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Echinacea Premium Supplement Facts
Serving size: 1 tablet
MediHerb Echinacea Premium combines the roots Servings per container: 40, 120
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of Echinacea angustifolia and Echinacea purpurea Amount per Serving %DV
to enlist properties unique to each. Tablets and Capsules
Echinacea root 4:1 extract 150 mg †
The blending of these two plant species ensures that the from Echinacea angustifolia root 600 mg
specific caffeic acid derivatives (cichoric acid, echinacoside, Containing alkylamides 2.3 mg
cynarin) and the lipophilic components (especially
alkylamides) are present in appropriate quantities. This Echinacea root 6:1 extract 112.5 mg †
product contains a total of 4.1 mg of alkylamides per tablet from Echinacea purpurea root 675 mg
to ensure optimal strength and quality. Containing alkylamides 1.8 mg
Echinacea and its constituents are used traditionally to: † Daily Value (DV) not established.
help enhance healthy immune system function
Other ingredients: Microcrystalline cellulose, dibasic calcium
may support normal interferon production for healthy phosphate dihydrate, sodium starch glycolate, hypromellose, silicon
immune system response
dioxide and magnesium stearate.
support and promote healthy white blood cells Content Product No
support healthy immune system response following stress 40 Tablets M1240
encourage healthy upper respiratory tract 120 Tablets M1245
support healthy throat tissue* Suggested Use
1 tablet 2 – 3 times daily, or as directed.
Caution: Contraindicated in known allergy to plants of the
daisy family. Not to be used during pregnancy and lactation Educational Tools
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unless otherwise directed by a qualified health care L0329: Clinical Success Made Simple With MediHerb Handout
professional. t L0635: Echinacea Premium Brochure
L0815: Echinacea Premium – Nature’s Everyday Immune Support
Additional Support Handout
L4912: Immune System Health Handout
Combine with Andrographis Complex tablets or Viranon L0806: MediHerb Echinacea Research Handout
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tablets for additional immune system support.
L0332: MediHerb The Quality Choice for Practitioner Handout
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Consider combining with Gut Flora Complex capsules to Product Detail Sheet available online
further support immune system response and promote
health in the lower gastrointestinal tract.
Combine with Albizia Complex or Rehmannia Complex
tablets to support normal immune system response.
Combine with Herbal Throat Spray Phytosynergist to soothe
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mild irritations of the throat, freshen breath and maintain
healthy mucosal tissue in the upper respiratory tract.
Combine with Artemisinin Complex tablets to support
normal flushing of naturally occurring toxins from the body.
Combine with Myrrh Forte tablets for temporary relief of mild
digestive disturbances and support of respiratory health.*
Echinacea Quality Story
The Important Constituents in the mouth when tasting good quality Echinacea products.
Echinacea is the most widely used herb and the most The phenolic acids are determined as the levels of caftaric acid,
misunderstood. MediHerb has for many years invested heavily echinacoside and cichoric acid; echinacoside is typical of
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into research on Echinacea to identify quality markers that are E. angustifolia and E. pallida roots and is not found in E. purpurea.
important for clinical use. The levels of the phenolic acid esters, Cichoric acid is not found in E. angustifolia root, but is found in the
eg echinacoside, are commonly used by many manufacturers as aerial parts of all species and characteristically in the root of
marker compounds or indicators of Echinacea quality. However, E. purpurea.
recent trials have highlighted the significance of alkylamides for
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clinical efficacy, hence it is important that quality products are MediHerb products are quantified to contain a minimum level of
characterized for these phytochemicals as well. This has led to alkylamides by the USP26-NF21 HPLC method, the levels of
Echinacea (Echinacea angustifolia) the incorporation of a specification and analytical test phenolic acids are measured for information only and are used to
methodology for Echinacea products in the USP26-NF21 draft confirm product identity and the absence of contamination from
monographs which focuses on alkylamides tested by HPLC and other Echinacea species.
DAD detection. The alkylamides being tested are the 2,4-diene ®
alkylamides and the 2-ene alkylamides. The MediHerb Difference
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This method has been adopted by MediHerb and the MediHerb has developed specialized knowledge in the
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alkylamides are determined as 2,4-diene alkylamides and 2-ene manufacture and testing of Echinacea products over the past 20
alkylamides. The 2-enes are characteristic of Echinacea years. This includes a PhD study, extensive analytical method
angustifolia and are not found in the other species. The 2,4-dienes development, establishment of optimal harvesting, drying and
are found in both E. purpurea and E. angustifolia and these storage protocols to maximize retention of actives and a
phytochemicals are responsible for the intense tingling sensation successful clinical trial.
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