Description Brown color with bitter taste
Identification Positive for alkaloids
Extractive value Water NLT 95%
pH of 1% w/w solution 5.5 to 6.0
Moisture NMT 5%
Assay (dry basis) NLT 0.5% (calculated as ephedrine)
Microbiology
Pathogens Absent
Packaging 25 or 50 kg double lined Fiber drum with desiccant
Delivery 2 weeks