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What is Milk Thistle Extract?
Milk thistle is an annual or biennial herb, native to southern Europe and North Africa and other places, in Europe and Africa it has thousands of years of cultivation and use history, as a folk medicinal plant. Milk thistle is widely used as a treatment for liver disease and cardiovascular disease. It is also cultivated in North China and Northwest China. Milk thistle extract is extracted from the dried fruit of Silybum marianum G. milk thistle. The active ingredients are Silybin, Isosilybin, Silydianin, Silychristin, Silymarin and so on.
What is the function of Milk Thistle Extract?
1. Protect the liver, improve liver function, promote bile secretion and reduce inflammation.
2. Strong antioxidants, can clear free radicals in the human body and delay aging.
2. Prevent liver damage caused by alcohol, chemical toxins, heavy metals, drugs, food toxins, environmental pollution, etc., and promote liver cell regeneration and repair.
4. It has the effect of anti-radiation, preventing arteriosclerosis, delaying skin aging, etc
Certificate of Analysis of Milk Thistle Extract
| Product and Batch Information | |||
| Product Name: | Milk Thistle Extract | Country of Origin: | P. R. China |
| Botanic Name: | Silybum Marianum(L.)Gaertn | Type of extraction: | Ethanol |
| Plant Part: | Seed (Dried, 100% Natural) | Active Ingredient: | Silymarin |
| Batch No: | MTS-110715 | Manufacture Date | November 15, 2023 |
| Extract Ratio: | Approx. >50 to 1 | Analysis Date | November 16, 2023 |
| Ananlysis: | 2000 Kg | Report Date | November 20, 2023 |
| Analysis Item | Specification | Result | Test Method |
| Active Ingredeints | |||
| Assay | NLT 80% Silymarin | 80.20% | UV-VIS |
| Physical Control | |||
| Identification | Positive | Conforms | TLC |
| Appearance | Yellow Powder | Conforms | Visual |
| Odor | Characteristic | Conforms | Organoleptic |
| Taste | Characteristic | Conforms | Organoleptic |
| Sieve Analysis | 100% pass 80 mesh | Conforms | 80 Mesh Screen |
| Solubility | solubility in hydro-alcoholic solution | Conforms | Visual |
| Moisture Content | NMT 5.0% | 3.12% | 5g / 105C / 2hrs |
| Ash | NMT 0.5% | 0.31% | 2g / 525C / 5hrs |
| Chemical Control | |||
| Sulphate | 0.5% Max | Conforms | 2g / 525C / 5hrs |
| Arsenic (As) | NMT 1ppm | Conforms | Atomic Absorption |
| Cadmium(Cd) | NMT 1ppm | Conforms | Atomic Absorption |
| Lead (Pb) | NMT 2ppm | Conforms | Atomic Absorption |
| Chlorate (Cl) | NMT 1ppm | Conforms | Atomic Absorption |
| Phosphate Organics | NMT 1ppm | Conforms | Gas Chromatography |
| Heavy Metals | 20ppm Max | Conforms | Atomic Absorption |
| Residue solvent | ≤0.5% | Conforms | Gas Chromatography |
| Pesticides Residues | ≤5ppm | Conforms | Gas Chromatography |
| Microbiological Control | |||
| Total Plate Count | 1000cfu/ml Max | Conforms | \ |
| P.aeruginosa | Absent | Conforms | \ |
| S. aureus | Negative in 1g | Conforms | \ |
| Salmonella | Negative in 10 g | Conforms | \ |
| Yeast & Mold | 50cfu/g Max | Conforms | \ |
| E.Coli | Negative in 1g | Conforms | \ |
| Staphylococcus | Negative | Conforms | \ |
| Aflatoxins | NMT 0.2ppb | Conforms | HPLC |
| Packing and Storage | |||
| Packing | 25kg/drum. Packing in paper drum and two plastic-bags inside. | ||
| Storage | Store in a well-closed place with constant low temperature and no direct sun light | ||
| Shelf Life | 2 years . | ||
| Expiration Date | November 13, 2025 | ||
Changsha Herbway Biotech Co., Ltd has more than 10 years' history and committed to providing high quality&natural Chinese botanical extracts to domestic and international customers. Relying on high and new technology, making cooperation with famous scientific research institutions, HERBWAY has founded it's own factories, and built perfect application lab-facilities for testing and optimizing product properties. Guiding and improving production as well as R&D ability of own. The factories are equipped with GMP standard production lines and have passed the certificates of ISO9001, HACCP, Kosher,HALAL,GMP+. During the past 10 years, HERBWAY has successfully developed more than 200 kinds of standardized botanical extracts,with annual production capacity reaches more than 1000 tons.
