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Echinacea Purpurea Root CO2-to extract
Product-No.: 227.001

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Raw Material:
Echinacea purpurea – Root, dried

Production:
By supercritical fluid extraction with natural carbon dioxide, no solvent residues, no inorganic salts, no heavy metals, no reproducible microorganisms [1].

Ingredients:
see specification

Application:
Echinacea purpurea root extract is traditionally used in herbal medicines for the treatment and prevention of colds and upper respiratory tract infections. The extract can also be used in products against mild acne [2,3].*

Due to its anti-inflammatory and skin-soothing effect, the extract is suitable for use in medical skin care products to improve itchy and dry skin and to support the treatment of atopic eczema [4].*

Literature:
[1] P. Manninen, E. Häivälä, S. Sarimo, H. Kallio : Distribution of microbes in supercritical CO2 extraction of sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) oils : Zeitschrift für Lebensmitteluntersuchung und -Forschung / Springerverlag (1997) 204: 202-205
[2] : Clinical Overview: Echinacea : The ABC Clinical Guide to Herbs: 85-96
[3] Committee on Herbal Medicinal Products (HMPC), European Medicines Agency (EMA) : Assessment report on Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench, radix : (2017) EMA/HMPC/424584/2016
[4] A. Oláh, J. Szabó-Papp, M. Soeberdt, U. Knie, S. Dähnhardt-Pfeiffer, C. Abels, T. Bíró : Echinacea purpurea-derived alkylamides exhibit potent anti-inflammatory effects and alleviate clinical symptoms of atopic eczema : Journal of Dermatological Science 88 (2017) 67–77

* Statements summarise literature evidence and have informative character. They might be derived from in vitro or animal tests and thus not be substantiated for humans. Statements have not been evaluated by competent authorities and do not refer to finished products. The marketer of any finished product containing any FLAVEX extract as ingredient is responsible for assuring that the claims made for his product are lawful and comply with all applicable laws and regulations of the country in which the product is to be sold.