Extract from Pink Rock Rose (ECce20) – support to human immune defense

Several species of the genus Cistus (Cistaceae) have been reported to exhibit a variety of pharmacological activities including anti-inflammatory and anti-viral potential [1]. In vitro pharmacological activities of Herba Cistus extracts were previously shown to be in strong relation with the samples' total phenol content or with the species [2]. To use the most potent Cistus species, C. creticus L. was experimentally selected by us. Extracts from Cistus creticus L. subsp. eriocephalus (Viv.) Greuter Burdet with min. 20% polyphenols (ECce20) was preferred and further investigated herein. This aqueous extract prep…