Rauwolfia Alkaloids
Botanical Name : Rauwolfia Vomiteria
Common Name : Rauwolfia Alkaloids
Plant Part Used : Root bark
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Composition: Alkaloids + Reserpine |
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| Description | : | Amorphous brown odorless powder |
| Identification | : | Correspond to the Rf standard |
| Loss on drying | : | Not more than 6.0% |
| Sulphated ash | : | Not more than 0.2% |
| Heavy metals | : | Not more than 20 ppm |
| Assay – Total alkaloids – Reserpine-like alkaloids calculated on reserpine | : | Not less than 90.0% 14.0%-16.0% |
| Residual organic solvents | : | Acetone – not more than 0.50% Ethanol – not more than 2.00% Methanol – not more than 0.30% Methylenechloride – not more than 0.05% |
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Microbial limit test |
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| a) Total Bacterial count | : | NMT 10000 per 1 gram |
| b) Total count of moulds & yeasts | : | NMT 100 per 1 gram |
| c) Escherichia Coli | : | Absent per 1 gram |
| d) Salmonella | : | Absent per 10 grams |
| e) Pseudomonas aeruginosa | : | Absent per 1 gram |
| f) Staphylococcus aureus | : | Absent per 1 gram |
| g) Enterobacteriae | : | NMT 100 per 1 gram |
