Name: Icariin
Cas number: 489-32-7
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Analysis Contents
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Specification
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Analysis Results
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Extract Solvents:
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50%alcohol
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Conformed
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Identification(TLC):
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Positive
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Positive
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Particle Size:
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80 mesh
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80-100 mesh
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Appearance:
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light yellow powder
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light yellow powder
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Odor:
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Characteristic
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pungent
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Taste:
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Characteristic
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sweet
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Loss on Drying:
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5% max.
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3.07%(at 105℃.2hours)
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Heavy Metals :
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10ppm max
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< 10ppm
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Arsenic:
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2ppm max.
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< 1ppm
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Residual Solvent:
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NMT 50ppm
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Conformed
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Carriers Used:
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None
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Conformed
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Pesticides:
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5ppm max.
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None detected
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Microbiology:
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Total bacterial counting:
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1000/g max.
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115 /g
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Yeast & Mold:
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100/g max.
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25 /g
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E. Coil:
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None detectable
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None detectable
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Salmonella:
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None detectable
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None detectable
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Aflatoxins:
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NMT 0.2ppb
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Absent
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Assay by HPLC
Genistein
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98%
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98.31%
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Herb Source: Isoln from Epimedium grandiflorum Morr..
Molecular Formula and Molecular Weight : C33H40O15；676.65
Melting Point and solubility:mp231-232℃. Soluble in alcohol，acetic ester and pyridine, insoluble in ether, benzene, chloroform and acetone.
Brief:yellow powder.
Pharmacology: therapeutic action on erectile dysfunction, protective effects on cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injured neurons, decreasing cell apoptosis, preventing intracellular calcium concentration elevation, enhancing anti-oxidant capacity, treating angina and increasing coronal-vein blood flux. Icariin shows effects on cardiovascular system, circulatory system, immune system, genital system and bone marrow system.
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