Echinaceae radix................................. Fig

Note In the drug part Herba of Echinacea angiustifolia verbascoside, of Echinacea pallida desrhamnosyl-verbascoside and of Echinacea purpurea cichoric add and methylester are found. In addition, rutin is present in E. angustifoliae and E. pallidae herba. 

Echinaco,side is unstable in solution and i.s missing in extracts that have been stored for a long time. 

Fig 3(IB The lipophilic compounds separated in solvent 2 and detected with VS reagent allow an ea.sy differentiation of all four radix drugs  

angustifolia (1) six to seven blue to violet-blue zone.s (R, 0.2-0.55) with alkylamides at R 0.35-0.55 (in the R, range of (3-sitosterin-test T4 and below). 

pallida (2) two prominent grey zones in the R, range 0,8-0,85 due to ketoalkines, keto alkanes and hydroxylated ketoalkanes, grey zone at R, — 0.25. 

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