Echinacea Purpurea Extract, CAS# 90028-20-9, is a Plant extracts manufactured through plant extraction, available as Brown Green fine powder. Echinacea Purpurea Extract is widely used as nutrition supplements. It is widely accepted as safe food additive in many countries.
As Echinacea Purpurea Extract is widely known as safe, there is no limit on dosage of intake. However, we still recommend consumers to consult professionals before using large quantity of Echinacea Purpurea Extract for long period.
Special groups refer to newborns, children, pregnant and any other applicable vulnerable groups.
There is no evidence that Echinacea Purpurea Extract could have any negative effects on these vulnerable groups. It should be safe to use Echinacea Purpurea Extract in food for newborns and pregnant. However, we still recommend consumers to consult professionals before using large quantity of Echinacea Purpurea Extract for long period in food for newborns or pregnant.
Though Echinacea Purpurea Extract is not on FDA's GRAS exemption list, it's still widely accepted as safe food additive in many countries including USA with specific limit on dosage.
No health issues about Echinacea Purpurea Extract reported up to now.
1. Effects of phenytoin and Echinacea purpurea extract on proliferation and apoptosis of mouse embryonic palatal mesenchymal cells. [J Cell Biochem. 2011 May]
Author: Hu X, Chen Z, Mao X, Tang S.
2. Stimulatory effect of Echinacea purpurea extract on the trafficking activity of mouse dendritic cells: revealed by genomic and proteomic analyses. [BMC Genomics. 2010 Nov 1]
Author: Yin SY, Wang WH, Wang BX, Aravindaram K, Hwang PI, Wu HM, Yang NS.
3. The effect of standardized Echinacea purpurea extract on rat cytochrome P450 expression level. [Phytomedicine. 2010 Aug]
Author: Mrozikiewicz PM, Bogacz A, Karasiewicz M, Mikolajczak PL, Ozarowski M, Seremak-Mrozikiewicz A, Czerny B, Bobkiewicz-Kozlowska T, Grzeskowiak E.
4. Anti-viral properties and mode of action of standardized Echinacea purpurea extract against highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N1, H7N7) and swine-origin H1N1 (S-OIV). [Virol J. 2009 Nov 13]
Author: Pleschka S, Stein M, Schoop R, Hudson JB.
5. Pharmacokinetics and immunomodulatory effects of phytotherapeutic lozenges (bonbons) withEchinacea purpurea extract. [Phytomedicine. 2008 Aug]
Author: Guiotto P, Woelkart K, Grabnar I, Voinovich D, Perissutti B, Invernizzi S, Granzotto M, Bauer R.