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. 2023 Nov 23;11:1271157. doi: 10.3389/fchem.2023.1271157

TABLE 1.

Physicochemical analysis of LSR tablets.

S. no. Test(s) LSR-I LSR-II LSR-III
1 Size Diameter: 9.61 ± 0.14 mm; thickness: 4.76 ± 0.08 mm
2 Foreign matter (% w/w) Nil Nil Nil
3 Loss on drying (% w/w) 3.87 ± 0.47 3.55 ± 0.52 3.69 ± 0.42
4 pH (10% aqueous solution) 5.33 ± 0.65 5.36 ± 0.59 5.33 ± 0.68
5 Water extractive value (% w/w) 44.52 ± 2.21 43.08 ± 2.32 45.07 ± 2.37
6 Alcohol extractive value (% w/w) 12.34 ± 1.07 12.07 ± 1.12 11.88 ± 1.21
7 Total ash value (% w/w) 21.98 ± 1.55 22.28 ± 1.47 22.42 ± 1.58
8 Acid insoluble ash value (% w/w) 17.70 ± 1.14 17.62 ± 1.21 18.13 ± 1.17
9 Average weight (g) 0.402 ± 0.04 0.403 ± 0.06 0.405 ± 0.07
10 Hardness (kg/cm2) 4.34 ± 0.24 4.40 ± 0.27 4.75 ± 0.22
11 Disintegration time (min.) 17.16 ± 1.21 17.21 ± 1.25 17.43 ± 1.27
12 Friability (% w/w) 0.45 ± 0.05 0.46 ± 0.04 0.46 ± 0.04
13 Na (ppm) 2,214.87 ± 5.14 2,092.85 ± 5.21 2,124.55 ± 5.27
14 K (ppm) 7,925.10 ± 11.31 8,078.63 ± 11.87 7,844.19 ± 12.54
15 Ca (ppm) 8,312.22 ± 14.55 8,595.75 ± 14.61 8,213.48 ± 14.87
16 Mg (ppm) 2,878.78 ± 5.91 2,789.08 ± 5.88 2,621.91 ± 5.89
17 Al (ppm) 23,217.84 ± 21.87 23,006.11 ± 22.54 23,603.59 ± 22.65
18 Fe (ppm) 31,583.18 ± 24.87 31,432.04 ± 26.87 31,645.45 ± 25.71
19 Test for heavy metals (ppm) Complies as per the API
(Pb, Cd, Hg, and As)
20 Aflatoxins Complies as per the API
21 Specific pathogens Complies as per the API
22 Pesticide residues Complies as per the API