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Banaba Leaf Powder
DEFINITION
Banaba Leaf Powder consists of the dried leaves of Lagerstroemia speciosa (L.) Pers. (Fam. Lythraceae) by extraction with hydroalcoholic mixtures. It contains NLT 0.2% of the labeled amount of corosolic acid (C30H48O4), calculated on the dried basis.
IDENTIFICATION
•  A. Meets the requirements for Specific Tests, Botanic Characteristics
•  B. Thin-Layer Chromatography
Standard solution A:  0.2 mg/mL of USP Corosolic Acid RS in methanol
Standard solution B:  10 mg/mL of USP Lagerstroemia speciosa Leaf Dry Extract RS in methanol. Sonicate for 10 min, centrifuge, and use the supernatant.
Sample solution:  About 0.2 g of Banaba Leaf Powder in 10 mL of methanol. Sonicate for 15 min, centrifuge, and use the supernatant.
Chromatographic system 
(See Chromatography 621, Thin-Layer Chromatography.)
Mode:  HPTLC
Adsorbent:  Chromatographic silica gel mixture with an average particle size of 5 µm (HPTLC plates)
Application volume:  6 µL each of Standard solution A and Standard solution B and 8 µL of the Sample solution as 8-mm bands
Relative humidity:  Condition the plate to a relative humidity of about 33% using a suitable device.
Column temperature:  25
Developing solvent system:  A mixture of toluene, ethyl acetate, and acetic acid (55: 45: 0.5)
Derivatization reagent:  85 mL of ice-cooled methanol mixed with 10 mL of glacial acetic acid, 5 mL of sulfuric acid, and 0.5 mL of p-anisaldehyde
Analysis 
Samples:  Standard solution A, Standard solution B, and Sample solution
Apply the samples as bands to a suitable HPTLC plate, and dry in air. Develop the chromatograms in an unsaturated chamber, remove the plate from the chamber, and dry. Treat with Derivatization reagent, heat for 3 min at 100, and examine under visible light.
System suitability:  Under visible light, the chromatogram of Standard solution B exhibits the most intense band, a violet or blue band, with similar RF and color as the corosolic acid band in the chromatogram of Standard solution A; a blue band close to the start (about RF 0.1), consistent with asiatic acid; two minor blue bands in between the corosolic and asiatic bands; a minor blue band due to virgatic acid, above the band due to corosolic acid; and just below the asiatic band, a minor brown band. Standard solution B also exhibits two minor violet bands, separated, at about three-fourths of the chromatogram; the band with the lower RF corresponds to oleanolic acid.
Acceptance criteria:  Under visible light, the chromatogram of the Sample solution exhibits the most intense band as a violet band corresponding in color and RF to the band due to corosolic acid in the chromatogram of Standard solution A, as well as the following bands corresponding to similar bands of Standard solution B: a minor blue band close to the start (about RF 0.1), a minor brownish band above the corosolic acid, and a minor violet band at about three-fourths of the chromatogram.
•  C. HPLC
Analysis:  Proceed as directed in Content of Corosolic Acid.
Acceptance criteria:  The chromatogram of the Sample solution exhibits a group of three peaks. The one in the center is the most intense of the group and occurs at a retention time corresponding to that of corosolic acid in the chromatogram of Standard solution A. The peak that elutes before corosolic acid has about one-half to one-third of the intensity of that of corosolic acid, and the peak that elutes after corosolic acid has the lesser intensity of the three and is consistent with virgatic acid. A minor peak due to oleanolic acid elutes later in the chromatogram.
COMPOSITION
•  Content of Corosolic Acid
Solution A:  Dilute 0.1% phosphoric acid in water.
Solution B:  Acetonitrile
Mobile phase:  A mixture of Solution A and Solution B (4:6)
Standard solution A:  0.1 mg/mL of USP Corosolic Acid RS in methanol
Standard solution B:  5.0 mg/mL of USP Lagerstroemia speciosa Leaf Dry Extract RS in methanol. Sonicate if necessary. Before injection, pass through a membrane filter of 0.45-µm or finer pore size. Discard the first few mL of the filtrate.
