DEFINITION

Powdered Andrographis Extract is prepared from Andrographis by extraction with methanol or alcohol. The ratio of plant material to extract is between 15:1 and 10:1. It contains NLT 90.0% and NMT 110.0% of the labeled amount of diterpene lactones, calculated on the dried basis as the sum of andrographolide, neoandrographolide, 14-deoxy-11,12-didehydroandrographolide, and andrograpanin. The content of 14-deoxy-11,12-didehydroandrographolide is NMT 15% of the total diterpene lactones. It may contain suitable added substances as carriers.