Herbs & Medicinal Plants - Business Opportunities Information on CD ROM

• Acorus Calamus
• Ajowan
• AloeVera
• Agar Agar
• Amaranth
• Amla
• Annatto Seeds
• Annova
• Athimathuram
• Artemisia
• Ashoka
• Asphaltum
• Aswagandha
• Atis
• Ayurvedic Industry

• Brahmi
• Balsam
• BasilOil
• Berberine
• Betulin
• Boswellia

• Cacti
• Cannabis
• Cedar Wood Oil
• Camphor Oil
• Chirata
• Centella asiatica
• Chinese herbs
• Citronella
• Chirota Seeds
• Colchicine
• Coleus Forskohlii
• Chamomlie
• Cinchona
• Crocus
• Culinary Herbs

• Datura
• Dhavana
• Desmodium Gyrans
• Flax
• Frozen Herbs
• Griffonia
• Echinacea
• Herbs for Prostate health

• Guide to the world of Herbs
• GMP Herbs
• Garcinia Cambogia
• Gallic Acid
• Gambier
• Ganoderma
• Geranium
• Ginseng
• Glory Lily
• Guduchi 
• Guarana
• Guggul
• Gymnema sylvestre
• Haritaki
• Hoodia Gordonii
• Herbs Seeds

• Isabgol
• Insulin Plants
• Ibogaine
• Ipecac

• Jatamansi
• Jatoba
• Jojoba Cream from Oil

• Kattha
• Kizhanelli
• Kalmegh
• Kratom
• Larch
• Lemongrass
• Lavender
• Lemon Balm

• Natural Ingredients Directory
• Maca
• Mahuwa
• Marjoram
• Melia Dubia
• Melilot
• Menthol
• Metamitron.
• Milk Thistle
• Morinda-Citrifolia

• Muskdana
• Neem  Products
• Nagarmotha Oil
• Orithazh Thamarai

• Patchouli
• Palmarosa Oil.
• Pithecellobium.
• Periwinkle
• Pollen
• Priority Herbs
• Poppy Seeds
• Primerose

• Quince
• Medicinal Plants of India
• Rhodiola Rosea
• Rhubarb
• Ruta

• Seabuckthorn
• Safed Musli
• Saffron Guide 
• Salicornia
• Sarpgandha
• Senna.
• Shatavari
• Shea Butter
• Shilajit
• Sida Cordifolia
• St Johns's Wort

• Rauwolfia Serpentina .
• Sandalwood
• Tagetes Oil
• Taxol
• Tea Tree Oil
• Terminalia
• Thyme
• Tribulus .
• Tulsi

• Valerian .
• Vetiver .
• Vilvam .
• Voacanga Africana

Herbal Extracts : is a concentrated form of an herb. It is obtained through extracting the properties of a crude herb using a solvent. The solvent may be alcohol, water, vinegar or glycerin.

Standardized Extracts - Manufactured, tested and guaranteed to contain a said amount of active constituents.

Other Extracts:

Tincture - The mildest form.
Strength ratio: Typically 1:5 (1 part herb to 5 parts solvent) or 1:10
Solvent used: Alcohol, water, glycerin, vinegar.

Liquid Extracts - Typically 4-5 times as potent as tinctures. May be obtained by using dried or fresh plants.
Strength ratio: (Dried) 1:2, (Fresh) 1:1 (1 part herb by weight to 1 part solvent by volume).
Solvent used: Alcohol, water, glycerin, vinegar.

U.S. Pharmacopoeia Fluid Extract
Strength ratio: 1:1 (1 part dry herb to 1 part solvent)
Solvent used: Alcohol

Solid or Powdered Extract - A U.S. Pharmacopoeia fluid extract
concentrated to a ratio of 4:1 (4 parts herb to 1 part solvent). This is accomplished using vaccuum or evaporation methods. These can be reconstitued with solvent back to liquid extracts or tinctures.
Strength ration: 1:1 up to as much as 100:1.

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• Technology Transfer Offers
• Equipment Details & Suppliers
• Consultants in the subject
• Companies in the field
• Botanicals Importers
• Sample Trade Leads
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