Organic Echinacea Purpurea HERB

Echinacea (Echinacea purpurea) has a long history of use by many alternative traditions. Its use is believed to have originated with the North American Plains Native Americans, but in more recent times, echinacea purpurea was noted among the group of organic herbs and spices also used in European traditional medicine.

The roots of the echinacea plant are higher in alkamides when compared to other parts of the plant. Echinacea root should only be harvested in the fall as the leaves begin to yellow; you can harvest echinacea leaves from spring to fall when they are green. Echinacea root will cause a tingling sensation on the tongue that you won’t get from the leaves. The sensation comes from the higher concentration of alkamides it contains. As with other plants in the Asteraceae family like burdock, the root of the echinacea plant is an especially good source of inulin and contains more than other parts of the plant. 

Echinacea root will cause a tingling sensation on the tongue that you won’t get from the leaves. The sensation comes from the higher concentration of alkamides it contains. As with other plants in the Asteraceae family like burdock, the root of the echinacea plant is an especially good source of inulin and contains more than other parts of the plant.