| ≥1 piece |
| ITEM | SPECIFICATION |
| Description | |
| Appearance | Brownish yellow fine powder |
| Odor | Characteristic |
| Particle size | 100% pass through 80 mesh sieve |
| Bulk Density | 45.0g/100mL~65.0 g/100mL |
| Extract Solvents | Water |
| Loss on drying(5h at 105°C) | <5.0% |
| Ash(3h at 600°C) | <5.0% |
| Heavy metals(as Pb) | <10ppm |
| Arsenic(as AS2O3) | <1ppm |
| Residual Solvents | Eur. Pharm. 2000 |
| Assay (by UV) | saikosaponins >5% |
| Microbial | |
| Total bacterial count | Max.10000cfu/g |
| Yeast & Mould | Max.500cfu /g |