Purple Coneflower

Echinacea purpurea

• Family
  Asteraceae (composites)
   
  
• Synonyms
  German: Purpursonnenhut, Purpurfarbener Sonnenhut, Purpurfarbene Kegelblume, Purpurfarbener Igelkopf, Rote Sonnenblume, Rudbeckia lacinata, Brauneria purpurea
   
  
• Occurrence
  North America, in Europe as ornamental plant. Today the plant is cultivated in USA, Spain, Southeast Europe, Switzerland, Netherlands, Germany
   
  
• Medicinal drug
  The fresh overground plant parts which are harvested in time of prosperity (July)
   
  
• Effect
  Supports wound healing, increases the power of defence
   
  
• Application
  Common colds, supportive in case of relapsing (permanently recurring) infections