| STANDARDS AND LIMITS |
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PLANT SPECIES
PLANT PART USED |
Pterocarpus marsupium
Heartwood and bark |
| Description |
Pale pink free-flowing powder with
characteristic aromatic order |
| Identification |
To comply by HPLC |
| Loss on Drying |
Not more than 5.0 % |
Solubility
- Water solubles
- Alcohol solubles |
Not less than 15.0%
Not less than 10.0% |
Heavy Metals
Arsenic
Lead |
Not more than 20 ppm
Not more than 1 ppm
Not more than 10 ppm |
Tapped Bulk Density
Loose Bulk Density |
Between 0.35 and 0.65 g/ml
Between 0.25 and 0.50 g/ml |
Sieve test (passes through)
- 20 mesh
- 40 mesh
- 80 mesh |
Not less than 100.0 %
Not less than 85.0 %
Not less than 60.0 % |
Assay by HPLC
- Content of Pterostilbene
- Content of Epicatechin |
Not less than 5.0 % on dried basis
Not less than 0.01 % |
Microbiological Profile
- Total Plate Count :
- Yeast and mold :
- E.coli :
- Salmonella :
- Staphylococcus aureus :
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa :
- Coliforms |
Less than 10,000 cfu/g
Less than 1,000 cfu/g
Absent
Absent
Absent
Absent
£ 3/g |
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