Organism - Stephania tetrandra

NHPID name:
Stephania tetrandra

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Approved Herbal Name

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Medicinal

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Classified as an NHP under Schedule 1 item 1 (plant or plant material) of the NHP Regulations.

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Due to concerns with adulteration of Stephania tetrandra/Han fang ji with Aristolochia fangji/Guang fang ji and other Aristolochia species, and the potential presence of aristolochic acids (AA), all Stephania tetrandra plant material and/or extracts of must be free of any AA, as demonstrated by high performance liquid chromatographic analysis.

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