Item

Specification

Name

Product Name: Burdock Root Extract
Latin Name: Arctium lappa Linn.

Part used

Root

Analysis

Specification

Appearance

Brown powder

Odor

Characteristic

Taste

Characteristic

Arctiin

>20% 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

Burdock Root used to treat a wide variety of ailments, including arthritis, diabetes, and hair loss. It is a principal herbal ingredient in the popular cancer remedies Essiac (rhubarb, sorrel, slippery elm) and Hoxsey formula (red clover, poke, prickly ash, bloodroot, barberry)..