Sample solution:  Transfer about 5.0 g of Banaba Leaf Powder, accurately weighed, to a round-bottom flask. Add 75 mL of methanol, reflux for 15 min, set aside to settle, and decant the supernatant. Repeat the extraction three more times, then combine the extracts. Filter, and concentrate under reduced pressure. Transfer to a 100-mL volumetric flask, adjust with methanol to volume, and mix. Before injection, pass through a membrane filter of 0.45-µm or finer pore size. Discard the first few mL of the filtrate.
Chromatographic system 
(See Chromatography 621, System Suitability.)
Mode:  LC
Detector:  UV 205 nm
Column:  4.6-mm × 25-cm; 5-µm packing L1
Flow rate:  1.6 mL/min
Injection volume:  20 µL
System suitability 
Samples:  Standard solution A and Standard solution B
[Note—The approximate relative retention times of the individual peaks for corosolic acid, virgatic acid, and oleanolic acid are 1.0, 1.1, and 3.2 min, respectively. ]
Suitability requirements 
Chromatogram similarity:  The chromatogram from Standard solution B is similar to the reference chromatogram provided with the lot of USP Lagerstroemia speciosa Leaf Dry Extract RS being used.
Resolution:  NLT 1.5 between the corosolic acid peak and the preceding peak, Standard solution B
Tailing factor:  NMT 2.0 for the corosolic acid peak, Standard solution A
Relative standard deviation:  NMT 2.0% determined from the corosolic acid peak in repeated injections, Standard solution A
Analysis 
Samples:  Standard solution A, Standard solution B, and Sample solution
Identify the relative retention times of the peaks for corosolic acid, virgatic acid, and oleanolic acid in the Sample solution.
Calculate the percentage of the labeled amount of corosolic acid in the portion of Banaba Leaf Powder taken:
Result = (rU/rS) × CS × (V/W) × 100

rU== peak area of corosolic acid from the Sample solution
rS== peak area of corosolic acid from Standard solution A
CS== concentration of corosolic acid in Standard solution A (mg/mL)
V== volume of the Sample solution (mL)
W== weight of Banaba Leaf Powder taken to prepare the Sample solution (mg)
Acceptance criteria:  NLT 0.2% of the labeled amount of corosolic acid on the dried basis
CONTAMINANTS
•  Elemental Impurities—Procedures 233
Acceptance criteria 
Arsenic:  NMT 2.0 µg/g
Cadmium:  NMT 0.5 µg/g
Lead:  NMT 5 µg/g
Mercury:  NMT 0.2 µg/g
•  Microbial Enumeration Tests 2021: The total aerobic bacterial count does not exceed 104 cfu/g, and the total combined molds and yeasts count does not exceed 102cfu/g.
•  Microbial Procedures for Absence of Specified Microorganisms 2022: Meets the requirements of the tests for absence of Salmonella species and Escherichia coli
SPECIFIC TESTS
•  Botanic Characteristics
Macroscopic:  Grayish-green powder
Microscopic:  Fragments of upper epidermis with polygonal cells, some containing calcium oxalate crystals, and no stomata; fragments of lower epidermis cells with irregular shapes and slightly wavy walls, anomocytic stomata; fragments of upper epidermal cells with underlying palisade cells; fragments of parenchyma cells, some containing prisms of calcium oxalate and others containing cluster crystals of calcium oxalate; oil cells; fragments of lignified fibers; fragments of spiral vessels; fragments of pitted vessels associated with fibers
•  Loss on Drying 731
Sample:  2.0 g of Banaba Leaf, finely powdered
Analysis:  Dry the Sample at 105 for 2 h.
Acceptance criteria:  NMT 10%
•  Articles of Botanical Origin, Total Ash 561
Analysis:  2.0 g of Banaba Leaf, finely powdered
Acceptance criteria:  NMT 7.0%
•  Articles of Botanical Origin, Acid-Insoluble Ash 561
Analysis:  4.0 g of Banaba Leaf, finely powdered
Acceptance criteria:  NMT 2%
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
•  Packaging and Storage: Preserve in well-closed containers, protected from light and moisture, and store at room temperature.
•  Labeling: The label states the Latin binomial and, following the official name, the part(s) of the plant contained in the article.
•  USP Reference Standards 11
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USP Lagerstroemia speciosa Leaf Dry Extract RS
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