Huo Xiang Agastache 100 grams 5:1 concentration

Manufacturer: KPC or Min Tong - Single Herbs

Due to prolonged FDA custom delays with our single herbs, we are making the following change to our single herbs: Orders for single herbs will be filled with either a KPC product or a Min Tong product depending on inventory. Both products are the same quality, quantity and cost.

Huo Xiang helps with

• Abdomen-Distention
• Epigastrium-Pain
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Appetite-Lacking
• Stomachache-Chronic

Huo Xiang helps with these Chinese Medicine patterns

• Middle Burner-Stagnant Qi
• Dampness-Middle Burner

Huo Xiang contains these ingredients

KP owes its success to the consistent and reliably high quality products, derived from unmatched quality assurance protocols in our production process.

Herb Selection and Identification

KP is always improving its ID protocols. An on-staff botanist at the manufacturing site helps ensure quality and accuracy. Some of the features of this accurate herb identification protocol include:

• Macroscopic inspection by qualified experts to "weed out" commonly substituted herbs
• Microscopic examination to ascertain species authenticity
• TLC (Thin Layer Chromatography), a chemical "fingerprint" unique to each species

Herb Cleansing and Extraction

After each herb has been properly identified, they are thoroughly cleaned and prepared. They are picked through, washed, and agitated according to a specific protocol for each herb. After all foreign materials have been meticulously removed, the ingredients are assembled and cooked together in a vat called a rotary extractor. A continuous rotary motion thoroughly mixes the decoction liquid with strict control of the extraction temperature and timing. This unique extractor includes a KP-patented essential oil retrieval system. This retrieval system allows the vat to capture and preserve the volatile oils, which are reintroduced later in the granulation phase.

Granulation

From the concentration chambers the herbs, now in the form of a viscous liquid, are piped into a flow coater. The closed and automated system prevents the possibility of cross-contamination. Here, The flow coater (granulator) sprays the concentrate onto minute particles of base material and dries them to create concentrated granules. In the vast majority of our formulas, the base material consists of powdered herbs from the ingredients of the formulas themselves. Occasionally, when the formula has an especially cloying nature, some non-GMO potato starch is used. Potato starch is chosen because it is hypoallergenic and available in non-GMO form, unlike the cornstarch commonly used by other processing facilities.

Laboratory Testing

A series of high-precision laboratory tests checks samples from each batch to assure potency and safety. These tests include:

• Microbiological assays are used to screen for E. coli, salmonella, and various other possible bio-contaminants such as molds and yeasts.
• GC (Gas Chromatography) ensures safety by testing for the presence of over 200 potentially harmful substances such as pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides.
• HPLC (High Pressure Liquid Chromatography) measures potency by substantiating the presence of active ingredients.
• ICP-MS (Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry) technology is by far the most precise and sensitive available for heavy metal testing. Samples from every lot of our tablets are sent out to an independent laboratory here in the United States where they are tested for heavy metals by ICP-MS.

Appearance and Lot Numbers

Like other plant crops, herbs vary in quality season to season and year to year. We produce our herbal extracts in batches and we assign each batch a unique lot number, which is printed on our bottles for tracking purposes. The appearance may vary slightly from batch to batch, owing to natural variation in color, texture, and aroma in our source herbs.