Product name echinacea herb p.E. Latin name echinacea herb p.E. Active ingredient polyphenols Part used caudex and flower Apperarance straw yellow or kelly powder Product content polyphenolsfª4% Test mothed uv Product origin extracted from the caudex and flower of echinacea herb. Action and uses Echinacea has been attributed with several pharmacological effects such as: influencing pro-inflammatory enzymes, stimulating proliferation and activity of polymorphonuclear cells, protecting cells against free-radical damage, activating monocytes to produce cytokines, and possibly by weakly stimulating humoral immunity. All these effects culminate in improved protection against systemic, infectious diseases. Analysis Product content polyphenolsfª4% Sieve analysis 100% pass 80 mesh Loss on drying f_5.0% Residue on ingition f_5.0% Heavy metal