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Botanical Name: Medicago sativa L
Plant Part Used: Leaf, Grass
Processing Method: Drying, Grinding
Alfalfa is also called as Lucerne, buffalo herb, California clover. Its a perennial flowering plant of Family Fabacea, an important forage crop which superficially resembles clover. Its leaflets are elongated, clusters of small purple flowers followed by fruits are there. This has been used as a traditional herbal medicine in China, Turkey, India, etc. Saponins, phytoestrogens, flavonoids coumarins, amino acids, alkaloids, vitamins, phytosterols, digestive enzymes and terpenes constitute major classes of phytoconstituents of this plant.
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Items | Specification | Test Methods |
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Physical Analysis | ||
Description | Powder | Organoleptic |
Color | Green | Organoleptic |
Odor | Characteristic | Organoleptic |
Mesh size | 95% through 80 mesh size | USP<786> |
Loss on drying | NMT 10.0% w/w | USP<731> |
Total ash | NMT 10.0% w/w | USP<561> |
Pesticide residue | Meet USP<561> | Meet USP<561> |
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 100,000 cfu/g | USP<61> |
Yeast & Mold | NMT 1000 cfu/g | USP<61> |
E. Coli | Absent | USP<62> |
Salmonella | Absent | USP<62> |
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