Bacopa monnieri extract has been verfied the function of enhancing cognition.And has been used as an traditional Ayurvedic medicine and Chinese medicine.So how is bacopa monnieri extract produced?
It has been considered extracted from whole plant of bacopa monnieri.The main effective ingredients of bacopa monnieri is bacosides,which is a kind of Water-based alcohol extract.The standard rario of bacosides from bacopa monnieri is 50% ,55%.
The common extraction process on the market is water extract and alcohol precipitate ,the advantages are easy process and will not broke the other complicated components of the extract.Also have less impurities and residual organic solvents.The clean and dried bacopa monnieri will be boiled with water for 2-3 times,and filter the enrichment to 1:1-1:2(ml:g),then add suitable ratio of ethyl alcohol (50%-60%,60%-70%), cold storage(10-48hours), filter and dry at last. In general, 45% ethanol precipitates can remove starch, dextrin and other ineffective components, and 50% ethanol precipitates to produce granules, tablets and capsules.60%-70% alcohol precipitation mixture, oral liquid, good clarity.50-60%, 70%-80% second – alcohol precipitation more than injection.
In dry process,there will beβ-cyclodextrin added as stabilizer,so there are part of β-cyclodextrin in your bacopa monnieri extract powders. When supplied in capsule form, the extract can be prepared with one or more pharmacologically acceptable carriers such as starch powder, lactose, microcrystalline cellulose, silica and/or a cyclic oligosaccharide (e.g. cyclodextrin). Additional ingredients may include lubricants such as magnesium stearate and/or calcium stearate.
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