Saw Palmetto Fruit Extract

1Saw Palmetto Fruit Extract 2Specification: 25% 3Test Method:GC 4Appearance:light yellow powder 5Medicinal use: The herb has proven to work faster than proscor,a drug prescribed for an enlarged prostate.New theories hold that the herb may inhibit the action of an important hormone-regulating enzyme that converts testosterone into dihydrotesto-sterone,a process believed to be important in the development of both an enlarged prostate and prosate cancer.Preventing this conversion is also the way finasteride works,which is the standard medication.Furthermore ,it does not impair sexual fuction as finasteride does. Product Name: Saw Palmetto Fruit Extract Batch No. JY-100628Latin name Serenoa repens L. Part Used Fruit Produce Date: 2010.06.28Expiry Date 2012.06.27ITEMSPECRESULTTEST METHODDescription : Color White fine powder Complies VisualOdor Characteristic Complies Visualdensity 0.5-0.7g/ml Complies CompliesParticle Size 100% pass 80 meshComplies CompliesPhysical Loss on drying ≤3.00%1.95%CP2010Acid insoluble Ash ≤1.2%0.73%CP2010Chemical Heavy metals(as Pb) ≤10ppmComplies CP2010Lead(Pb) ≤2ppmComplies CP2010Arsenic (As) ≤2ppmComplies CP2010Residual Pesticide NegativeComplies CP2010Assay : Content Total Fatty Acid≥25.0%25.03%GCMicrobial : Total microbacterial count: NMT1,000cfu/gComplies CP2010Total Yeast & Mold NMT100cfu/gComplies CP2010Salmonella NegativeComplies CP2010E.Coli. NegativeComplies CP2010