English Name: Cassia Nomame P. E. Latin Name：Cassianomame（Sieb.）Kitagawa Plant Description: An exceedingly variable, prostrate to erect legume up to 1.5 m high, usually annual, sometimes with stems becoming woody above ground level and enabling the plant to perenniate. Stems variable, usually puberulent with short curved hairs, sometimes more or less densely clothed with longer spreading hairs. Leaves linear to linear-oblong, more or less parallel-sided, 0.6 to 10 cm long, 0.4 to 1.5 cm .Inflorescence supra-axillary or sometimes axillary, one- to three-flowered. Petals yellow, obovate 4 to 13 mm long, 2 to 9 mm wide. Use part：Whole herb Specification.: Flavones 8% Standard of quality: Item Specification Test result Assay(By UV) Flavones≥8%? 8.45% Chemical & physical control Item Specification Test result Appearance Brownish-green Powder Conformed Taste Characteristic Conformed Odor Characteristic Conformed Particle size 80Mesh 100% pass Loss on drying ≤5.0% 4.25% Ash ≤5.0% 4.3% Heavy metal ≤10PPM Conformed 　　As ≤2ppm Conformed 　　Pb ≤2ppm Conformed Pest?residual Absence Conformed Microbiological control Total plate count ≤1000CFU/GM Conformed Yeast & mold ≤100CFU/GM Conformed Salmonella Absence Conformed E.coli. Absence Conformed Conclusion Conformed with in-house standard 　Action: Flavones from Cassia Nomame is a natural lipase inhibitor, which inhibits the lipase enzyme that breaks down fat for absorption. With this enzyme "blocked" from doing its job, fat passes through the body unabsorbed. Cassia Nomame also acts as a natural diuretic providing thermogenesis action to stimulate the burning of fat cells within thebody. Storage：Store in cool &dry place. Keep away from strong light and heat. Shelf life：2 years when properly stored. Packing：Double plastic bag of foodstuff inside, cardboard drum outside, (25kg/drum).