Product name   Echinacea Herb P.E.   Latin name Echinacea Herb P.E.   Active Ingredient Polyphenols   Part used caudex and flower   Apperarance straw yellow or Kelly powder   Product Content Polyphenols   4%   Test Method UV   Product Origin Extracted from the caudex and flower of Echinacea Herb.   Action and Uses   Echinacea has been attributed with several pharmacological effects such as: influencing pro-inflammatory enzymes, stimulating proliferation and activity of polymorphonuclear cells, protecting cells against free-radical damage, activating monocytes to produce cytokines, and possibly by weakly stimulating humoral immunity. All these effects culminate in improved protection against systemic, infectious diseases.