As the main active ingredient of Echinacea Purpurea Extract Powder, cichoric acid has a wide range of pharmacological effects. In recent years, the research of cichoric acid has made certain progress, but there are still deficiencies in its stability, effectiveness, and it is embodied in the following aspects:
1. The stability of chemical structure needs further in-depth study.
Chichoric acid has three isomers: L-cichoric acid, D-cichoric acid and meso-cichoric acid. Isomers with different spatial structures also affect the strength of their pharmacological activities. In addition, cichoric acid is easily affected by various external factors, is unstable and easily degraded, which is also related to its chemical structure. Therefore, which configuration of cichoric acid is selected as an important active ingredient in the development of new drugs, which acts on the human body
Whether the decomposition reaction will occur after that remains to be further investigated.
2. Whether there is synergistic or antagonistic effect of cichoric acid in different parts of the plant.
Different parts of plants (roots, stems, leaves, flowers, etc.) contain cichoric acid. Different parts of cichoric acid may affect various molecular biological processes in plants. However, in this process, whether different parts of cichoric acid play synergistic or antagonistic pharmacological activities still needs to establish animal models and a large number of clinical trials to verify.
3. Chichoric acid is a monomer component. It has the advantages of single component, safe, effective and low toxicity. However, it has little research on immune regulation, obesity inhibition and anti-aging effects, and further research is needed to clarify its mechanism.
Summary
Whether Echinacea Purpurea Extract cichoric acid is used as the main component of health care products or the active ingredient of new drugs, its role is immeasurable, and it has a broad market development prospect. Therefore, based on the function of cichoric acid to improve human immunity, medical supplies and health care products suitable for consumers can be developed, and its potential medicinal value and economic value can be fully exerted.