smectite /smecta

Smecta for pharmaceutical use: Smecta(Dioctahedral smectite ) is a great product that our company select from high quality bentonite, and adopts advanced technology to manufacture, and use the advanced craft, refined it after purify highly according to the medicine standard. Product Application Widely used as an anti-diarrhoeal pharmaceutical raw material for chronic or acute diarrhea in adults or children. Mechanism of Action: 1.Immobilize and Eliminate viruses, germs and toxins produced inside the alimentary canal; 2.Protects the mucosa from pathogen insult; 3.Facilitates mucosa repair and regeneration; 4.Balances the enteric flora and promotes homeostasis and blood clotting. Test Report Test Item Standard Acidity and alkality Not more intense than white precipitate produced by 5.0 ml of standard sodium chloride solution. Carbonate Negative Water-solute Matter No more than 0.7% Loss on Drying Loss wt. not more than 10.0% Particle size d(0.5)6-23μm; d(0.9)16-50μm; Volume average particle size D[4,3]8-27μm Heavy Metals Not more than 10 ppm Arsenic Not more than 2 ppm Swelling Capacity 2.0-5.0 Absorbability Strychnine Sulfate adsorbed per gram should be 0.35to 0.55g Christobalite and other impurities test In the obtained sample X-ray diffraction spectrum, peak height ratio of christobalite should be �50%, any other impurity �70%. Total Bacterial Count �200 cfu/g Mold �100 cfu/g Escherichiacoli None E.Coliform �100 cfu/g Assay(on dried basis) The assay of Al2O3 should be 12.0%-25.0% The assay of SiO2 should be 55.0%-65.0%