Background & Aim: Hydroxycinnamic acids are one of the most important bioactive substances of Echinacea drugs. These compounds possess immuno-enhancing activity and thus, total hydroxycinnamic acids are mostly used as the main criterion for quality control of Echinacea purpurea and its drugs.  Hence, the quality control of Echinacea requires to develo...

Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 551 September October 2009 Accepted 10 September 2009 Revised 11 June 2009 Received 05 September 2008 Indian J. Pharm. Sci., 2009, 71 (5): 547-551 min, respectively and decrease in 2% organic phase, the retention time for butenaÞ ne hydrochloride and betamethasone were observed to be 5.8 and 8.2 min, respectively. The solution stability study revealed t...

The aim of the study was to determine the effect of ginseng and echinacea on the mRNA expression of IL-10, TNF-α, and TGF-β1 in healthy rats. Six-week-old male Fischer 344 rats (n = 48) were used. The animals were divided into three equal groups, as follows: control (C); ginseng (G); echinacea (E). While the C group was fed a standard rat diet (Purina) ad libitum for a period of 40 days, the G ...

Hepatitis B, a common infectious disease of liver, is transmitted by blood and body fluids like semen and vaginal fluid that carry hepatitis B virus (HBV).  In chronic infection, medical care is required to decrease possibility of cirrhosis and liver cancer. In the present report, the hepatoprotective effect of an Echinacea purpurea preparation (Echiherb®) has been described...

Background & Aim: Feed additives have been widely used to stimulate appetite, improve growth performance and immune system function in livestock nutrition. For many years antibiotics have been used in livestock production to improve growth performance. Following the ban on the use of antibiotic growth promoters in animal feeds in European Union and increasing demand for organic...

Abstract. Choirunnisa LF, Solichatun, Yunus A. 2022. Effect of vermicompost and biostarter on the growth photosynthetic rate Echinacea purpurea. Asian J Agric 6: 35-39. purpurea (L.) Moench or purple coneflower is a medicinal plant that originated from North America began to cultivate in Indonesia. A proper method needed for improving its development adjust tropical area like This study aimed d...