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Botanical Name : Boswellia serrata

Common/Trade Names : Shallaki, Salai, Salai guggal

Plant Parts Used :Bark , Gum

Description :

Boswellia is a moderate to large branching tree found in the dry hilly areas of India. When the tree trunk is tapped, a gummy oleoresin is exuded. A purified extract of this resin is used in modern herbal preparations.The gum oleoresin consists of essential oils, gum, and terpenoids. The terpenoid portion contains the boswellic acids that have been shown to be the active constituents in boswellia. Today, extracts are typically standardized to contain 37.5–65% boswellic acids.Boswellic acids have an anti-inflammatory action

Specification

Botanical Name :	BOSWELLIA SERRATA
Plant part :	Gum (Dry extract)
Active Constituents :	Boswellic Acid
Description
Appearance :	Powder
color :	Cremish Yellow
Aroma :	Characteristic
Taste :	Characteristic
Method of Assay :	HPLC
Solubility :	Soluble in Alcohol
Solvent for Extraction :	Methanol
Identification :	Boswellic Acid - 45 %, 65 %
Specification
Method of Manufacture :	Gum is refluxed with ethanol, cooled and centrifuged. Centrifugate is concentrated and Stirred with ethyl acetate. To this is added 5% NaOH solution and stirred. Lower aq. Layer is drained and cooled. Carefully neutralised with Hydrochloric acid. The ppt. Obtained is centrifuged, Dried, blended with Lactose, pulverised and packed.
Excipient :	Lactose
Recommended storage :	Store in well closed container at Room Temperature
Shelf Life :	One year if stored in cool condition
Heavy Metals Arsenic :	< 5ppm
Mercury :	< 2ppm
Lead :	< 2ppm
Microbiological Analysis
Total Bacterial count :	NMT 1000 CFu / gm
Total fungal count :	NMT 100 CFu / gm
E. Coli, Staphylococcus Aureus :	Absent
Salmonella, Pseudomonas :	Absent
Pathogens, Aeruginosa :	Absent

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