Product name Common cnidium P.E.
Latin name Common Cnidium P.E.
Active Ingredient Osthole
Part used Seed
Apperarance Brown fine powder
Product Content Osthole≥50%
Test Mothed HPLC
Product Origin Cnidium monnieri (L.) Cuss.
Action and Uses
Osthole is a libido stimulator: researchers investigate the cavernosal relaxant effect of osthole, has been long used in China as a herbal medicine to improve male sexual dysfunction. The data suggested that osthole posseses a relaxant effect on rabbit corpus cavernosal tissues which is attributable to the release of NO from sinusoidal endothelium and to the potentiation of the cGMP and/or cAMP signal mediating relaxation of cavernosal smooth muscle by inhibiting phosphodiesterase.
Analysis
Product content Osthole≥50%
Sieve analysis 100% pass 80 mesh
Loss on Drying ≤5.0%
Residue on Ingition ≤5.0%
Heavy Metal <20ppm
As <2ppm
Residual Solvents Eur.Pharm.2000
Microbiology
Total Plate Count <1000cfu/g
Yeast & Mold <100cfu/g
E.Coli Negative
Salmonella Negative
Conclusion
Conform with specification
Storage
Store in sealed containers at cool & dry place. Protect from light,moisture and pest infestation
Shelf life
2 year when properly stored
