Echinacea

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Turkey, US, US(Amerindian), US(Kiowa), German, French, Dutch

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Alterative, Antiseptic, Apertif, Aphrodisiac

Science studied: ALKANES(C10-C33), BETAINE, CAFTARIC-ACID, CEROTIC-ACID

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Asteraceae

Scientific name: Echinacea angustifolia

Common names: Echinacea, Narrow Leaf Echinacea, Narrow Leaf Purple-Coneflower, 'izee'isóóhee, Equinàcia, Equinácea de hoja estrecha, Jeżówka wąskolistna, Kansas snakeroot, Keskenylevelű kasvirág, Narrow-leaved purple coneflower, Narrowleaf Purple Coneflower, ahtalehine siilkübar, black sampson, black-sampson echinacea, black-samson echinacea, blacksamson, blacksamson echinacea

POWO: 87143-2 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in Turkey, US, US(Amerindian), US(Kiowa), German, French, Dutch, Elsewhere.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Alterative
• Antiseptic
• Apertif
• Aphrodisiac
• Cancer(Breast)
• Cough
• Depurative
• Digestive

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Turkey
• US
• US(Amerindian)
• US(Kiowa)
• German
• French
• Dutch
• Elsewhere

Documented cultural uses

• Alterative
• Antiseptic
• Apertif
• Aphrodisiac
• Cancer(Breast)
• Cough
• Depurative
• Digestive
• Fever
• Sudorific
• Aperient
• Sore(Throat)

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Alterative · Turkey · "
• Antiseptic · Turkey · "
• Apertif · US · "
• Aphrodisiac · Turkey · "
• Cancer(Breast) · US(Amerindian) · "
• Cough · US(Kiowa) · "
• Depurative · Turkey · "
• Digestive · German · "
• Fever · US · "
• Sudorific · US · "
• Sudorific · Turkey · "
• Aperient · Turkey · "
• Sore(Throat) · US(Kiowa) · "
• Alterative · French · "
• Antiseptic · US · "
• Aphrodisiac · US · "
• Depurative · Dutch · "
• Digestive · Turkey · "
• Sialogogue · Elsewhere · "
• Fever · Turkey · "

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Undescribed Alkamides From Echinacea purpurea and Echinacea angustifolia: Chemical Composition and Anti-inflammatory Activity. · 2025 source ↗
• Identification of key enzymes participated in the biosynthesis of a rare flavonol patuletin in the medicinal plant Echinacea angustifolia. · 2025 source ↗
• Phytochemical Composition and Wound Healing Properties of <i>Echinacea angustifolia</i> DC. Root Hydroalcoholic Extract. · 2025 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ALKANES(C10-C33)
• BETAINE
• CAFTARIC-ACID
• CEROTIC-ACID
• CHICHORIC-ACID
• CHICHORIC-ACID-DIMETHYL-ETHER
• CHICHORIC-ACID-MONOMETHYL-ETHER
• CHICORIC-ACID
• CYNARIN
• DODECA-2,4,8,10-TETRAEN-1-OIC-ACID-ISOBUTYLAMIDE
• DODECA-2-TRANS-4-CIS-10-CIS-TRIEN-8-YNOIC-ACID-ISOBUTYLAMIDE
• DODECA-2-TRANS-4-CIS-DIENE-8,10-DIYNOIC-ACID-ISOBUTYLAMIDE
• DODECA-2-TRANS-4-TRANS-10-CIS-TRIEN-8-YNOIC-ACID-ISOBUTYLAMIDE
• DODECA-2-TRANS-4-TRANS-8-CIS-10-CIS-TETRAENOIC-ACID-ISOBUTYLAMIDE
• DODECA-2-TRANS-4-TRANS-8-CIS-10-TRANS-TETRAENOIC-ACID-ISOBUTYLAMIDE
• DODECA-2-TRANS-4-TRANS-8-CIS-TRIENOIC-ACID-ISOBUTYLAMIDE

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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