Product Description
Product Name: Wild yam extract
Latin Name: Dioscorea Opposita Thunb
Part Used: Root
Appearance: Off - white to white powder
Specification: 8% Diosgenin by HPLC
ITEMS | SPECIFICATION | METHODS | RESULTS |
| Description |
| Appearance | Off-white to white powder | GB 5492 | White powder |
| Odor | Characteristic | GB 5492 | Complies |
| Flavor | Characteristic | GB 5492 | Complies |
| Particle Size | 100% pass through 80 mesh sieve | CHP2005 | 100% |
| Bulk density | Report data | CHP2005 | 0.51g/ml |
| Tapped density | Report data | CHP2005 | 0.74g/ml |
| Loss on Drying | <5.0% | CHP2005 | 4.79% |
| Ash | <10.0% | CHP2005 | 0.1% |
| Chemical Tests |
| Diosgenin | ≥8.0% | HPLC | 8.16% |
| Heavy metals | | <20ppm | COLORIMETRY CHP2005 | Complies |
| Lead | <3ppm | AFS GB/T 5009.12 | Complies |
| Arsenic | <2ppm | AFS GB/T 5009.11 | Complies |
| Cadmium | <1ppm | AFS GB/T 5009.15 | Complies |
| Mercury | <0.1ppm | AFS GB/T 5009.17 | Complies |
| Microbiological Tests |
| Total Plate Count | <1,000cfu/g | CHP2005 | Complies |
| Yeast & Mold | <100/g | CHP2005 | Complies |
| E.Coli | Negative/g | CHP2005 | Negative |
| Salmonella | Negative/25g | CHP2005 | Negative |
| | <0.2ppb | HPLC GB/T 5009.23 | Complies |
Fuction
1. Wild Yam Extract contains diosgenin, which has anti-fatigue, anti-inflammatory, anti-stress, hypocholesterolemic, and estrogenic effects.
2. Wild Yam Extract is antispasmodic, and could be helpful for nausea of pregnant women(morning sickness), spasmodic hiccough and asthma. Most women experience lack of Wild Yam Extract, not estrogen.
3. Natural Wild Yam Extract supplements are used to balance estrogen. Natural progesterone has a structure similar to that of human progesterone and is made form plant fats; One of such fats is Wild Yam Extract.
4. Wild Yam Extractis reach in diosgenin, so it became the most popular source of natural progesterone.
Application
1. Pharmaceutical as capsules or pills;
2. Functional food as capsules or pills;
3. Water-soluble beverages;
4. Health products as capsules or pills.
Packing
1. The Sample:
Internal 1KG transparent polyethylene bag ; External 1KG foil bag .
2. Large cargo:
Internal double-layer transparent polyethylene bag ; External 25kg cardboard barrel .
3. Packaging can be according to your requirement.
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