Cordyceps, the name of Chinese medicine. It is a complex of the sub seat and the corpse of the larvae of the Hepidiaceae insect larvae of Cordyceps sinensis (BerK.) Sacc. It has the effects of invigorating the kidney and lungs, stopping bleeding and resolving phlegm. Indications of impotence and nocturnal emission, sore waist and knees, chronic cough and wheezing, fatigue, cough, phlegm and blood.
Item | Specification | Result | Method |
Appearance | brown yellow powder | Complies | Visual |
Odor | Characteristic | Complies | Organoleptic |
Taste | Characteristic | Complies | Organoleptic |
Drying Method | Vacuum drying | Complies | / |
Loss on Drying | ≤10.0% | 4.30% | TQ-104(105°C/2h) |
Ash (Sulphated Ash) | ≤10.0% | 5.56% | TQ-104(525°C/3h) |
Particle Size | NLT 100% Through 80 mesh | Complies | AOAC973.03(TQ_106) |
Total Heavy Metals | ≤10ppm | Complies | ICP/MS AOAC 993.14 |
Lead(Pb) | ≤1ppm | Complies | ICP/MS AOAC 993.14 |
Arsenic(As) | ≤1ppm | Complies | ICP/MS AOAC 993.14 |
Cadmium (Cd) | ≤1ppm | Complies | ICP/MS AOAC 993.14 |
Mercury(Hg) | ≤0.05ppm | Complies | ICP/MS AOAC 993.14 |
Total Plate Count | ≤10,000cfu/g | 5000cfu/g | AOAC996. 23 |
Total Yeast & Mold | ≤1,000cfu/g | 100cfu/g | (BAM) 7th Ed. |
E.Coli | Negative | Negative | USP33,NF28,2010 |
Salmonella | Negative | Negative | USP33,NF28,2010 |
Staphylococcus | Negative | Negative | USP33,NF28,2010 |
Conclusion | The product meet the testing requirements |