Items

Specification

Appearance:

Light-yellow powder

Flavor & odor:

Good odor and bitter taste

Extraction solvent:

Ethyl Acetate

Identification:

Positive

Clarity of solution:

1% methanol should be clear

Loss on drying:

Not more than 4%

Sulfated ash:

Not more than 0.6%

Pesticide residue:

Negative

Heavy metals:

Not more than 10ppm

Iron:

Not more than 1ppm

Clarity of solution:

Clear (in 1% methanol solution)

Silymarin by UV:

Not less than 80%

Microbial:

Total bacterial count:

Yeast & moulds:

Escherichia coli:

Salmonella:

Staphylococcus aureus:

Not more than 1,000/g

Not more than 100/g

Negative

Negative

Negative

Residue petroleum ether:

Not more than 10mg/g

Particle size:

100% pass through 80mesh sieve