DEFINITION

Echinacea Species Dry Extract Capsules contain one or more Echinacea Species (Fam. Asteraceae) Dry Extracts 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 90% and NMT 110% of the labeled amount of total phenols, calculated as the sum of caftaric acid (C₁₃H₁₂O₉), chicoric acid (C₂₂H₁₈O₁₂), echinacoside (C₃₅H₄₆O₂₀), and cynarin (1,3-di-O-caffeoylquinic acid) (C₂₅H₂₄O₁₂).