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Stakeholder Panel on Dietary Supplements:
Background and Fitness for Purpose for the
Quantitative Analysis of Phenolic Compounds
in
Echinacea angustifolia
,
Echinacea pallida
,
and
Echinacea purpurea
Stefan Gafner
American Botanical Council
Gaithersburg, MD
March 17, 2017
Background on the Plant Material
▪
The genus
Echinacea
contains nine species (
E. angustifolia
,
E. atrorubens
,
E. laevigata
,
E.
pallida
,
E. paradoxa
,
E. purpurea
,
E. sanguinea
,
E. simulata
,
E. tennessensis
)
▪
The main Echinacea used in commerce are as follows:
▪
Echinacea angustifolia
rhizome and root
▪
Echinacea pallida
rhizome and root
▪
Echinacea purpurea
fresh herb,
▪
Echinacea purpurea
dried herb
▪
Echinacea purpurea
rhizome and root
▪
Therapeutic indications include the short-term prevention and treatment of common cold (oral
intake), or topically for the treatment of small superficial wounds