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 11—
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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 61 and Tests for specified microorganisms 62— 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.
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