Chirata
Chirata
Purity Levels
30% Bitters
Mechotech designs and manufactures turnkey herbal extraction plants for Chirata, with a catalogue figure of 30% Bitters. We supply the complete machinery to process Chirata into an extract configured to the client’s target specification. Chirata (Swertia chirayita) is a bitter medicinal herb used in Ayurveda, Unani and folk medicine.
Mechotech’s Chirata plant is configured around the raw material and the target extract. It is built in SS 316L with integrated solvent recovery, automation and full documentation, and is delivered as a commissioned turnkey system. Final parameters are established during process development. Chirata is a bitter herb standardised on a ‘bitters’ figure, so the line is built around milling the dried herb, hydroalcoholic extraction, concentration and drying, with the assay method for the bitters figure agreed with the buyer.
Technical Specifications
| Product | Chirata Herbal Extraction Plant |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Swertia chirayita |
| Raw Material | Chirata |
| Plant Part / Feed Form | Confirm exact plant part / form (to be confirmed with the client) |
| Standardisation | 30% Bitters (existing catalogue figure) |
| Extraction Method | Closed jacketed SS 316L extraction with food-grade solvent (alcohol / aqueous) |
| Product-contact Material | SS 316L |
| Filtration System | Plate-and-frame filter press with cartridge polish filters |
| Concentration System | Falling-film / vacuum evaporator with solvent recovery |
| Drying System | Spray or vacuum dryer |
| Plant Capacity | Configured to requirement |
| Final Product Form | Standardised extract powder |
Plant Capacities
| Plant Scale | Raw Material Throughput | Typical Use |
|---|---|---|
| Pilot | Configured to your feedstock and trial plan | Product development, parameter validation |
| Semi-Commercial | Configured between pilot and commercial scale | Scale-up trials, contract manufacturing |
| Commercial | Configured to raw-material supply and confirmed buyer volume | Commercial production |
Capacity is configured to raw-material supply, confirmed buyer volume and investment timeline; a pilot plant is recommended to validate parameters before scaling.
Manufacturing Process
Raw Material Preparation
Dried Chirata (Swertia chirayita) raw material is cleaned, checked for moisture and milled to a uniform particle size so that the solvent reaches the bitter principles; the plant part and feed form are confirmed with the client.
Extraction
Milled Chirata is extracted with food-grade solvent (alcohol / aqueous) in closed jacketed SS 316L extractors under controlled temperature and multiple cycles to maximise recovery of the target actives.
Filtration
The extract (miscella) is clarified through a plate-and-frame filter press followed by cartridge polish filters.
Concentration & Solvent Recovery
The miscella is concentrated in a falling-film / vacuum evaporator, with solvent recovered through the condenser return system.
Standardisation
The concentrate is assayed and adjusted to the declared target specification before the final finishing step.
Drying & Quality Control
The standardised Chirata extract is spray- or vacuum-dried, then released after assay, residual-solvent, heavy-metal, microbial, and moisture testing.
Major Plant Equipment
- Raw material cleaning and size-reduction system
- Closed jacketed SS 316L extraction vessels
- Solvent storage tanks
- Plate-and-frame filter press
- Cartridge polish filtration
- Falling-film / vacuum evaporator
- Solvent recovery unit and condensers
- Standardisation / blending vessel
- Spray or vacuum dryer
- CIP system
- Automation and instrumentation
Plant Output
From Plant to Product
Chirata Extract
This botanical is also in the product range of Sureka Life Sciences, our sister concern in botanical ingredients.
Applications
- Ayurvedic, Unani and traditional medicine preparations (the legacy listing cites fever, liver and skin uses)
- Standardised herbal extract supply
- Digestive-health and liver-support formulations
- Metabolic-health formulations
Key Features
SS 316L Construction
Electropolished SS 316L product-contact surfaces with CIP operation between batches.
Closed-Loop Solvent Recovery
Integrated condenser-return recovery reuses solvent between batches and reduces solvent loss.
Standardised to Specification
In-process and batch-release assay are used to check the finished extract against the agreed target specification.
Integrated Drying
A matched spray/vacuum dryer produces a dry extract powder; drying parameters are set during process development.
Scalable Batch Capacity
Plants are configured to requirement from pilot scale upward, with modular expansion.
Frequently Asked Questions
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