Ajuga Decumbens Extract Powder

Ajuga decumbens extract powder comes from the whole plant of a creeping Chinese mint-family herb known as jin gu cao. The plant is extracted with water, concentrated and dried to a light brown powder, and iridoid glycosides are the characteristic constituent family of the genus.

The product is a 10:1 ratio extract with no marker percentage attached. It is water dispersible and milled to 80 mesh. A pure iridoid glycoside such as harpagide is a separate product from this extract, which describes the whole-plant profile only.

SKU: BOT-BEX-0150 Category: Botanical Extracts Tags: Ajuga, Gummies & Chews, Plant Extracts, Water Dispersible, Water Extracted, Whole Plant

Ajuga decumbens Identity & Plant Part

The botanical entity is Ajuga decumbens Thunb., family Lamiaceae, a low creeping herb of East Asia. The part used in this Ajuga decumbens extract is the whole plant; the master data does not isolate a single organ. Common names include bugle and, in Chinese trade, jin gu cao.

The genus is easily mixed up with its relatives. Ajuga turkestanica, a Central Asian species, has its own page and is known for ecdysteroids, and the garden bugle Ajuga reptans is another species again. Iridoid glycosides such as harpagide are the best-known constituents of the genus, and the siblings of this botanical include two of them as pure compounds. Ajuga decumbens extract is therefore specified by its binomial and by the whole plant, which separates it from the other Ajuga species sold under the shared genus name in supplement and herbal markets. Ajuga decumbens extract should be matched on the same two facts in every offer, because a bare genus name leaves the species and the part open.

Ajuga decumbens Extract vs Harpagide

Form	What It Is	Choose It When
10:1 Whole-Plant Extract	Water-extracted, concentrated and dried A. decumbens whole plant	A whole-plant extract without a marker claim is wanted
Harpagide 98%	Isolated harpagide at 98% purity	A single iridoid glycoside rather than a plant extract is wanted

A 10:1 ratio reports how much starting plant material lies behind one part of powder and nothing about harpagide or any other compound. The sibling on the other end of the range is the purified iridoid glycoside, where the rest of the plant has been removed entirely and a single substance is specified.

Choose the whole-plant extract when species identity and a broad plant profile matter more than one named compound. If a single glycoside has to be declared, the pure compound is the correct specification. The botanical is the same, and only the definition of the powder changes from a concentrate to a single substance.

Typical Specifications

Specification Item	Product Information
Latin Name	Ajuga decumbens
Plant Part	Whole Plant
Processing	Water Extraction
Common Name	Bugle, Jin Gu Cao
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

Light-Colored Capsule Fills

Ordinary shells cover the powder’s light brown tint without trouble. Whole-plant extracts can bridge in the hopper and take up moisture, so run a flow check on the lot before filling and weigh capsules at intervals to catch fill drift across the run.

Herbal Cooling-Style Drink Powders

In drink powders the extract gives a mild, slightly bitter herbal base that sits well with lemon, honey and chrysanthemum flavors. Taste a plain-water sample first, because delicate herbal notes are easily covered by strong fruit flavors.

Tea-Style Sachets

Sachets can combine the extract with other mint-family herbs in a herbal tea-style blend. Sieve the powder into the premix and match particle sizes, so the tint stays even from the first sachet to the last.

Tablets with Herb Extracts

The tablet formula pairs the extract with a dry binder and a disintegrant. Herbal powders soften when moisture is absorbed before compression, so keep humidity low and test hardness and disintegration on finished tablets. Bitterness persists in the tablet, so film coating is a sensible option for the finished product.

Honey-Style Gummies

In gummies the extract adds a light brown tint that suits honey and citrus flavors. Add it after cooking and cooling slightly, and test gel set and taste, because bitterness from herb extracts persists at low inclusion rates.

Formulation Notes

The extract is a light brown powder with a faint green-herbal smell and a slightly bitter taste. It disperses in water to a light brown, lightly hazy liquid, and haze can increase as the liquid cools. Judge clarity in the finished drink and not only in a plain-water test. Whole-plant extracts take up moisture, so weigh the powder promptly and reseal the container after each use. In the blender, combine it with a portion of the filler and pass it through a screen. A retained sample of the original shade shows whether an opened lot has darkened with air. Ajuga decumbens extract keeps the profile of the entire plant, so Ajuga decumbens lots of this kind are more variable than single-organ extracts.

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)

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