Featured Product: PelaPower ™
With over 16 years experience of supplying Pelargonium sidoides to our customers around the world we have come to understand this powerful plant medicine better than almost anyone. Our expertise has led us to the development of a standardized extract of pelargonium which is poised to unlock the significant healing potential of this plant for the world of natural, plant-based medicines.
PelaPower ™ is a pelargonium sidoides standardised dry powder extract which has been made according to the principles of the EMA monograph. By making an equivalent extract that complies with the EMA guidelines our customers can create products that enable them to make health claims of pelargonium medicines recognised in the pharmacopoeia.
Technical features:
– Dry extract, (DER 4-25:1)
– Extraction solvent ethanol 11% (m/m)
– 100% native; free of maltodextrin (sugar-free)
– Water soluble extract
Our process: The raw material is first tested as per the European Pharmacopoeia specification. We then produce a liquid extract as per EMA monograph DER 1:8-10 extraction using 11% ethanol. This is vacuum oven-dried to yield a 100% native extract as EMA monograph DER 4-25:1 extraction.
We test the following components:
– Scopoletin (batch specific)
– Umckalin (batch specific)
– Gallic acids (batch specific)
Standardization: The 100% native extract is optionally standardised to your specification for Umckalin using microcrystalline cellulose which is a sugar-free and chemically inactive excipient.
Afrigetics is a vertically integrated Pelargonium supplier and thus controls harvesting, drying, processing and extraction from start to finish. This means we have the ability to control starting Umckalin content of the raw material and thus determine an accurate outcome of active content in our extract as well as control raw material cost.
Dosage guidelines: If standardised to 1100ppm Umckalin the extract should be included at 20mg per serving, 3 times per day, to deliver the EMA specified 67,5ug Umckalin per day.
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- The history of pelargonium as a cold and flu medicine
- A technical review of pharmacological properties
- Access to the EMA guidelines on pelargonium medicines
- Access to key research papers and monographs on pelargonium sidoides
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Products Offered
Product Description
Dark brown to reddish pieces of shredded whole pelargonium root, cut and sifted according to customer specification.Active ingredient
Not less than 100ppm umckalin
Sterilization
Steam sterilization (Optional)
Packaging Description
Inner package :
2 PVC plastic liner (Food grade)
Outer Packaging :
White polypropylene agricultural weaved bag
Pack size
15kg raw material
Product Description
Dark brown to reddish pieces of shredded whole pelargonium root, cut and sifted according to customer specification.Active ingredient
Not less than 100ppm umckalin
Sterilization
Steam sterilization (*Optional)
Packaging Description
Inner package :
2 PVC plastic liner (Food grade)
Outer Packaging :
White polypropylene agricultural weaved bag
Pack size
20kg raw material
Product Description
Pelargonium sidoides powder extract,standardized for umckalin for greater accuracy in formulating your products.
Features
A dry powder extract standardized for umckalin content. This powder can be used as an ingredient in formulations for liquid drops, cough syrups or sprays and can also be pressed into tablets or encapsulated.Active ingredient
NLT 160ppm, 800ppm and 1100ppm Umckalin
Packaging Description
Foil gusset bag, ziplock closure
Pack size
1kg and 5kg bags
Product Description
Pelargonium sidoides freeze-dried powder, ultrasonically extracted (Solvent-free extract).
Features
An ultrasonic extraction of pelargonium which has been freeze-dried. The benefits of this product are that it is solvent-free and the antioxidant properties of the plant are preserved by freeze-drying. This extract also contains the whole plant so it has a wider spectrum of all actives present in the pelargonium plant. This powder can be used as a starting material for extractions in order to produce greater yields of active ingredient due to the fact that it is standardized for NLT 200ppm umckalin and because the cells have been ruptured by ultrasonic extraction which means that the actives are more easily drawn out of the plant material during extraction. It can also be used as an ingredient in powder forumlations or pressed into a tablet or filled in a capsule.
Active ingredient
NLT 200ppm Umckalin
Packaging Description
Foil gusset bag, ziplock closure.
Pack size
1kg and 5kg bags
Product Description
Pelargonium sidoides ethanolic extract 1:10 (Alcohol 16-19%)
Features
An ethanolic extract made according to the pharmacopoeia monograph on Pelargonium sidoides. This tincture can be used as an ingredient in formulations for liquid drops, cough syrups or sprays or as a ready-to-use product.
Active ingredient
15ppm umckalin (or to customer specification)
Packaging Description
PVC bucket with tamper-proof closure.
