What is Echinacea Extract?
The main component of Echinacea purpurea extract, cichoric acid, is one of the most widely used medicinal plants, commonly used for colds, toothache, snake bites, and other external injuries. The United States has been using it as an alternative medicine to enhance the immune system and clear blood for many years, especially during seasons of seasonal changes and frequent colds and coughs.
History
Echinacea purpurea is the most widely used medicinal plant among the plains Indian tribes, commonly used for colds, toothache, snake bites, and other external injuries. Native Americans have been using it as an alternative medicine to enhance the immune system and clear blood for many years, especially during seasonal changes and frequent colds and coughs. In 1887, it was introduced into the comprehensive treatment system in the United States and promoted for various diseases from colds to syphilis. Modern research on this herb began in Germany in the 1930s.
Function
The main active ingredients of Echinacea purpurea, including polyphenols, caffeic acid derivatives, and polysaccharides, have the following functions:
1. Immune stimulation effect
Inulin: It acts by increasing the number of granulocytes and white blood cells, enhancing the chemotaxis of monocytes and neutrophils, and producing bacteriolytic effects.
Polysaccharides: T lymphocytes and hydrocarbon receptors on the surface of macrophages produce immunostimulatory effects, which can increase the phagocytic capacity of macrophages and stimulate them to increase the number of tumor necrosis factor, interferon, and interleukin, which can damage tumor cells.
Alkylamines and caffeic acid derivatives: Lipophilic alkylamines can increase macrophage phagocytic capacity.
Echinacea purpurea: enhances the activity of non-specific T cells, produces interferon, promotes lymphocyte secretion, reduces T-helper cells, and reduces the ratio of T-helper cells to inhibitory factors.
2. Organizational renewal and anti infective effects
Inhibiting hyaluronidase (hyaluronidase) can stimulate the growth of fibroblasts and the synthesis of glucosamine enzymes, produce corticosterone effects, and promote the secretion of adrenal cortical hormones. Polysaccharides have anti infective effects.
3. Antibacterial effect
Echinacetin and caffeic acid derivatives have weak antibacterial activity.
4. Antiviral effects
It can inhibit influenza, herpes, and blistering viruses, and its antiviral activity is attributed to the inhibitory effect of hyaluronidase, which can block viral receptors on the cell surface.
5. Toxic side effects
Excessive dosage can lead to low fever, and sensitive individuals may develop dermatitis. Applicable scope:
Echinacea purpurea and its extracts are used for common infections or traumas, colds or influenza, candidal viruses, candidal laryngitis, staphylococcal infections, urinary tract infections, pelvic inflammatory disease (P.I.D), tonsillitis, upper respiratory tract infections, wound inflammation, toothache or oral infections, mosquito, animal or snake bites, blood and food poisoning, boils, abscesses, eczema, and so on. Improve the swelling and pain of the throat caused by acute and chronic pharyngitis, dryness and burning, and hoarseness of the voice; Enhance the immune system, prevent influenza, shorten the duration of colds, alleviate sore throat, moderate to mild infections, colds, coughs, influenza, and other upper respiratory discomfort symptoms. Promoting protein synthesis and participating in the synthesis and immune related enzymes play important roles. Nourishing the bone marrow and enhancing immunity. Effectively improve symptoms such as recurrent oral ulcers, respiratory and digestive tract infections.
Chemical composition
This product is mainly composed of inulin acid, and its chemical structure is as follows:
Choric acid C22H18O12
Chinese name: Cichoric acid
Chinese alias: 2R, 3R) -2,3-bis [(E) -3- (3,4-dihydroxyphenyl) propan-2-enoyl] oxygen] succinic acid
English name: Civic acid
English alias: (2R, 3R) -2,3-bis [[(E) -3- (3,4-dihydroxyphenyl) prop-2-enoyl] oxy] butanedioic acidCAS number: 70831-56-0
Molecular formula: C22H18O12
Molecular weight: 474.37
Pharmacological action
Hypoglycemic, lipid-lowering, liver protecting, antibacterial, anti allergic, uric acid lowering, etc. Cichoric acid can inhibit hyaluronidase and HIV-1 integrase, and has cell phagocytic promoting and antiviral activity in vitro and in vivo.
The polysaccharide and caffeic acid derivative polyphenols in this product can enhance the body's immunity by increasing the activity of granulocytes and white blood cells, enhancing the phagocytic ability of T cells and macrophages, inhibiting hyaluronidase to promote the secretion of adrenal cortical hormones, and inhibiting influenza and herpes. It also has antibacterial and anti infective effects. It can be used for various diseases such as influenza and traumatic infections.
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