Product Information   Product name Pygeum Africanum Bark Extract Botanic source Pygeum Africana L. Active Ingredient Total phytosterols Part plant used 4:1, 10:1, 2.5%, 12.5% total phytosterols Quality Standard 98%, 90%, 50%. Or customized according to customer's request Appearance Light brown fine powder   COA of Pygeum Africanum Bark Extract   Item Specification Result Method Appearance Brown fine powder Complies Visual Odor Characteristic Complies Organoleptic Taste Characteristic Complies Organoleptic Drying Method Vacuum drying Complies / Loss on Drying ≤10.0% 4.30% TQ-104(105°C/2h) Ash (Sulphated Ash) ≤10.0% 5.56% TQ-104(525°C/3h) Particle Size NLT 100% Through 80 mesh Complies AOAC973.03(TQ_106) Total Heavy Metals ≤10ppm Complies ICP/MS AOAC 993.14 Lead(Pb) ≤1ppm Complies ICP/MS AOAC 993.14 Arsenic(As) ≤1ppm Complies ICP/MS AOAC 993.14 Cadmium (Cd) ≤1ppm Complies ICP/MS AOAC 993.14 Mercury(Hg) ≤0.05ppm Complies ICP/MS AOAC 993.14 Total Plate Count ≤10,000cfu/g 5000cfu/g AOAC996. 23 Total Yeast & Mold ≤1,000cfu/g 100cfu/g (BAM) 7th Ed. E.Coli Negative Negative USP33,NF28,2010 Salmonella Negative Negative USP33,NF28,2010 Staphylococcus Negative Negative USP33,NF28,2010 Conclusion The product meet the testing requirements   Usage   Pygeum africanum is a large evergreen tree found in central and southern Africa. The extracts from the pygeum bark contain several compounds thought to be helpful in prostate health.Pygeum extracts have been used for more than 40 years in France, Germany, and Austria for patients suffering with prostate enlargement. Benign prostatic hyperplasia,a nonmalignant enlargement of the prostate that occurs in most men over 60, can lead to urinary frequency and nocturia. Frequent interruption of sleep leads to daytime tiredness.   Function of Pygeum Africanum extract 1.Pygeum Africanum extract can inhibite benign prostatic hypertrophy and cancer of the prostate. 2.Pygeum bark extract can protecte the bladder smooth muscle against cellular damage caused by ischemia and reperfusion. 3.Pygeum Africanum extract can restore secretory activity of prostate epithelium. 4.Pygeum Africanum extract powder can clear bladder neck urethral obstruction, significantly improving urologic symptoms and flow measures. 5.Pygeum Africanum extract can be used for incontinence, urine retention, polyuria or frequent urination, dysuria.