The plant Momordica charantia belongs to the family cucuritaceae and is commonly known as bitter melon. Bitter melon grows in tropical and subtropic areas, including parts of East Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and South America, where it is used. It produces beautiful flowers and prickly fruit. The fruit of this plant lives up to its nameit tastes bitter. Although the seeds, leaves, and vines of bitter melon have all been used, the fruit is the safest and most prevalent part of the plant used. The juice of the leaves and fruit or seeds is used as an anthelmintic. In Brazil, the dose for anthelmintic use is two or three seeds. The immature fruit of M. Charantia tastes bitter due to the cucurbitacius. Cucurbitacius is comprised of a group of triterpenes including momordicosides, A-E, K, L, and momardicius I, II and III. The roots and fruit are used as an abortifacient.
Certificate of Analysis
| ITEM | SPECIFICATION | TEST METHOD |
| Physical Description | ||
| Appearance | Brown Yellow Powder | Visual |
| Odor | Characteristic | Organoleptic |
| Taste | Characteristic | Olfactory |
| Bulk Density | 50-60g/100ml | CP2015 |
| Particle Size | 95%-99% through 80 mesh | CP2015 |
| Chemical Tests | ||
| Loss on Drying | ≤10.0% | CP2015 (105 oC, 3 h) |
| Ash | ≤10.0% | CP2015 |
| Total Heavy Metals | ≤10 ppm | CP2015 |
| Cadmium (Cd) | ≤1 ppm | CP2015(AAS) |
| Mercury (Hg) | ≤1 ppm | CP2015(AAS) |
| Lead (Pb) | ≤2 ppm | CP2015(AAS) |
| Arsenic (As) | ≤2ppm | CP2015(AAS) |
| Microbiology Control | ||
| Aerobic Bacterial Count | ≤1,000 cfu/g | CP2015 |
| Total Yeast & Mold | ≤100 cfu/g | CP2015 |
| Escherichia Coli | Negative | CP2015 |
| Salmonella | Negative | CP2015 |
| Staphlococcus Aureus | Negative | CP2015 |
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