Packaging and storage— Preserve in well-closed,light-resistant containers.

Labeling— The label states the Latin binomial and,following the official name,the part of the plant from which the article was derived.

USP Reference standards á11ñ— USP Powdered Eleuthero Extract RS.

Botanic characteristics— The powder is brown with a faint aromatic odor and a slightly acrid,persistent taste.Groups of secretory canals with brown contents are surrounded by parenchymatous cells containing cluster crystals of calcium oxalate.The parenchymatous cells show small starch granules,thick-walled lignified fibers,and fragments of reticulate and pitted vessels.It turns bright yellow when mounted in sodium hydroxide solution.

Other requirements— It meets the requirements of the tests for Identification,Loss on drying,Total ash,Pesticide residues,and Content of eleutherosides Band Eunder Eleuthero.

Expert Committee:(DSB)Dietary Supplements:Botanicals

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