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Botanical Name: Gymnema Sylvestre
Plant Part Used: Leaves
Processing Method: Extraction
Native to Asia, China, the Arabian Peninsula, Africa, and Australia, Gymnema is a perennial woody plant. Commonly known as gurmar, it has a number of medicinal properties. Its major active components are gymnemic acid, tartaric acid, gurmarin, calcium oxalate, glucose, stigmasterol, betaine, and choline.
Main Producing Countries |
Australia, China and Sri Lanka
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Product Use |
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| Items | Specification | Test Methods |
|---|---|---|
| Physical Analysis | ||
| Description | Powder | Organoleptic |
| Color | Brown | Organoleptic |
| Odor | Characteristic | Organoleptic |
| Taste | Characteristic | Organoleptic |
| Loss on drying | NMT 10.0% w/w | USP<731> |
| Total ash | NMT 15.0% w/w | USP<561> |
| Solubility (1% w/v solution in water) | NLT 80% | USP<1236> |
| Residual Solvents | Meets the USP requirements | USP<467> |
| Assay (Gymnemic acids) (on dry basis) | NLT 25% | GV |
| Mesh size | NLT 85% Passes through #80 mesh | USP<786> |
| Mesh size | NLT 100% Passes through #40 mesh | USP<786> |
| Mesh size | NLT 100% Passes through #60 mesh | USP<786> |
| Tapped Bulk Density | Between 0.40 g/ml and 0.80 g/ml | USP<616> |
| Identification | Complies to Standard | TLC |
| Total Heavy Metals | NMT 10 ppm | USP<231> |
| Lead | NMT 0.5 ppm | USP<232> |
| Arsenic | NMT 1 ppm | USP<232> |
| Mercury | NMT 0.5 ppm | USP<232> |
| Cadmium | NMT 0.5 ppm | USP<232> |
| Microbiology Test | ||
| Total Plate Count | NMT 10,000 cfu/g | USP<61> |
| Yeast & Mold | NMT 1000 cfu/g | USP<61> |
| E. Coli | Negative | USP<62> |
| Salmonella | Negative | USP<62> |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Negative | USP<62> |
| Staphylococcus aureus | Negative | USP<62> |
| Coliform | NMT 100 cfu/g | USP<62> |
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