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ITEM
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SPECIFICATION
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TEST RESULTS
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Physical appearance
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Brownish powder
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Qualified
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Extract Ratio
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10:1
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10:1
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Particle Size
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100% Pass through 80 mesh
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80 mesh
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Ash Content
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≤5.0%
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3.21%
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Solubility
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98%
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100%
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Loss on Drying
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≤5.0%
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2.35%
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Heavy Metals
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≤10ppm
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<10ppm
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As
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≤2ppm
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<2ppm
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Pb
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≤2ppm
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<2ppm
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Total plate count
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≤1000cfu/g
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<1000cfu/g
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Mold & yeast
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≤100cfu/g
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<100cfu/g
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Salmonella
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Negative
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Negative
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E.Coli
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Negative
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Negative
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Conclusion
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Qualified
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Function
1. Pumpkin Seed Extract is used medicinally to help improve bowel function by ridding the intestinal tract of parasites and worms such as tapeworm, roundworm, schistosome , hookworm.
2. Pumpkin Seed Extract is also a natural source of magnesium, phosphorus, selenium, zinc, vitamin A, and vitamin C.
3 Treatment of postpartum edema
4. Treatment of postpartum milk less
As an anthelminthic, especially against worms of the genera Ascaris, Taenia and Oxiuris
(Younis et al., 2002; Martinez, 1989; Chung and Ko, 1976).
· Water extracts of areca nut and pumpkin seeds are used for the treatment of heterophyiasis
(Mahmoud et al., 2002).
· Pumpkin Seed Extract are also employed as a mild diuretic and to treat childhood enuresis
· The seeds are used against benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), sometimes in conjunction with
other herbs, especially Saw Palmetto (Serenoa repens) seed extract (Dreikorn, 2002; Dreikorn
et al., 2002; Bracher, 1997; Dreikorn and Schonhofer, 1995).
· To treat prostate cance (Yarnell et al., 2003).
· To prevent stomach cancer
· Against cadmium toxicity.
· As a mild laxative
· To treat pulmonary ailments
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