Echinacea Extract Technical Data Sheet | |
Sense Index | |
Appearance | Brown yellow powder |
Odor & Taste | Characteristic |
Physical-chemical Index | |
Polyphenols (UV) | 4% Min |
Particle Size | 98% pass 80 mesh |
Loss on drying | 5% Max |
Ash | 5% Max |
Heavy metals | 10ppm Max |
Lead | 3ppm Max |
Arsenic | 2ppm Max |
Mercury | 1ppm Max |
Cadmium | 1ppm Max |
Hygienic Index | |
Total plate count | 1,000cfu/g Max |
Mold & yeast | 100cfu/g Max |
Enterobacteriae | 10cfu/g Max |
E.Coli | Absent in 10g |
Salmonella | Absent in 25g |
Statements: Non-Irradiated, Non-GMO | |
Function: Improving immunity, anti-bacteria and anti-virus, widely used in cosmetics, food and pharmaceutical industries. | |
Packaging: 1kg/aluminium foil bag, 25kg/drum (37*37*50cm). | |
Shelf Life: 24 months stored in original packaging away from the light, and under the optimal temperature 10~25℃. | |
Echinacea Introduction
Echinacea is a kind of Echinacea native to North America and southern Canada. There are 8 species and several varieties of Echinacea. At present, there are mainly three varieties developed as drugs: Echinacea purpurea (commonly known as Echinacea), Echinacea augustifolia and Echinacea pallida. Many phytochemicals in echinacea are actively involved in its action: polysaccharides, flavonoids, caffeic acid derivatives, essential oils, polyacetylenes, alkylamides and alkaloids. Polysaccharides have been known to stimulate the body's cells to fight infection
Echinacea function
The main active components of Echinacea extract, polyphenols, caffeic acid derivatives and polysaccharides, have the following functions:
(1) Immune stimulation
Inulin: it plays a role by increasing the number of granulocytes and leukocytes, and improves the chemotaxis of monocytes and neutral viruses.
Polysaccharide: T lymphocytes and hydrocarbon receptors on the surface of macrophages produce immune stimulation, which can increase the phagocytosis of macrophages, stimulate macrophages to increase the number of tumor necrosis factor, interferon and interleukin, and destroy tumor cells.
Alkyl amines and caffeic acid derivatives: lipophilic alkyl amines can increase the phagocytosis of macrophages.
Echinacea: improve the activity of nonspecific T cells, produce interferon, promote the secretion of lymphocytes, reduce T-helper cells, and reduce the ratio of T-helper cells to inhibitory factors.
(2) Tissue renewal and anti infection
Inhibition of hyaluronidase (hyaluronidase) can stimulate the growth of fibroblasts and the synthesis of glucosamine enzyme, produce the effect of cortical ketones and promote the secretion of adrenocortical hormone. Polysaccharide has anti infection effect.
(3) Antibacterial effect: Echinacea and caffeic acid derivatives have weak antibacterial activity.
(4) Antiviral effect: it can inhibit influenza, herpes and blister virus. The antiviral activity is due to the inhibition of hyaluronidase, which can block the virus receptor on the cell surface.
(5) Toxic and side effects: excessive dosage may lead to low fever and dermatitis in sensitive people
