Agastache Herb Extract Powder

Agastache herb extract powder comes from the aerial parts of Agastache rugosa, the Korean mint or huo xiang herb. The tops are extracted with water, concentrated and dried to a light brown powder, which keeps little of the strong aroma that the fresh herb gives off.

The product is a 10:1 ratio extract with no marker percentage attached. It is water dispersible and milled to 80 mesh. A milled agastache powder of the same herb is a separate product, and the two differ by process and not by plant part.

SKU: BOT-BEX-0146 Category: Botanical Extracts Tags: Capsules & Tablets, Drink Powders & Sticks, Leaf & Herb, Plant Extracts, Water Dispersible, Water Extracted

Agastache rugosa Identity & Plant Part

The botanical entity is Agastache rugosa (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Kuntze, family Lamiaceae. The part used in this Agastache extract is the aerial parts, meaning leaf, stem and flowering top; roots are not part of the product. Common names include Korean mint, wrinkled giant hyssop and huo xiang.

The Chinese name huo xiang is shared with guang huo xiang, patchouli, which is Pogostemon cablin, an unrelated plant with a different aroma. Agastache is also not a culinary mint of the genus Mentha. Phenylpropanoid volatile oils, especially estragole, are common in the herb, and the fresh herb is far more aromatic than any water extract. Agastache extract should therefore be specified with the binomial and the aerial parts, not the shared common name alone.

Agastache Extract vs Herb Powder

Form	What It Is	Choose It When
10:1 Herb Extract	Water-extracted, concentrated and dried A. rugosa aerial parts	A concentrated, water-dispersible herb extract is wanted
Agastache Powder	Milled dried aerial parts with no extraction step	A fiber-containing herb powder at higher inclusion is wanted

The 10:1 figure expresses how many parts of starting herb stand behind one part of powder. It carries no statement about volatile oil or flavonoid content, so it cannot be read as an aroma or marker specification. The herb powder sibling keeps all tissue, including the fiber and any residual oil, while the extract keeps what water can carry.

Pick the ratio extract when a concentrated, dispersible form of the aerial parts is wanted. Pick the milled herb when whole-herb bulk and aroma matter more. The botanical and the plant part are the same in both, and only the process and the resulting form differ.

Typical Specifications

Specification Item	Product Information
Latin Name	Agastache rugosa
Plant Part	Leaf & Herb
Processing	Water Extraction
Common Name	Korean Mint, Huo Xiang
Ingredient Type	Ratio Extract
Extract Ratio	10:1
Appearance	Light Brown powder
Solubility / Dispersibility	Water Dispersible
Quality Parameters
Moisture (LOD)	≤5.0%
Total Ash	≤5.0%
Particle Size	80 mesh
Heavy Metals	Lead ≤2 ppm · Arsenic ≤1 ppm · Cadmium ≤1 ppm · Mercury ≤0.1 ppm
Microbiology	TPC ≤1,000 cfu/g · Yeast & Mold ≤100 cfu/g · E. coli Negative · Salmonella Negative/25 g
Shelf Life	24 months in unopened original packaging, cool and dry storage

Application Areas

Herbal Capsule Fills

Common capsule shells conceal the powder’s mild shade without opacifiers. Herb extracts can bridge in the hopper and take up moisture, so run a flow check on the lot before filling and weigh capsules during the run to catch fill variation.

Minty-Style Drink Powders

In drink powders the extract gives a mild green-herbal note without the cooling bite of peppermint. It blends with lemon, ginger and honey flavors, and a plain-water taste test shows how little aroma the powder keeps.

Herbal Tea Sachets

Sachets can combine Agastache extract with perilla, mint or chrysanthemum-style extracts for a cooling herbal blend. Screen the powder first and match particle sizes so the brown tint is even, then compare the first and last sachets.

Tablets with Herb Extracts

Direct compression works with a dry binder and a disintegrant added to the extract. Herb extracts soften with moisture, so keep humidity low and test hardness and disintegration on finished tablets before releasing the formula. Mint-type flavors can round the faint green-herbal note in a chewable version.

Cooling-Style Instant Tea

Instant tea-style sachets can present Agastache extract with lemon or mint flavors in a cooling herbal cup. Dissolve a sample in cold water to check dispersion and haze, then in hot water to see how the faint herbal note changes with temperature.

Formulation Notes

The extract is a light brown powder with a faint, green-herbal smell and a mildly bitter taste. In water it disperses to a light brown, slightly hazy liquid. The volatile oil of the herb is largely lost during concentration, so the powder smells much weaker than a freshly crushed leaf. Reseal the container after each use, because the powder is hygroscopic. For dry blending, stir it into a measured share of the filler and sieve. Compare an opened lot with a retained sample before it is used in a pale blend, since brown shades deepen with air exposure.

Packaging & Commercial Supply

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Supply Item	General Information
Sample	Available upon request for formulation, testing, and supplier evaluation
Order Quantities	100 g · 1 kg · 5 kg · 25 kg · 100 kg · 500 kg · Bulk
Sample Lead Time	Typically 5–7 days after sample confirmation
Production Lead Time	Typically 15–30 days after order and specification confirmation
Packaging	Suitable protective inner packaging with bags, cartons, drums, or other appropriate outer packaging
Storage	Store in tightly sealed, suitable protective packaging in a cool, dry environment. Protect from moisture, heat, and direct sunlight. Specific storage conditions follow the approved product specification.
Documentation	COA · Product Specification · TDS · SDS · Applicable declarations (as applicable)

Final order quantities, lead times, packaging, documentation, and shipping arrangements are confirmed according to the selected product and commercial requirements.