Product Description:
Banaba is a medicinal plant that grows in Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia and Taiwan.
Most of the current research on Banaba has been done in the Philippines. Recent studies show that Banaba can be used in the treatment of diabetes and as an ingredient in weight loss products.
Benefits:
Diabetes: corosolic acid is a triterpenoid glucoside which is believed to facilitate the transport of glucose to cells. It is attributed to the property of lowering blood sugar.
Weight loss: it is a common ingredient in food supplements for weight loss and in products that accelerate the metabolism.
Traditional uses include tea infusions of the leaves of this plant for the treatment of diabetes and hyperglycaemia (high blood sugar concentrations). The hypoglycaemic effect (low blood sugar concentrations) of Banaba leaf extract is similar to that of insulin, which promotes the transport of glucose from the blood to individual cells.
BASIC ANALYSIS | ||
Analysis | Description | Test Method |
Different. Powder / Extract | Extract | Microscopy / other |
Loss on drying | <5% | Dryer |
Ash | <5% | 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
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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
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CRUELTY-FREE STATEMENT
We hereby declare that, to the best of our knowledge, this product has not been tested on animals.
KOSHER STATEMENT
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VEGAN STATEMENT
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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 |