Shatavari Extract Shelf Life: 12 Months

Product Details
Botanical Name Asparagus racemosus Common Name Satavari
Plant part used Dried Roots Extraction medium Water
Excipient used Colloidal Silicon Dioxide NMT 2% Carrier used Brown dextrin NMT 30%
Sterilization method Non ETO Shelf life Three years
Product Specification
Sr. No Test Specification Method
1.0 Physical parameters
1.1 Appearance Brown color dry powder Visual
1.2 Particle size NLT 95% w/w through 40 mesh Sieving
1.3 Odor Characteristic Organoleptic
1.4 Taste Characteristic Organoleptic
1.5 Loss on drying NMT 5 % w/w Gravimetric
1.6 Water Soluble Extractives NLT 75% w/w on d/b Gravimetric
1.7 Total Ash NMT 15% w/w Gravimetric
1.8 Bulk Density NLT 0.4g/cc Gravimetric
2.0 Chemical parameters
2.1 pH (1% w/v aqueous solution) 3-6 pH meter
2.2 Assay (total saponins) NLT 40% w/w on d/b Gravimetric
3.0 Impurities
3.1 Total Heavy Metals NMT 10 ppm Visual
3.2 Arsenic NMT 2 ppm AAS
3.3 Lead NMT 2 ppm AAS
3.4 Cadmium NMT 0.2 ppm AAS
3.5 Mercury NMT 1 ppm AAS
Sr. No Test Specification Methods
4.0 Microbiological Parameters
4.1 Total Plate count <1000 Cfu/g USP
4.2 Yeast & Mold count <100 Cfu/g USP
4.3 Coliforms <3/g AOAC
5.0 Pathogens
5.1 Escherichia coli Should be Absent/g USP
5.2 Salmonella Should be Absent/g USP
5.3 Staphylococcus aureus Should be Absent/g USP
5.4 Pseudomonas aeruginosa Should be absent/g USP