Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench: Biological and Pharmacological Properties. A Review

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Pálma Fehér¹  Ildikó Bácskay¹  Rita Kiss²  Tünde Jurca³  Eleonora Marian³  Annamaria Pallag³  Laura Grațiela Vicaș³  Florin Bănică³  Mariana Eugenia Muresan⁴  Cristina Burlou-Nagy⁵ 

[1] Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Debrecen, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary;Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary;Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea, 410028 Oradea, Romania;Department of Preclinical Disciplines, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea, 410068 Oradea, Romania;Doctoral School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Oradea, 410087 Oradea, Romania;

关键词: Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench;    bioactive compounds;    immunomodulatory;    cannabinomimetic;    anti-inflammatory;    antiviral;   

DOI  :  10.3390/plants11091244

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench (EP)is a perennial herbaceous flowering plant, commonly known as purple coneflower and it belongs to the Asteraceae family. The Echinacea genus is originally from North America, in the United States, and its species are widely distributed throughout. There are nine different species of Echinacea, but only three of them are used as medicinal plants with wide therapeutic uses: Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench, Echinacea pallida (Nutt.) Nutt. and Echinacea angustifolia DC. Several significant groups of bioactive compounds with pharmacological activities have been isolated from Echinacea species. Numerous beneficial effects have been demonstrated about these compounds. The immunomodulatory effect was initially demonstrated, but over time other effects have also been highlighted. The present review gives a comprehensive summary of the chemical constituents, bioactive compounds, biological effects and therapeutical uses of purple coneflower. Research shows that such a well-known and recognized species needs to be further studied to obtain efficient products with a guarantee of the safety.

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