Test item Standard Assay result Color White powder White powder TLC Conforms Conforms Loss on drying NMT2.0% 1.11% Heavy metals NMT 10ppm NMT 10ppm Sulphated ash NMT 0.5% 0.15% Assays (by HPLC) madecassoside 95.0% madecassoside 96.1% Granule size 98% Pass 100 mesh 98% Pass 100 mesh Total bacteria count Less than 1000/gm 114/gm Yeast/moulds Less than 100/gm Negative E-Coli Negative Negative Pseudomonas aeruinosa Negative Negative Staphylococcus aureus Negative Negative