ECHINACEA PURPUREA: A REVIEW ON BIOACTIVE CONSTITUENTS AND THE PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITY

THANUJA N K , BHUMIKA M , HANEENULLA , SUDATT DIXIT , SUMONA PURKAYASTHA

alkylamides, polysaccharides, phenolic compounds, caffeic acid, chicoric acid, Echinacea purpurea

Echinacea purpurea is a herbal medicinal plant native to the North America. It is a perennial herbaceous plant commonly known as purple coneflower, red sun flower and rudbekia. Purple coneflower is a flowering plant of genus Echinacea and belongs to the family Asteraceae. This species of plant is spread along the wild of eastern, southeastern and Midwest of United States. The Indian origin of Echinacea purpurea is called Andrographis paniculate commonly known as kalmegh. This is commonly used for common cold in India. The Echinacea purpurea contains various chemical constituents mainly the polysaccharide, alkylamides, phenolic compounds such as caffeic derivatives like chicoric acid which is more abundant, caftaric acid, caffeic acid and flavonoids, glycoproteins. Different sections of the plant contains different chemical constituents and its presence varies. The Echinacea purpurea constituents are extracted by alcohol and is analyzed by various analytical methods such as UV spectrophotometry, HPLC and coulometric electrochemical and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. The Echinacea purpurea shows various pharmacological activities such as anti-oxidant, anti-bacterial, antiviral, anti-immunosuppressant and anti-inflammatory and this activity is shown by various constituents of the plant present. The efficacy of Echinacea purpurea is not completely revealed and from the data available it is identified that the Echinacea is well tolerated. This article reviewed the brief introduction about Echinacea purpurea, its bioactive compounds present and pharmacological activity with the toxicology.

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"ECHINACEA PURPUREA: A REVIEW ON BIOACTIVE CONSTITUENTS AND THE PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITY", IJSDR - International Journal of Scientific Development and Research (www.IJSDR.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.7, Issue 12, page no.136 - 142, December-2022, Available :https://ijsdr.org/papers/IJSDR2212021.pdf

Volume 7 Issue 12, December-2022

Pages : 136 - 142

Paper Reg. ID: IJSDR_202903

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Research Area: Pharmacy

Country: Bangalore, Karnataka, India

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