Rauwolfia Serpentina Tablets

» Rauwolfia Serpentina Tablets contain an amount of reserpine-rescinnamine group alkaloids, calculated as reserpine, equivalent to not less than 0.15 percent and not more than 0.20 percent of the labeled amount of powdered rauwolfia serpentina.

Packaging and storage— Preserve in tight, light-resistant containers.

USP Reference standards

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USP Rauwolfia Serpentina RS.
USP Reserpine RS.

Identification— The powdered rauwolfia serpentina in the Tablets conforms to the requirements for Ground Rauwolfia Serpentina root under Botanic characteristics and meets the requirements of the test for Chemical identification under Rauwolfia Serpentina.

Microbial enumeration tests

and Tests for specified microorganisms

— Tablets meet the requirements of the test for absence of Salmonella species.

Disintegration

701

: 1 hour, with disks using simulated gastric fluid TS, without enzyme.

Uniformity of dosage units

905

: meet the requirements.

Assay— Weigh and finely powder not less than 20 Tablets. Weigh accurately a portion of this powder, equivalent to 2.5 g of powdered rauwolfia serpentina, and proceed as directed for Procedure in the Assay under Rauwolfia Serpentina.

Auxiliary Information— Please check for your question in the FAQs before contacting USP.

Topic/Question	Contact	Expert Committee
Monograph	Maged H. Sharaf, Ph.D. Senior Scientist 1-301-816-8318	(DSB05) Dietary Supplements - Botanicals
Reference Standards	Lili Wang, Technical Services Scientist 1-301-816-8129 RSTech@usp.org
61	Radhakrishna S Tirumalai, Ph.D. Senior Scientist 1-301-816-8339	(MSA05) Microbiology and Sterility Assurance
62	Radhakrishna S Tirumalai, Ph.D. Senior Scientist 1-301-816-8339	(MSA05) Microbiology and Sterility Assurance
701	Margareth R.C. Marques, Ph.D. Senior Scientist 1-301-816-8106	(BPC05) Biopharmaceutics05

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