Immune Modulating Properties of Root Extracts of Different Echinacea Species

Author(s): Bodinet, C., Willigmann, I., Egert, D.

Abstract: Purified root extracts from Echinacea purpurea MOENCH., Echinacea angustifolia D.C. and Echinacea pallida (NUTT.) NUTT. revealed biological activity in different immunological and virological test systems. All three plants exhibited different activity on immunological parameters, such as mitogenic stimulation, production of immunoglobulin IgM and of certain cytokines. An antiviral activity versus herpes simplex virus (HSV-1) and influenza virus (A2) was observed. The extracts under investigation also showed an indirect antiviral effect via stimulation of the interferon a, ß-production.

Keyword(s): Echinacea purpurea

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