
  • Tuberculosis

Interactions

  • Possible interaction with certain medications, such as itraconazole, lovastatin (statin) and fexofenadine
  • Birth control pills

Caution! It is not advisable to take echinacea-based remedies for longer than 8 weeks, as there is a risk of the opposite effect, i.e. a weakening of the immune defenses.

Forms of use

 


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