4.0%Cichoric acid Echinacea Purpurea Extract

Product Code: JRG-S-026-4-2
English Name: Echinacea Purpurea Extract
Latin Name: Echinacea purpurea (Linn.) Moench
Used Part: Whole Herb
Active ingredient: Cichoric acid ; Polyphenols 
Specification: Cichoric acid ≥ 4.0%; Polyphenols ≥ 4.0% 
Test Method: By HPLC ;UV
Appearance: Brown yellow powder

1. Introduction

Echinacea Purpurea Extract (Latin name: Echinacea purpurea (Linn.) Moench) is a product extracted from the stems, leaves and roots of Echinacea purpurea (Linn.) Moench, a plant of the genus Echinacea in the Compositae family. It is a brown-yellow or brown-green powder. Main ingredients: Echinacea purpurea extract contains cichoric acid and polyphenols. It can stimulate the vitality of immune cells such as white blood cells in the human body, has the effect of enhancing immunity, and can also be used to assist in the treatment of colds, coughs and upper respiratory tract infections.

2. Plant source

Echinacea (Latin scientific name: Echinacea purpurea (Linn.) Moench), aliases: echinacea, echinacea, purple echinacea. Perennial herb. The height is 50-150 cm, the whole plant has coarse hairs, the stem is erect; the leaf margins are serrated. The basal leaves are 90-shaped or triangular, the stem leaves are 90-lanceolate, and the base of the petiole slightly embraces the stem. Flower heads, solitary or mostly clustered at the top, the flowers are large, up to 10 cm in diameter: the center of the flower is convex, spherical, and the ball is tubular flowers, orange-yellow; the seeds are light brown with hard outer skin. Flowering in summer and autumn. Echinacea is mainly used to treat ordinary trauma, burns and mosquito bites. Its roots can also be used as toothpaste or to treat sore throats. Oral administration can cure coughs, stomach pains, and snake bites. 
3. Specification

4. Function

1. Immune stimulating effect;
2. Organizational renewal and infection effect;
3. Antibacterial effect;
4. Antiviral effect.

5. Application

Echinacea Purpurea Extract is commonly used in the fields of food, health products, cosmetics and medicine.