CERTIFICATE
OF ANALYSIS
Plant:
Passion Flower, May Pop, Passiflora Incarnata
Origin: Florida Everglades
Lot#: FPF-107
Organoleptic Result: Leaves and stems
characteristic of species. Good appearance. Fresh.
Properly dried.
Color: Olive Green. Odor: Characteristic.
Taste: Sugars
Grade Scale: Excellent. Low Alkaloid, high
Glycoside type
*Identity: HPTLC, CPC
multi-scan fingerprint, Botanical
Compounds of
Interest: A
review of literature and hundreds of samples brings
chemical knowledge of this species active agents into
question. Large variations plant to plant probably are to
blame. Passiflorine is really a set of Alkaloid
glycosides. Harman compounds are MAO inhibiting
hallucinogenic synergist found in some specimens, but not
others. Large numbers of Glycosides are present and may
be important in its gynecological uses. Botanical
classification is questionable due to sub-species
variation found in field samples, especially in the
tropics where inter-species breeding is common and
hybrids are the norm.
Marker Compound
for Standardization: the
chemistry of passiflora is variable and unusual. This
sample contains the following: Alkaloids .1%,
Passiflorines (Iodoplatinate positive, Dragendroff
negative), Harman compounds absent (no fluorescence at
365nm), detection limit, (.0000001%). 1.95% flavone
Glycosides: Iso-vitexin, vitexin, orientin, Iso-orientin,
Iso-schaftoside, schaftoside, other
Glycosides.
Note:
This lot yields strong sedative action but no psychedelic
effects.
Sterols: Positive
Bulk density: .25 cut and
sifted, .01 whole (no compression)
Moisture: 1%
Heavy Metals: Low (<1mg/kg)
Pesticides: None detected
Toxins: None detected
Method of Cultivation: Ecologically wild
crafted
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Microbiological:
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Total plate
count
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<1000gm
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3m Petri film
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Yeast + Mold
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<100gm
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Microbiology
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E. Coli
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Negative
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may vary
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Salmonella
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Negative
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with storage
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Other pathogens
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Negative
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Storage: Store cool & dry
Notes: Exceptional quality of
Passiflora
