Lonicera japonica Flower Dry Extract

DEFINITION

The article is prepared from the dried flower buds or from the flowers in early opening stage of Lonicera japonica Thunb. (Family Caprifoliaceae), collected before full flowering, by extraction with water or hydroalcoholic mixtures. It contains NLT 90.0% and NMT 110.0% of the labeled amount of caffeoylquinic acids, calculated as the sum of neochlorogenic acid, chlorogenic acid, cryptochlorogenic acid, 3,4-di-O-caffeoylquinic acid, 3,5-di-O-caffeoylquinic acid, and 4,5-di-O-caffeoylquinic acid on the dried basis; and NLT 90.0% and NMT 110.0% of the labeled amount of iridoids, calculated as the sum of...