Echinacea

Key facts from European Medicines Agency (EMA)

Latin name

Echinaceae purpureae herba

English common name

Purple Coneflower Herb

Botanical name

Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench

Extract information:

Main Constituents

Caffeic acid derivatives

Chicoric Acid

Caftaric Acid

Echinacoside

Chlorogenic Acid

Specifications Sheet

Botanicals Extracts comply with the requirements of any relevant monograph in the European Pharmacopoeia and/or European Directives applicable to the end use of the extract.

Identification

Specifications: Identical to R S sample by HPLC

Total Phenols (Calculated as the sum of caftaric acid, chicoric acid, chlorogenic acid)

Specifications: ≥4.0% HPLC and UV

Therapeutic area

According to European Medicines Agency (EMA)

Skin disorders and minor wounds
Cough and cold