Eclipta Alba
Eclipta Alba
Purity Levels
30% Bitters
Mechotech designs and manufactures turnkey herbal extraction plants for Eclipta Alba (Eclipta alba), with a catalogue figure of 30% Bitters. We supply the complete machinery to process Eclipta Alba into an extract configured to the client’s target specification. Eclipta alba (bhringraj) is a medicinal herb used in Ayurveda and traditional medicine for hair growth, liver protection and anti-inflammatory purposes.
Mechotech’s Eclipta Alba 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.
Technical Specifications
| Product | Eclipta Alba Herbal Extraction Plant |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Eclipta alba |
| Raw Material | Eclipta Alba |
| Plant Part / Feed Form | Confirm exact plant part / form (to be confirmed with the client) |
| Standardisation | 30% Bitters (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 | Eclipta alba extract |
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
Eclipta Alba raw material is authenticated, tested for moisture, and milled to a uniform particle size to maximise solvent contact before extraction.
Extraction
Milled Eclipta Alba 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 Eclipta Alba 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
Eclipta Alba Extract
This botanical is also in the product range of Sureka Life Sciences, our sister concern in botanical ingredients.
Applications
- Hair-care herbal formulations (traditional hair-growth use)
- Liver-support herbal formulations
- Anti-inflammatory and analgesic herbal formulations
- Skin and wound-care formulations
- Standardised herbal extract supply (30% bitters catalogue figure)
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 its declared 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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