Sinopodophylum hexandrum P.E.
[Product name]: Sinopodophylum hexandrum P.E.
[Latin name]: Sinopodophyllum emodi （Wall.）
[Botanical Source]: It lies in berberidaceae Sinopodophylum hexandrum. Its stem and root stock are used in the drugs. Pick and dig in the autumn, wash cleanly and dry them. It is perennial herbage plant. The height is about 40 to 80 centimetres. The rootstock are thickset. The stems are erect. Its base embrace bulb. There are 2-3 big leaves in the front of stem which is heart-shaped.There are 3-5 deep crenas hardly reach to the base .Its stipe are long. Its flower is pink. Its treetop is single. The leaves first open. The bacca is red .They distribute in TaiBai mountain in Shannxi, GanSu. QingHai. SiChuan,YunNan. XiZang, and grow in shrub or under thin forests whose height is 2400-3400 meters. They also distribute in Bhutan , India, Pakistan, Afghanistan. They belonged to classical East Asia and North American discontinuous distributing group. It is national third protective rare species.
[Quality standard]:
1. Active Ingredient: 1.Podophyllin 2. Podophyllotoxin
2. Part used: Root and Stem
3. Appearance: Light brown or white fine powder
4. Mesh: 100% pass 80 mesh
5. Odor: Characteristic
6. Loss On Drying: ≤5%
7. Sulphated Ash: <5%
8. Heavy metal: ＜10PPM
9. Residual Solvents: ＜0.05PPM
[Microbiology standard]
1.Total Plate Count: ＜1000CFU/gm
2.Yeast&Mold: ＜100CFU/gm
3. Salmonella: Negative
4. E.Coli: Negative
[Pharmacological Function]: Expelling wind and removing dampness, arresting cough, relieving the pain, promoting blood circulation and relieving toxin. It is used for rheumatic arthralgia, the injury due to falling, cardialgia and stomach ache, cough due to pathogenic wind-cold, irregular menstruation.
[Package]: Double plastic-bag inside, aluminum foil bag paper or fiber drum outside. N.W: 25kg/drum
[Storage]: Store in cool and dry place and avoid light and heat.
[Shelf Life]: 2 years