Herbal Extraction Plants

Thylophora Indica

Purity Levels

1% Thylophorin

Mechotech designs and manufactures turnkey herbal extraction plants for Thylophora Indica, listed in the catalogue with a 1% thylophorin figure. Mechotech’s legacy page for the Thylophora Indica Extract Plant describes the plant as also known as Thylophora asthmatica or Indian ipecac, and names the alkaloids tylophorine and tylophorinine as key compounds. The catalogue spells the marker “Thylophorin”, which differs from the legacy page’s “tylophorine”, and no source gives an assay method or the plant part used, so the marker, the part and the assay are confirmed with the client. The Sureka Life Sciences catalogue has no matching entry.

Mechotech’s Thylophora Indica plant is configured around the specific chemistry and processing requirements of the raw material. Built in SS 316L with integrated solvent recovery, automation and full documentation, each plant is delivered as a commissioned turnkey system. The figure 1% thylophorin is the catalogue standardisation; the specification actually targeted, the assay method and the feed form are set during process development and pilot validation.

Technical Specifications

Product	Thylophora Indica Extraction Plant
Process Category	Herbal Extraction Plants
Botanical Name	Thylophora indica, also called Thylophora asthmatica or Indian ipecac (per Mechotech’s legacy page; the catalogue spelling differs from the usual Tylophora)
Raw Material	Thylophora indica plant material (Indian ipecac)
Plant Part / Feed Form	Not stated in the product tree or the legacy page text; confirm exact plant part / form (to be confirmed with the client)
Principal Documented Constituent	Alkaloids: the legacy page names tylophorine and tylophorinine; the catalogue lists “Thylophorin”; no assay method stated
Standardisation	1% Thylophorin (catalogue figure; the legacy page spells the alkaloid “tylophorine”; no assay method stated)
Extract Type	Standardised extract (liquid concentrate or dried powder, per specification)
Extraction Method	Food-grade solvent (alcohol / aqueous) extraction in closed, jacketed SS 316L extractors
Product-contact Material	SS 316L
Filtration	Plate-and-frame filter press with cartridge polish filters
Concentration	Falling-film / vacuum evaporator with solvent recovery
Drying / Finishing	Kept as a concentrate, or spray- or vacuum-dried to a powder, per specification
Automation	PLC-based
Plant Capacity	Configured to requirement
Utility Requirements	Steam, chilled/cooling water, compressed air and power (project-specific)
Compliance	GMP hygienic design; full documentation for qualification
Final Product Form	Thylophora indica extract — 1% Thylophorin (catalogue figure)

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

Thylophora indica raw material is authenticated, cleaned, tested for moisture and milled to a uniform particle size to maximise solvent contact before extraction. The plant part and feed form are confirmed with the client.

Extraction

The prepared Thylophora Indica raw material is extracted with food-grade solvent (alcohol / aqueous) in closed jacketed SS 316L extractors under controlled temperature and over multiple cycles to recover the target constituents. The solvent ratio and conditions are set during process development.

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 client’s target specification (catalogue figure: 1% thylophorin) before the final finishing step. The assay method is agreed with the buyer.

Finishing & Quality Control

The standardised Thylophora Indica extract is kept as a concentrate or spray- or vacuum-dried to the required form, then released after assay, residual-solvent, heavy-metal, microbial and moisture testing.

Major Plant Equipment

Raw material authentication, cleaning and moisture testing
Mill (size reduction)
Jacketed SS 316L extraction vessels
Solvent storage tanks
Plate-and-frame filter press
Cartridge polish filters
Falling-film / vacuum evaporator
Closed-loop solvent recovery system (condenser return)
Standardisation / blending vessel
Spray dryer / vacuum dryer (where a powder is required)
CIP (clean-in-place) system
PLC-based automation panel

Plant Output

Thylophora indica extract — catalogue figure 1% thylophorin

Applications

Alkaloid-rich herbal extract supply (per Mechotech’s legacy page)
Traditional-medicine formulations (per the legacy page)
Nutraceutical and pharmaceutical ingredient supply, to be defined with the client

Key Features

SS 316L Construction
Electropolished SS 316L product-contact surfaces with CIP operation between batches.
Alcohol / Aqueous Solvent Extraction
Closed jacketed extractors run food-grade alcohol or aqueous solvent over multiple cycles to recover the target fraction.
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.
Scalable Batch Capacity
Plants are configured to requirement from pilot scale upward, with modular expansion.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Mechotech supply the complete machinery for Thylophora Indica?

Yes. Mechotech supplies the complete turnkey plant for Thylophora Indica — engineered, fabricated at our Hyderabad facility, installed and commissioned as a single integrated system. Final process parameters are established during process development and pilot validation.

What specification can the Thylophora Indica plant achieve?

The plant is configured to the client’s target specification for Thylophora Indica; the specification achieved is established during process development and pilot validation, and batch-release testing with certificate-of-analysis documentation is defined with the client.

What production capacities are available for the Thylophora Indica plant?

Capacity for the Thylophora Indica plant is configured to raw-material supply, confirmed buyer volume and investment timeline, starting at pilot scale; a pilot plant is recommended to validate parameters before scaling.

Which industries use the Thylophora Indica plant?

The end-use areas listed for Thylophora Indica are given under Applications. The end use and the target specification are confirmed with the client before the plant is configured.

How is Thylophora Indica extract produced in Mechotech’s extraction plant?

Raw material is authenticated, cleaned, moisture-tested and milled, then extracted with food-grade solvent (alcohol / aqueous) in closed jacketed SS 316L extractors over multiple cycles. The extract is clarified through a plate-and-frame filter press and cartridge polish filters, concentrated in a falling-film / vacuum evaporator with solvent recovery, adjusted against the target specification and finished as a concentrate or powder; each batch is released after assay and quality testing.

Which plant is Thylophora Indica, and which part is used?

Mechotech’s legacy page names Thylophora indica, also called Thylophora asthmatica or Indian ipecac. Neither the product tree nor the legacy page text states the plant part or the feed form, so the exact part is confirmed with the client before the plant is configured.

What is thylophorin, and why is the spelling different?

The catalogue lists “1% Thylophorin”, while Mechotech’s legacy page names the alkaloids tylophorine and tylophorinine. The catalogue spelling is kept as listed. No source states which compound the 1% refers to or how it is assayed, so the marker and the assay method are agreed with the buyer.

Is Thylophora Indica an alkaloid extract?

The legacy page names alkaloids as the key compounds, and Mechotech’s alkaloid line has its own category, Alkaloids Extraction Plants. This page follows the herbal-extraction entry in the product tree, so the route is an alcohol / aqueous solvent extraction; whether a separate alkaloid-isolation step is needed is established during process development.

Which equipment finishes the Thylophora Indica extract?

After solvent extraction, the miscella is clarified on a Filter Press, concentrated in a Falling Film Evaporator with solvent recovery, and then kept as a concentrate or dried in a Spray Dryer or vacuum dryer when a powder is required. The finishing form is agreed with the client.

Which related routes and pages does Mechotech list alongside Thylophora Indica?

The solvent options used on this page are described on Hydro Alcoholic-Based Extraction and Alcohol-Based Extraction. The hub page is Herbal Extraction Plants, which lists the other herbal extraction plants in the catalogue. In the product tree, Thylophora Indica sits next to Tinospora Cordifolia and Tomato; they are different raw materials, each with its own catalogue figure.

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