Analysis Items | Specifications | Results | ||
Identification | Positive | Conforms | ||
Appearance | Fine Light Yellow Powder | Conforms | ||
Odor & Taste | Characteristic, Slight | Conforms | ||
Bulk Density | 50-60g/100ml | Conforms | ||
Particle Size | NLT 98% through 80 Mesh | Conforms | ||
Solubility, Solution PH Value | 0.5%(w/w)silymarin in the mixture of Water & Acetone (1:1 v/v), practically insoluble in water, soluble in Methanol & acetone | 8.6(pH Value) | ||
Assay | NLT 80% silymarin | 80.59% | ||
Loss on Drying | NMT 5.0% | 3.06% | ||
Sulphated Ash Content | NMT 5.0% | 0.45% | ||
Extract Solvents and Residue | Acetone 0.5% max. | Conforms | ||
Ethanol 0.5% max. | Conforms | |||
Heavy Metals | NMT 10ppm | Conforms | ||
Arsenic (As) | NMT 2ppm | Conforms | ||
Lead (Pb) | NMT 2ppm | Conforms | ||
Mercury (Hg) | NMT 0.1ppm | Conforms | ||
Cadmium (Cd) | NMT 0.2ppm | Conforms | ||
666 | NMT 0.1ppm | Conforms | ||
DDT | NMT 0.5ppm | Conforms | ||
Acephate | NMT 0.2ppm | Conforms | ||
Methamidophos | NMT 0.2ppm | Conforms | ||
Parathion-ethyl | NMT 0.2ppm | Conforms | ||
PCNB | NMT 0.1ppm | Conforms | ||
Aflatoxins | NMT 0.2ppb | Absent |