It is described an Echinacea pallida extract having an alkylamide content <； 0.05%, an echinacoside content ≥ 2%, a total polysaccharide content ≥ 30% and a polysaccharide content with an average weight molecular weight higher than or equal to 12.000 Da, ≥ 5%.This extract is obtained with a process comprising the following steps:a) extraction of the fraction containing echinacoside by hot mixing Echinacea pallida roots in hydroalcoholic solvent,b) small volume concentration of the solvent of the mixture from the previous step until obtaining a soft extract with a concentration between 20° Bx and 40° Bx,c) extraction of the fraction containing polysaccharides by mixing Echinacea pallida root in hot water,d) small volume concentration of water until obtaining a soft extract with a concentration between 20° Bx and 40° Bx,e) union of the two soft extracts obtained in steps b) and d) and drying with one of the methods known from the technical practice.This extract is used in pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, cosmetic or food compositions.
