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The various high-standard equipment allows Alpinamed to
use the full spectrum of extraction methods, i.e. from the classic maceration
of fresh plants up to the standardised fluid and dried extracts, through
turbo-extraction or percolation.
Fresh plant extracts / tinctures
 Fresh
plants are immediately, after being controlled for their identity and
quality, photographed, chopped and stabilised in alcohol. Only the very
best plants are used for our extracts, originating either from cultivations
or collected from wild rural areas (without any toxic or harmful pollution).
With regard to the identity, purity and concentration, the same requirements
are applied as for the dried raw material. Each supplier of fresh plants
certifies the origin, the way of cultivation and time of harvest in order
to allow clear tractability.
 The
stabilized fresh plants are processed either according the valid pharmacopoeia,
the customer’s own specifications or following internal methods.
They are mixed and moved (maceration) with defined quantities of ethanol/water
as a rule for 10 days. Subsequently pressing separates the plant residuals,
the saturated liquid phase is filtered and analysed.
Pressed-juices
Some fresh plants are pressed immediately after chopping. The cleaned
plant material is chopped again and processed by a hydraulic press. The
then obtained juices are stabilised with adequate procedures.
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