Specification
Plant extract composition for prostate health maintenance
Daily dose: 3000 mg total, 3x2 capsule type “00”, 500 mg netto each
Description: Mixture of concentrated and standardized plant extracts derived from: Camellia sinensis, Polygonum cuspidatum, Scutellaria baicalensis, Dimorphandra mollis and Piper nigrum. Contains also diindolylmethane (DIM), which in nature is derived from the vegetable precursors contained in Broccoli genus.
| Macroscopic characters: | |
| Color: | yellow - brownish |
| Odor: | odorless |
| Taste: | bitter, astringent |
| Solubility: | clear solution in 95% acetonitrile (acetone)/5% water, poorly soluble in water |
| Composition: | of 1 g bulk of 3 g daily dose |
| Camellia sinensis (Green tea catechins, specification No. G 03) (HPLC, min. 50% EGCG, min.75% total catechins, w/w): |
400 mg 1200 mg |
| Polygonum cuspidatum (Resveratrol 95%) (HPLC, min. 95% resveratrol, w/w): |
200 mg 600 mg |
| Scutellaria baicalensis (Baicalin, specification No. B 08) (HPLC, min. 80% baicalin, w/w ) |
167 mg 500 mg |
| Dimorphandra mollis (Isoquercitrin, specification No. I 32) (HPLC, min. 50% isoquercitrin (quercetin-3-glucoside), w/w): |
131 mg 394 mg |
| DIM (Diindolylmethane, specification No. D 09) (HPLC min. 98% diindolylmethane, w/w): |
100 mg 300 mg |
| Piper nigrum (Piperine, specification No. P 08) (HPLC, min. 90% piperine, w/w): |
2 mg 6 mg |
| Tests: | Limits: | Methods: |
| Appearance: | yellow-brownish powder | |
| Loss on drying (105 °C): | max. 5.0% | Ph. Eur. 5th> Ed., <2.2.32> |
| Heavy metals: | max. 0.002 % | Ph. Eur. 5th Ed., <2.4.8> |
| Ethanol (GC): | max. 5000 ppm | NQ R03, Ph.Eur 5th Ed., <2.2.28> |
| Microbiological test: | ||
| Total aerobic microbial count: | <10 000 cfu/g | Ph. Eur. 5th Ed., <2.6.12> |
| Combined yeast and molds count: | <100 cfu/g | Ph. Eur. 5th Ed., <2.6.12> |
| Escherichia coli in 1 g | absent | Ph. Eur. 5th Ed., <2.6.13> |
| Salmonella in 10 g: | absent | Ph. Eur. 5th Ed., <2.6.13> |
| Staphylococcus aureus in 1 g: | absent | Ph. Eur. 5th Ed., <2.6.13> |
| Storage conditions: Keep in well closed double PE bags. Keep in dark, dry place up to 25ºC. | ||
| Shelf life: 1 years | ||
*NQ = Norm of Quality