DEFINITION

Echinacea Species Powder Capsules contain one or more of the following Echinacea Species (Fam. Asteraceae) powders prepared from dried rhizome and roots of Echinacea angustifolia DC., dried rhizome and roots of Echinacea pallida (Nutt.) Nutt., dried rhizome and roots of Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench, and dried aerial parts of Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench. They contain NLT 0.5% of total phenols, calculated as sum of caftaric acid (C₁₃H₁₂O₉), chicoric acid (C₂₂H₁₈O₁₂), echinacoside (C₃₅H₄₆O₂₀), cynarin (1,3-di-O-caffeoylquinic acid) (C₂₅H₂₄O₁₂), and chlorogenic acid (C₁₆H₁₈O₉), from the labeled amount of Echinacea Species Powder.