Chaste Berry Extract Profile
Vitex extract is the fruit of Vitex unileaf or Vitex, which has the effects of evacuating wind-heat and clearing the head.
Product Name: Chaste Berry Extract
Source: Fruit
Appearance: Brownish Yellow Fine Powder
Active Ingredients: Vitex,Coral Xyloside,Vitexin
Specification:
Vitex 0.5% / Coral Xyloside 0.6% / Vitexin 5% , 5:1, 10:1, 20:1
Detection method TLC
Extraction Source
Vitex agnus-castus, also called Vitex, Chaste Tree, Chasteberry, Abraham's Balm or Monk's Pepper, is a native of the Mediterranean region.
It is one of the few temperate-zone species of Vitex, which is on the whole a genus of tropical and sub-tropical flowering plants.
Flavonoids, alkaloids, diterpenoids, vitexin, casticin and steroidal hormone precursors have been identified in the chemical analysis of Vitex agnus-castus.
Certificates of Analysis
Product Name |
Chaste Berry Extract |
Latin Name |
Vitex agnus-castus L. |
Part used |
Fruit |
Country of origin |
China |
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Item |
Specification |
Results |
Methods |
Maker Compound |
10:1 |
Conform |
TLC |
Appearance |
Brownish Yellow Fine Powder |
Conform |
GB5492-85 |
Odor & Taste |
Characteristic |
Conform |
GB5492-85 |
Plant Part Used |
Seed |
Conform |
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Extract Solvent |
Water |
Conform |
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Bulk Density |
0.4-0.6g/ml |
0.48g/ml |
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Mesh Size |
80 |
100% |
GB5507-85 |
Loss on Drying |
≤5.0% |
3.50% |
GB5009.3 |
Ash Content |
≤5.0% |
2.42% |
GB5009.4 |
Solvent Residue |
Negative |
Conform |
GC(2005 E) |
Heavy Metals |
Total Heavy Metals |
≤10ppm |
<3.45ppm |
AAS |
Arsenic (As) |
≤1.0ppm |
<0.25ppm |
AAS(GB/T5009.11) |
Lead (Pb) |
≤1.5ppm |
<0.42ppm |
AAS(GB5009.12) |
Cadmium |
<1.0ppm |
Not Detected |
AAS(GB/T5009.15) |
Mercury |
≤0.1ppm |
Not Detected |
AAS(GB/T5009.17) |
Microbiology |
Total Plate Count |
≤5000cfu/g |
<300cfu/g |
GB4789.2 |
Function
1. Evacuation wind heat, clear li leader. It is used for wind-heat cold, headache, swelling and pain of gingival, red eyes, watery eyes, dizziness and dizziness
2. It is used to feel the headache caused by wind and heat. It is often used with parsnip, chrysanthemum
3. It is often used in combination with chrysanthemum, ligusticum chuanxiong, cassia seed
Application
1. Applied in Medicine and health products.
2. Applied in pharmaceutical field.
3. Medicine and health products, beverage and food additives.