Item

Specification

Name

Product Name: Alfalfa Extract
Latin Name in Botany: Medicago sativa L.

Part used

Whole herb

Analysis

Specification

Appearance

Yellow Brown fine powder

Odor

Characteristic

Taste

Characteristic

Saponin  

5%, 20%,40% HPLC AND Extract Ratio 15:1

Flavones

5%, 20%,40% UV

Ash content

≤5.0%

Loss on Drying

≤5.0%

Sieve analysis

100% pass 80 mesh

Bulk Density

45-55g/100mL

Extract Solvent

Water & Alcohol

Heavy Metal

10ppm

As

2ppm

Residual Solvents

Eur.Pharm.2000

Microbiology

 

Total Plate Count

1000cfu/g

Yeast & Mold

100cfu/g

E.Coli

Negative

Salmonella

Negative

Pesticides

Negative

Staphylococcus

Negative

Flavacol

Negative

Packing

1gram,10gram,50gram,100gram,500gram,1kg,10kg,25kg

Shelf life

2 years

Function

Alfalfa extract from leaves have traditionally been used as a nutritive tonic to stimulate the appetite and promote weight gain. The plant has an oestrogenic action and could prove useful in treating problems related to menstruation and the menopause. Some caution is advised in the use of this plant, however. It should not be prescribed to people with auto-immune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis. The plant is antiscorbutic, aperient, diuretic, oxytocic, haemostatic, nutritive, stimulant and tonic. The plant is taken internally for debility in convalescence or anaemia, haemorrhage, menopausal complaints, pre-menstrual tension, fibroids etc.

[Alfalfa Extract Benefits]:

Useful as a nutritive tonic

Has anti-hemorrhagic and diuretic properties

Promotes digestion and assimilation of vitamins, minerals

Blocks the absorption of cholesterol and prevents the formation of atherosclerotic plaque

Rich in detoxifying chlorophyll

Increases stamina and strength

High in phytoestrogens - stimulates hormone functions