A composition for treating microbial infections comprises 
antimicrobial isolates from at least a part of the following plants; Echinacea purpurea, E. angustifolia, E. pallidae, E. vegetalis, E. atribactilus, 
Pimpinella anisum, myroxylon, arctostaphylox, carum, capsicum, Eugenia mytacea, 
coriandrum, 
inula, 
allium, 
gentiana, juniperus, 
calendula, 
origanum, mentha labiate, commiphora, 
plantago, 
rosmarinus, ruta, laptisa, artemisa, sage, mentha, parthenium, integrifolium, 
eucalyptus, asteriacea and their cultivars. Also claimed is a method for treating herpes simplex or other infectious 
disease, by topical application of a composition containing 2-90 % of a 
phytochemical concentrate of E. purpurea and E. angustifolia, containing echinacen; echinacen B; echinaceine; 
echinacoside; 
caffeic acid ester; echinolone; enzymes; glucuronic acid; 
inulin; inuloid; pentadecadiene; 
polyacetylene compounds; polysaccharides; 
arabinogalactan; 
rhamnose; tannins; PSI (a 4-O-methylglucoronoarabinoxylan, Mr 35kD) and PS II (an acid rhaminoarabinogalactan, Mr 450 kD), cynarin; 1,5-di-O-
caffeoylquinic acid, 
chicoric acid; 2,3-O-di caffeoyltartaric acid; 
borneol; 
bornyl acetate; pentadeca-8(Z) en-zone; germacrene D; 
caryophyllene; 
caryophyllene epoxide; 
anthocyanin, pyrolizidine 
alkaloid, lipophilic 
amide; isobutylamide; 
polyacetylene; 
anthocyanin; 3-O-B-D glucopyranoside; 3-O-(6-O-malonyl-B-D-glucopyranoside); tussilagine; isotussilagine; isomeric dodeca-isobutylamide; tetraenoic acid; and / or carophylenes; and 0.005 - 0.8 % quat. 
ammonium salt surfactants comprising 
alkyl dimethylbenzylammonium 
chloride, dimethylbenzylammonium 
chloride, benzalkonium 
halide, alkylbenzyldimethyl 
ammonium chloride, dialkyldimethyl 
ammonium chloride, diisobutylphenoxyethoxyethyl 
dimethylammonium chloride and o-benzyl-p-
chlorophenol; and 
sterile water in ratio water to 
phytochemical concentrate and surfactant of 2-100:1. The composition is maintained on the infected area for 1-30 hours, during which period the physical symptoms are substantially resolved.