DEFINITION

Powdered Echinacea pallida Extract is prepared from Echinacea pallida roots by extraction with hydroalcoholic mixtures or other suitable solvents. The ratio of the starting crude plant material to Powdered Extract is between 2:1 and 8:1. It contains NLT 4.0% and NMT 5.0% of total phenols, calculated as the sum of caftaric acid (C₁₃H₁₂O₉), chicoric acid (C₂₂H₁₈O₁₂), chlorogenic acid (C₁₆H₁₈O₉), and echinacoside (C₃₅H₄₆O₂₀), on the dried basis.