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Echinacea Details & Specifications |
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| Botanical Name |
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Echinacea purpurea Linn. |
| English Name |
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Echinacea |
| Hindi Name |
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Echinacea |
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| CATEGORY |
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Antiseptic |
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| SOURCE |
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State of the part used |
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Root |
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N/A |
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N/A |
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| FAMILY |
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Compositaeae |
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| GEOGRAPHICAL SOURCE |
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The plant is indigenous to Canada and is found in following countries:-
America
Arkansas
Canada
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
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| IDENTIFICATION |
| Organoleptic characteristics |
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Aromatic |
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Sweet to bitter |
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Roots are 4.5 to 10.5 mm in diameter while rhizomes are 12.5 to 15 mm in diameter |
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N/A |
| Moisture |
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Not more than 10.0 % |
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| CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS |
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Major chemical constituents responsible for physicochemical and therapeutic action of the herb are:-
Arabinogalactan
Fucogalactoxyloglucans
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| Minor |
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Various minor chemical constituents of this drug are :--
Echinacoside (caffeic acid glycoside)
Echinacin
Polyacetylene
Tussilagine at isotussilagine
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| CULTIVATION |
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Seeds are sown in the month of March to April in a greenhouse by just covering the seed. The seed usually germinates in 10 - 21 days at 25?C. Seedlings when large enough to handle are pricked out into individual pots and are grown in the greenhouse for the first summer and are planted out in the late spring or early summer of the following year giving them some protection from slugs at least until they are established. Larger clumps can be replanted direct into their permanent positions though it is best to pot up smaller clumps and grow them on in a cold frame until they are rooting well and planting them out in the spring. It is harvested in the autumn and dried for later use.
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| STORAGE |
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To maintain physicochemical properties and medicinal values of the herb it is recommended to maintain following storage conditions:-
Air tight containers
Protection from light
Protection from moisture
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