Digoxin
Botanical Name : Digitalis lanata
Common Name : Digoxin
Plant Part Used : Leaves
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Composition: Digoxin |
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| Description | : | White or Almost white powder, or colourless crystals |
| Identification | ||
| a) Infrared Absorption | : | To corresponds with the reference spectrum |
| b) By HPLC | : | The retention time of the major peak in the chromatogram of the assay preparation corresponds to that of the standard preparation as obtained in the assay |
| c) By TLC | : | To corresponds with the standard solution |
| Loss on Drying | : | NMT 1.0% w/w |
| Residue on ignition | : | NMT0.5% |
| Related Glycosides | : | MT 3% of any related Glycosides as gitoxin |
| Organic volatile impurities | : | NMT 2000 µg/gm( the limits of Methelene chloride and chloroform) |
| Assay BY HPLC on dried basis | : | 95 to 101% |
