Contains polysaccharides, essential oil. The main constituent of essential oil is non-cyclic sesquiterpenes. The main active substances with immunostimulating activity are polysaccharides of echinacea.
Echinacea preparations have a therapeutic effect under various pathological conditions due to an increase in the body's natural defenses, are used in diseases,associated with the weakening of the functional state of the immune system caused by chronic inflammatory diseases, exposure to ionizing radiation, ultraviolet rays, chemotherapeutic drugs, prolonged therapy with antibiotics. Echinacea preparations are also antibacterial, antiviral and antimycotic properties.