Bauer R
Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie der Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Düsseldorf.
Z Arztl Fortbild (Jena). 1996 Apr;90(2):111-5.
Echinacea-containing drugs have to be classified according to the used plant species (Echinacea purpurea, E. pallida or E. angustifolia), the processed part of the plant (root, upper parts or whole plant), and the mode of processing. Significant pharmacological effects have been found in vitro and in vivo for the expressed juice of the upper parts of E. purpurea and for alcoholic extracts of the roots of E. pallida, E. angustifolia and E. purpurea. The activity is mainly directed towards the nonspecific cellular immune system. Several active constituents are discussed: polysaccharides, glycoproteins, caffeic acid derivatives (cichoric acid) and alkamides.
含紫锥菊的药物必须根据所使用的植物种类（紫锥菊、淡紫锥菊或狭叶紫锥菊）、植物的加工部位（根、上部或整株植物）以及加工方式进行分类。已在体外和体内发现，紫锥菊上部的压榨汁以及淡紫锥菊、狭叶紫锥菊和紫锥菊根部的醇提取物具有显著的药理作用。其活性主要针对非特异性细胞免疫系统。文中讨论了几种活性成分：多糖、糖蛋白、咖啡酸衍生物（菊苣酸）和烷酰胺。
