Complaint
Peppermint is naturalized from Europe and is found in damp places from Nova Scotia to Minnesota and south to Florida and Tennessee. It is largely cultivated, principally in Indiana, Michigan, Oregon, Washington, and California, for the production of peppermint oil.
Items | Standards | Results |
Physical Analysis | ||
Description | Brown Powder | Complies |
Assay | 10:1(TLC) | Complies |
Mesh Size | 100 % pass 80 mesh | Complies |
Ash | ≤ 5.0% | 2.85% |
| Loss on Drying | ≤ 5.0% | 2.85% |
| Chemical Analysis | ||
| Heavy Metal | ≤ 10.0 mg/kg | Complies |
| Pb | ≤ 2.0 mg/kg | Complies |
| As | ≤ 1.0 mg/kg | Complies |
| Hg | ≤ 0.1 mg/kg | Complies |
| Microbiological Analysis | ||
| Residue of Pesticide | Negative | Negative |
| Total Plate Count | ≤ 1000cfu/g | Complies |
| Yeast&Mold | ≤ 100cfu/g | Complies |
| E.coil | Negative | Negative |
| Salmonella | Negative | Negative |
1. Used to treat headache in influenza, upper respiratory infection and other epidemic febrile diseases at the beginning stage;
2. Used to treat inflammation in the eye, sore throat, ulcers in the mouth;
3. Used to treat rubella measles; discomfort with feeling of distension in the chest and hypochondriac regions.
1. Applied in food field, often used as additives, with distinct fragrance smell, it can promote digestion and increase appetite;
2. Applied in daily necessities field, aslo added into a large amount of oral cleaning products, such as dentifrices, mouthwash and tooth powder;
3. Applied in pharmaceutical field, because of the function of inhibition and paralysis to sensory nerve endings, it can be used as counter irritant.
| Recommended transportation selections | ||
| By Express | By Air Transportation | By Sea Transportation |
| Suitable for sample order or <50kg Fast: 3-10 days High shipping cost Door to door service | Suitable for >50kg Fast: 3-7 days Lower than express cost Airport to airport service Professional broker needed | Suitable for > 300kg Slow: 7-45 days Lowest cost Port to port service Professional broker needed |