Product Description
Pelargonium sidoides vegetable glycerine tincture
Features
A non-alcoholic, sugar-free extract of Pelargonium sidoides. This tincture can be used as an ingredient in formulations for liquid drops, cough syrups or sprays or as a ready-to-use product.
Active ingredient
NLT 15ppm umckalin (or to customer specification)
Packaging Description
PVC bucket with tamper-proof closure.
Product Description
Alcohol-free and sugar-free. Pelargonium sidoides vegetable glycerine tincture formulated with mint oil.
Features
A non-alcoholic, sugar-free glycerine extract of Pelargonium sidoides that is ready to use as a cough syrup
Active ingredient
NLT 15ppm umckalin (or to customer specification)
Packaging Description
PVC bucket with tamper-proof closure.
Colds and Flu
- Pelargonium sidoides milled powder or pieces
Our Pelargonium Product Offering
At Afrigetics we work with primary producers of wild-harvested pelargonium sidoides in South Africa and Lesotho, offering our customers sustainably wild-harvested raw materials with optional organic certification. We supply raw materials, standardised extracts and formulated products that are ready for white label branding, all processed through our FSSC22000 quality assurance programme.
Pelargonium sidoides
Whole Dried Pieces
Product Description
Dark brown to reddish pieces of shredded whole pelargonium root, cut and sifted according to customer specification.
Active Ingredient
Not less than 100ppm umckalin
Sterilisation
Steam Sterilisation
*optional
Packaging Description
Inner package
2 PVC plastic liner (Food grade)
Outer Packaging
White polypropylene agricultural weaved bag
Pack Size
15 kg raw material
Pelargonium sidoides
Milled Powder
Product Description
Dark brown to reddish pieces of shredded whole pelargonium root, cut and sifted according to customer specification.
Active Ingredient
Not less than 100ppm umckalin
Sterilisation
Steam Sterilisation
*optional
Packaging Description
Inner package
2 PVC plastic liner (Food grade)
Outer Packaging
White polypropylene agricultural weaved bag
Pack Size
20 kg raw material
Pelargonium sidoides
Powder Extract
Product Description
Pelargonium sidoides powder extract, made according to the EMA monograph and standardized for umckalin for greater accuracy in formulating your products.
Features
A dry powder extract standardized for umckalin content. This powder can be used as an ingredient in formulations for liquid drops, cough syrups or sprays and can also be pressed into tablets or encapsulated.
Active Ingredient
1100ppm Umckalin
Packaging Description
Foil gusset bag, ziplock closure
Pack Size
1 kg and 5 kg bags
Pelargonium sidoides
Ethanolic Liquid Extract 1:8-10
Product Description
Pelargonium sidoides 11% ethanolic extract
Features
An ethanolic extract made according to the pharmacopoeia monograph on Pelargonium sidoides. This tincture can be used as an ingredient in formulations for liquid drops, cough syrups or sprays or as a ready-to-use product.
Active Ingredient
15ppm umckalin (or to customer specification)
Packaging Description
PVC bucket with tamper-proof closure.
Pack Size
5 litre or 25 litre
Pelargonium sidoides
Glycerine Extract
Product Description
Pelargonium sidoides vegetable glycerine tincture
Features
A non-alcoholic, sugar-free extract of Pelargonium sidoides. This tincture can be used as an ingredient in formulations for liquid drops, cough syrups or sprays or as a ready-to-use product.
Active Ingredient
NLT 15ppm umckalin (or to customer specification)
Packaging Description
PVC bucket with tamper-proof closure.
Pack Size
5 litre or 25 litre
Pelargonium sidoides
Cough Syrup Formulation with Mint
Product Description
Alcohol-free and sugar-free. Pelargonium sidoides vegetable glycerine tincture formulated with mint oil.
Features
A non-alcoholic, sugar-free glycerine extract of Pelargonium sidoides that is ready to use as a cough syrup.
Active Ingredient
15ppm umckalin (or to customer specification)
Packaging Description
PVC bucket with tamper-proof closure.
Pack Size
5 litre or 25 litre
Research Papers
Information Resources
This is a summary of the scientific conclusions reached by the Committee on Herbal Medicinal Products (HMPC) on the medicinal uses of pelargonium root. The HMPC conclusions are taken into account by EU Member States when evaluating applications for the licensing of herbal medicines containing pelargonium root.
This summary is not intended to provide practical advice on how to use medicines containing pelargonium root. For practical information about using pelargonium root medicines, patients should read the package leaflet that comes with the medicine or contact their doctor or pharmacist.
