USES:
Astragalus Polysaccharides are extracted and purified from the roots of Astragalus membranaceus, a traditional Chinese medicinal herb. The Astragalus polysaccharide are claimed and showed to stimulate and regulate immune system, to boost ‘Qi’ or energy, to improve and enhance blood or hematopoietic system, especially for the people who are weak and sick with different health problems.
1. Beneficial effects of astragalus polysaccharides treatment on cardiac chymase activities and cardiomyopathy in diabetic hamsters2. Astragalus Asserts Immunity3. Astragalus polysaccharides inhibited diabetic cardiomyopathy in hamsters depending on suppression of heart chymase activation4. Effects of astragalus polysaccharides on antioxidant status of chicks.
Specifications:
Inspection item | Specification | Results | Test method |
Appearance | Yellow brown powder | Qualified | Visual |
Identification | Show brown-ring | Qualified | 2% a-naphthol in alcohol |
Show brown-red precipitation | Qualified | Alkaline cupric tartrate | |
Assay | NLT 30.00% | 35.60% | Colorimetry |
Loss on drying | NMT 6.00% | 4.12% | CP2010 |
Clarity | Solution clear and transparent | Qualified | 2g sample, add hot water 100ml, stir 5 minutes, should melt completely |
Heavy metals | NMT 20ppm | Qualified | Colorimetry |
Arsenic | NMT 2ppm | Qualified | AAS |
Lead | NMT 2ppm | Qualified | AAS |
Total plate count | NMT 1000cfu/g | Qualified | CP2010 |
Mould | NMT 100cfu/g | Qualified | CP2010 |
E.Coli | Negative | Negative | CP2010 |
Salmonella | Negative | Negative | CP2010 |
Staphylococcus | Negative | Negative | CP2010 |
Astragalus polysaccharides 84605-18-5