Purple coneflower (Sampson root)

And beauty, and medicine in the garden! Perennial herbaceous plant 60-90 cm high. Inflorescence diameter 10-12 cm. Stems are simple, branching at the top. Flower baskets are large, with a three-row wrapper of lanceolate leaves. Blooms in July-August. Flower baskets are used as medicinal raw materials (harvested in July-August) and rhizomes with roots (harvested in late autumn).
Echinacea has a high bactericidal effect and is used as an antiseptic, and an aqueous infusion has an analgesic effect. Echinacea preparations have a stimulating effect on the central nervous system, they are used in cases of physical and mental exhaustion.

Eng.: Sampson root, eastern purple coneflower, black sampson, comb-flower. Suom.: Punahattu, auringonhattu. Sven.: Röd rudbeckia, röd solhatt. Bot. syn.: Brauneria purpurea (L.) Britt., Rudbeckia purpurea L.