Ensuring Product Quality
We at Sacred Leaves Botanicals believe in offering the highest quality and most potent herbal formulas possible. We adhere to the ancient practices of the master herbalist in the production of Nature RisingTM while maintaining strict modern quality controls.
We also strive to use only herbs produced under sustainable and environmentally friendly practices. Nature RisingTM is produced with that philosophy.
The herbs
in Nature RisingTM are of the highest quality available in the market and are extracted in highly concentrate potencies. This drives up our cost but it ensures that you receive a top quality product.
Nature RisingTM quality control is maintained through rigorous selection of our herbs suppliers and a top quality production process:
GEO-AUTHENTICITY
We buy the best herbs from their indigenous regions to ensure that the proper climate, soil and water crucial to the content of active ingredients are present, as most herbs indigenous to one region cannot be properly grown in another. Our herbs are wild crafted or sourced from 52 GAP (Good Agricultural Practice) Farms when possible.
HARVESTING
Our herbs are harvested at the proper time to insure optimum potency of the active ingredients in each herb.
IDENTIFICATION
A Master Herbalist macroscopically examines the herbs to ensure they are the proper species and grade of herb that we desire, and that the herbs are from the highest quality of its species. Extra steps such as TLC tests and microscopic tests are also taken. The 2005 Chinese pharmacopoeia and European standards for each herb is the guideline employed.
PROCESSING
All herbs are furthered processed according to traditional techniques at a PIC/S (Pharmaceutical Inspection Cooperation / Scheme) GMP Certified Plant to ensure the highest effectiveness and decrease the potential of side effects. Herbs are carefully hand-sorted before packing to check for impurities. Moisture is well-controlled to prolong shelf life without the use of any preservatives like sulfuring and nitrogen dioxide.
TESTING
Each of our lab-tested herbs is dual- tested by both our supplier’s in-house lab and an independent third party lab. These lab are equipped with instruments such as a high performance liquid chromatograph, moisture determination meter, Fourier transform infrared spectrometer, atomic absorption spectrophotometer, gas chromatograph, etc.
Also, the following additional tests are performed:
Microbacteria
Pesticides - over 200 pesticides tested for (Uab 2000 screen).
Heavy Metals - Lead, Mercury and Arsenic |