Echinacoside

Authors: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer, Prof. Dr. med. Martina Bacharach-Buhles

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Last updated on: 19.04.2024

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Glycoside that occurs in the officinal extracts of Echinaceae angustifolia radix and Echinaceae purpureae radix (see also Echinacea). The molecule consists structurally of 2 moles of glucose and 1 mole of rhamnose, which are glycosidically bound to 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)ethanol and esterified with caffeic acid. The substance can be classified in the substance groups of carboxylic acid esters and phenols. .

The substance is said to have antibiotic, anti-inflammatory and immunostimulating effects