03/11/2022
Echinacea is a perennial herb from the Asteraceae family. In nature, there are only 9 types of echinacea, and the most studied is Echinacea purpurea, which is used for medicinal purposes. With its appearance, echinacea resembles a chamomile (only the petals of a different color), and you probably often come across it in nature. Stems, flowers, leaves and rhizomes with roots are used as medicinal raw materials. All parts of echinacea contain polysaccharides, essential oil, caffeic acid esters (echinacoside), glycosides, resins, betaine, organic acids (cerutic, palmitic, coffee, linoleic, oleic, as well as phytosterols, phenolic compounds, phenolic acids, tannins, polyenes and alkaloids). Echinacea is a powerful herbal antibiotic.
