SPDS eBook March 2017

3/10/2017

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

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