Polysaccharides--------30% , 50%
Astragaloside-----------0.3% , 10% ,50%,90%,98%
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ANALYSIS |
SPECIFICATION |
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Appearance |
Brown or white fine powder |
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Odor |
Characteristic |
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Assay (UV)
Assay (HPLC) |
30%, 50% Polysaccharides
0.3%, 10% ,50%,90%Astragaloside |
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Sieve analysis |
NLT 100% pass 80 mesh |
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Loss on Drying |
≤5.0% |
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Ash content |
≤5.0% |
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Heavy Metal |
<20ppm |
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As |
<2ppm |
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Lead |
<2ppm |
Microbiology |
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Total Plate Count |
<1000cfu/g |
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Yeast & Moulds |
<100cfu/g |
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E.Coli |
Negative |
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Salmonella |
Negative |
Indications and Uses
Astragalus is native to northerm China and the elevated regions of the Chinese provinces Yunnan and Sichuan. The portion of the plant used medicinally is the fourto seven-year-old dried root collected in the spring.
Functions:Cardial activity on exhausted heart, Hypotensive activity, Diuretic activity, Preventive activity against acute animals adrenal failure caused by gentamicin, Sedative effect on mice.
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