Berberis Vulgaris

Products name: Berberis Vulgaris

Latin name: Berberis Vulgaris

Active Ingredient: Berberine

Specifications: 98%

Test Method: HPLC

Part used: Roots

Appearance: Yellow fine powder

Standard: GMP, Kosher, HALAL, ISO9001, HACCP

Product Description:

It is a shrub from one to three meters high with large brown roots on the outside and yellow on the inside; the plant is very branched with thorny branches.

The leaves are elliptical, narrow at the base into a short petiole, are obtuse or rounded at the apex; the consistency is almost leathery, the surface is glabrous and shiny, the margin is indented. The leaves are alternate on the long branches or are gathered in

bundles on very short twigs, at the base of each of which there is a thorn composed of three-seven very sharp quills

The flowers are grouped in number of 15-20 on pendulous racemes inserted in the axilla of the above mentioned branches; they have six yellow sepals so similar to the six petals that the flower appears to be double.

The fruit is an ellipsoidal berry 1 cm long, red in color and long persistent on the plant, which contains two-three seeds with a horny shell.

Benefits:

Bittersweet

Tonic

Astringent

Febrifuge

Depurative

Diuretic

BASIC ANALYSIS
Analysis Description Test Method
Different. Powder / Extract Extract Microscopy / other
Loss on drying <1% Dryer
Ash <1% Dryer
Bulk Density 0,50-0,68 g/ml Ph. Eur. 2.9. 34
Arsenic (As) < 2 ppm ICP-MS/AOAC 993.14
Cadmium (Cd) < 2 ppm ICP-MS/AOAC 993.14
Lead (Pb) < 2ppm ICP-MS/AOAC 993.14
Mercury (Hg) < 0.5 ppm ICP-MS/AOAC 993.14
Microbial Analysis
Total Plate Count < 3,000 cfu/g AOAC 990.12
Total Yeast & Mold < 300 cfu/g AOAC 997.02
E. Coli < 10 cfu/g AOAC 991.14
Coliforms < 10 cfu/g AOAC 991.14
Salmonella Negative ELFA-AOAC
Staphylococcus < 10 cfu/g AOAC 2003.07

GMO STATEMENT

We hereby declare that, to the best of our knowledge, this product was not produced from or with GMO plant material.

BY PRODUCTS & IMPURITIES STATEMENT

We hereby declare that, to the best of our knowledge, this product does not contain and was not manufactured with any of the following substances:

Parabens

Phthalates

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)

Solvents and Residual Solvents

GLUTEN FREE STATEMENT

We hereby declare that, to the best of our knowledge, this product is gluten-free and was not manufactured with any ingredients containing gluten.

(BSE)/ (TSE) STATEMENT

We hereby confirm that, to the best of our knowledge, this product is free of BSE/TSE.

CRUELTY-FREE STATEMENT

We hereby declare that, to the best of our knowledge, this product has not been tested on animals.

KOSHER STATEMENT

We hereby confirm that this product has been certified to Kosher standards.

VEGAN STATEMENT

We hereby confirm that this product has been certified to Vegan standards.

FOOD ALLERGEN INFORMATION

Component Present in the product
Peanuts (and/or derivatives,) e.g., protein oil No
Tree Nuts (and/or derivatives) No
Seeds (Mustard, Sesame) (and/or derivatives) No
Wheat, Barley, Rye, Oats, Spelt, Kamut or their hybrids No
Gluten No
Soybeans (and/or derivatives) No
Dairy (including lactose) or Eggs No
Fish or their products No
Shellfish or their products No
Celery (and/or derivatives) No
Lupin (and/or derivatives) No
Sulphites (and derivatives) (added or > 10 ppm) No