Testing of Physical Properties of Herbal Medicines

Herbal medicine has become an essential player in the medical industry and even has obvious therapeutic utility in targeting complications caused by viruses. To ensure the safety and efficacy of herbal medicines, Lifeasible provides physical property analysis and testing services to researchers in herbal medicine production, research, development, and application. We are committed to improving the safety and efficacy of herbal medicines by increasing technological innovation and research in herbal medicine testing.

Ash content testing

The Ash content index is an effective control index and a method to check the presence of inorganic drug impurities. Customers can examine the use of raw materials and additives in pharmaceuticals and correctly evaluate the medicinal value of a herb through the ash test we provide. The water-soluble ash and acid-insoluble ash can be used as control indicators in the production of pharmaceuticals.

• Total ash test
• Acid-insoluble ash test

Moisture testing

Moisture directly affects the content of active ingredients of herbs and can even cause quality problems such as mildew and insects. We have introduced Near Infrared (NIR) spectroscopy, which has the advantages of saving time and effort, easy operation, and fast detection in the determination due to its obvious moisture characteristic band. It can meet your needs for large-scale and routine moisture testing of herbs.

We have established NIR spectral analysis models for determining moisture content in samples of Fallopia multiflora, Poria cocos, and Pogostemon cablin, and all the models we have established can be applied to determine the moisture content of the corresponding herbs.

Impurity testing

The mixing of impurities in herbs directly affects their purity of herbs. Herb powder directly into the drug preparation; if the picking and cleaning before feeding are not clean, foreign inorganic impurities may be brought into the preparation, directly affecting the quality of the preparation. To avoid this situation, we can provide our customers with the service of testing different impurities in various herbs. Depending on the requirements of impurity control, we can perform quantitative checks and quantitative determination of impurities.

• Testing on physical properties. For the difference between the drug and impurities in the appearance of the beginning of distribution or adsorption and light absorption.
• Testing on the chemical properties. For the difference between the drug and impurities in the chemical reaction. Generally, the impurity reacts with the reagent, while the drug does not react.

If you have a specific test index, we can also provide customized services; please feel free to contact our staff for specific information to communicate.

• Testing of General Properties of Herbal Medicines
• Testing of Herbal Leachate
• Quick Identification of Herbal Medicine Mixing Uniformity