≥1 piece |
Test item
Standard
Appearance
Light yellow to milkiness powder
Loss on drying
<3.0%
Assay
asiaticoside > 40%
Sulphated ash
<1.0%
Pb / Hg / Cd / Cu / As
<5 / <0.2 / <0.3 / <5 / <2 ppm
BHC / DDT / PCNB / Aldrin
<0.1 / <0.1 / <0.1 / <0.02 ppm
Residual methanol
<0.2%
Solvent Residue
USP32
Heavy metals
<10 ppm
Yeast/moulds
Less than 100 cfu/g
Total bacteria count
Less than 1000 cfu/g
Salmonella
Negative
E-Coli
Negative
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Negative
Staphylococcus aureus
Negative