HERBAL PRODUCTS
Herbal products are medicines derived from plants. They are used as supplements to improve health and well being, and may be used for other therapeutic purposes. Herbal products are available as tablets, capsules, powders, extracts, teas and so on.
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
⦁ Foreign matter
⦁ Macroscopic and microscopic examination
⦁ Heavy metals (USP <232> Elemental Impurities
⦁ Minerals by ICP-MS
⦁ Essential oils
⦁ Fat soluble Vitamins: A, D (Calciferol), E (Alpha-Tocopherol), K1 (Phytomenadione) and K2 (Menaquinones)
⦁ Water soluble Vitamins: B6 (Pyridoxine), B12, C (Ascorbic Acid), Biotin, B3 (Niacin), B9 (Folic Acid), B5 (Pantothenic acid), Thiamin (B1), B2 (Riboflavin), B12
(Cobalamin), H (Biotin),
⦁ Amino Acids
⦁ Protein content
⦁ Physical characteristics (visual, color, odor, taste, density, mesh size)
⦁ Identity (chemical purity test)
⦁ Potency (concentration of active compounds)
⦁ Moisture
⦁ Water activity
⦁ Specific gravity
⦁ Pesticides
⦁ Residual solvents
⦁ Mycotoxins
⦁ Method development
⦁ Macroscopic and microscopic examination
⦁ Heavy metals (USP <232> Elemental Impurities
⦁ Minerals by ICP-MS
⦁ Essential oils
⦁ Fat soluble Vitamins: A, D (Calciferol), E (Alpha-Tocopherol), K1 (Phytomenadione) and K2 (Menaquinones)
⦁ Water soluble Vitamins: B6 (Pyridoxine), B12, C (Ascorbic Acid), Biotin, B3 (Niacin), B9 (Folic Acid), B5 (Pantothenic acid), Thiamin (B1), B2 (Riboflavin), B12
(Cobalamin), H (Biotin),
⦁ Amino Acids
⦁ Protein content
⦁ Physical characteristics (visual, color, odor, taste, density, mesh size)
⦁ Identity (chemical purity test)
⦁ Potency (concentration of active compounds)
⦁ Moisture
⦁ Water activity
⦁ Specific gravity
⦁ Pesticides
⦁ Residual solvents
⦁ Mycotoxins
⦁ Method development
MICROBIOLOGY
⦁ USP <2021> Microbial Enumeration Tests – Nutritional and Dietary Supplements
⦁ USP <2022> Microbiological Procedures for Absence of Specified Microorganisms Nutritional and Dietary Supplements
⦁ Microbial custom studies
⦁ USP <2022> Microbiological Procedures for Absence of Specified Microorganisms Nutritional and Dietary Supplements
⦁ Microbial custom studies