Echinacea Purpurea Herb Extract

Specification 4%, 8% Phenolic Compounds UV, 2%-4% Cichoric Acid HPLC, 4% Phenolic acid HPLC,

Product Name	Echinacea Purpurea Herb Extract
Latin Name	Echinacea Purpurea Linn.
Plant part used	Whole herb
Active Ingredient	Phenolics, Cichoric acid, Phenolic acid
Specification	4%, 8% Phenolic Compounds UV, 2%-4% Cichoric Acid HPLC, 4% Phenolic acid HPLC, 4
Test Method	HPLC/UV
Case No	6537-80-0 (Cichoric acid)
Main Function	Anti-bacterial and Anti-viral, Stimulating Immune System

Echinacea angustifolia was widely used by the North American Plains Indians for its general medicinal qualities. Echinacea was one of the basic antimicrobial herbs of eclectic medicine from the mid 19th century through the early 20th century, and its use was documented for snakebite, anthrax, and for relief of pain. In the 1930s echinacea became popular in both Europe and America as a herbal medicine. Although Native American tribes didn't use echinacea to prevent the common cold, some of the tribes did use echinacea to treat some of the symptoms that could be caused by the common cold: The Kiowa used it for coughs and sore throats, the Cheyenne for sore throats, the Pawnee for headaches, and many tribes used it as an analgesic, including the Sioux from South Dakota.Echinacea is considered to be the most effective detoxicant in Western herbal medicine for the circulatory, lymphatic and respiratory systems. Its use has also been adopted by Ayurvedic medicine. Plants in this genus were probably the most frequently used of N. American Indian herbal remedies. They had a very wide range of applications and many of these uses have been confirmed by modern science. The plant has a general stimulatory effect on the immune system and is widely used in modern herbal treatments. In Germany over 200 pharmaceutical preparations are made from Echinacea. There has been some doubt over the ability of the body to absorb the medicinally active ingredients orally (intravenous injections being considered the only effective way to administer the plant), but recent research has demonstrated significant absorption from orally administered applications. The roots and the whole plant are considered particularly beneficial in the treatment of sores, wounds, burns etc, possessing cortisone-like and antibacterial activity. The plant was used by N. American Indians as a universal application to treat the bites and stings of all types of insects. An infusion of the plant was also used to treat snakebites. The root is adaptogen, alterative, antiseptic, aphrodisiac, depurative, diaphoretic, digestive, sialagogue. It is harvested in the autumn and dried for later use. One study shows E. purpurea has antidepressant properties in white rats as it increased the stimulating action of L-DOPA. Echinacea is commonly believed to stimulate the immune system.Benefits Immunostimulating Effects Anti-InflammatoryIndications and usage approved by Commission E: Common cold; cough/bronchitis; fevers and colds; infections of the urinary tract; inflammation of the mouth and pharynx; tendency to infection; wounds and burns E. Purpurea herb is used internally as supportive therapy for colds and chronic infections of the respiratory tract and lower urinary tract. It can also be applied locally to poorly healing superficial wounds.

Echinacea Purpurea Herb Extract