Starch capsule, also known as starch empty capsule, is a hollow capsule made of pure natural cassava starch, edible glycerin and purified water imported from Cambodia, which can be used as both snacks and food containers. Its shape is the same as that of ordinary capsules, but it is naturally different from gelatin capsules made of 90% animal skins and bones on the market. It is a safer pure plant non-animal source capsule and the terminator of poison capsule. It can be used not only as a protective drug shell, but also as a carrier for daily taking health care powder and packaging of cooking condiments. Through starch empty capsules, the taste of health powder can be improved, the stomach and intestines can be protected from drug stimulation, and the drug absorption rate and utilization rate can be greatly improved.
Second, the characteristics
(1) 100% natural cassava starch.
Starch capsules are made of 100% natural cassava starch and proper amount of purified water through a special process, and do not contain any chemical additives and preservatives.
(2) No animal-borne infectious diseases.
No animal-derived substances and animal protein are added in the production, which completely eliminates the potential safety hazards caused by mad cow disease and poison capsules.
(3) Non-transgenic
The starch used in the production does not use genetically modified varieties, and the raw materials are strictly controlled, and it has passed the international SGS non-genetically modified certification.
(4) No pesticide residue
Cassava, the raw material used in the production, is imported from Cambodia, and no pesticides are used in the organic planting process. At the same time, advanced technology is adopted in the production process to further ensure that the products are free of pesticide residues.
(5) No carcinogen residue.
Strictly control the production conditions, never use ethylene oxide to sterilize the products, and there will be no carcinogen residue.
(6) Take care of the stomach
Taking powder directly is easy to burn esophagus and gastric mucosa and cause ulcer. Some powders are too irritating and easy to choke into the trachea and corrode the tracheal mucosa. Using empty starch capsules as carriers can protect the stomach and intestines.
(7) no cross-linking reaction with drugs
Starch is a substance with stable molecular structure, which will not cross-link with aldehyde groups or other compounds, so as to prevent the internal substances from deteriorating and cross-linking due to capsules.
(8) The drug utilization rate and absorption effect are good.
The effective components in starch are more helpful to stimulate the activity of powder, which is beneficial to human absorption and increase the use efficiency of precious Chinese herbal medicines.
(9) It is easy to be accepted by people of special culture.
The raw material of empty starch capsules is pure starch, which is more in line with the eating habits of people with special religious beliefs and vegetarians. The products have passed the certification of European Vegetarian Association, halal certification and kosher certification.
(10) Easy to store and carry.
Starch hollow capsules have low requirements on temperature and humidity, and can be stored and carried under normal conditions.
Third, the delivery process.
BC 1500, the first empty capsule was born in Egypt;
1846, two-stage hard capsule manufacturing technology was patented in France;
1874, Detroit began the industrial manufacture of hard capsules, and introduced various models at the same time;
193 1 year, large-scale production of empty capsules began, accounting for 70% of all kinds of drugs;
During the period of 1986, the outbreak of mad cow disease from Britain to Europe made gelatin capsules fall into an unprecedented crisis of confidence, and people began to look for plant materials to replace gelatin.
During the period of 1997, Pfizer introduced two kinds of plant hollow capsules. Hollow capsules made of hydroxypropyl cellulose-not conducive to human digestion, but made of pullulan-are extremely expensive and complicated. Experts in the industry agree that starch, as three essential nutrients for human beings, is the best raw material for producing plant hollow capsules.
In 2000, hollow starch capsules were formed, but due to the technical problems of starch fluidity, formability and properties, it has been impossible to realize industrial production.
In 2004, Hunan Erkang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. started the research and development project of starch capsules;
In 20 13, Erkang Pharmaceutical, together with senior scholars from Australia and Canada, took the lead in overcoming a number of core technical difficulties and realized the industrialization of empty starch capsules.
In 20 14, the world's first empty starch capsule industrial park was built in Liuyang Biomedical Park.
In 20 15, erkang starch hollow capsules will be fully sold and become the largest professional supplier of starch hollow capsules in the world.
Fourthly, compared with gelatin (the terminator of poison capsules)
20 12 April 15 CCTV Weekly Quality Report and Oriental Time and Space Report, some gelatin production enterprises decolorize and bleach leather scraps with quicklime, and then cook them into industrial gelatin, which is sold to Zhejiang Xinchang pharmaceutical capsule production enterprises and finally flows to pharmaceutical companies. Through investigation, it was found that the content of heavy metal chromium in capsules used in 9 pharmaceutical factories 13 batches of drugs exceeded the standard, and most of them exceeded the standard by more than 90 times.
Chromium is a toxic heavy metal, which is easy to accumulate in human body, causing cancer and possibly inducing gene mutation. Pharmaceutical companies use poison capsules, and the medicine that saves people has become a "poison" that harms people.
The appearance of empty starch capsules has brought good news to people, so that people are no longer troubled by toxic capsules.
(1) The raw material of starch hollow capsule is imported pure cassava starch, which is safe and pollution-free;
The raw materials of gelatin capsules are pig cowhide, bones, leather scraps and cotton extracts;
(2) Starch vacuoles belong to pure plants, not animal capsules.
Gelatin capsules are animal-derived capsules or cellulose capsules;
(3) Empty starch capsules taste sweet potato, a little sweet, and have a faint rice paste smell when burned;
Gelatin capsules have the smell of leather and tar when burned;
(4) Empty starch capsules can be used not only as medicine, but also as food and snacks;
Gelatin capsules can only be used as medicine.
Verb recognition (abbreviation for verb)
(1) iodine
Dropping iodine into empty starch capsules will turn blue, but gelatin will not;
(2) Fire
Starchy empty capsules will smell like rice paste when ignited by fire, while gelatin will smell like burnt hair when ignited;
(3) Taste
Empty starch capsules will have a faint sweet potato flavor when chewed in the mouth, which is a little sweet, while gelatin chewing will have a leather flavor;
Industrial application of intransitive verbs
(1) health preservation
Empty starch capsule, an artifact filled with health powder, the powder is no longer bitter;
Health powders such as Panax Notoginseng, Maca powder and Gastrodia elata powder can be filled with empty starch capsules, which can be carried around and stored conveniently.
The method of self-made health capsule:
With a special small medicine spoon, scoop a spoonful of health powder into an empty starch capsule;
After filling the health powder, cover the capsule cap;
Put the self-made health capsule into a small medicine box and carry it with you.
Capsule, or you can rest assured!
(2) medical use
As a protective drug shell, starch empty capsule can effectively stimulate drug activity and enhance drug absorption rate;
(3) Edible
Starch capsules are empty, sweet potato-flavored and a little sweet, and can be used as snacks or food packaging bags, such as ginger capsules, onion capsules, mushroom capsules and instant noodle seasoning capsules.
Seven. Applicable people
(1) patients
People who often need to take Chinese medicine for treatment
(2) medical care
People who need health care or are in sub-health state.
(3) Beauty
Pay attention to people in beauty.
(4) Pregnant women and children
People who need Chinese medicine supplements
(5) Special religious races
People with special religious beliefs can't eat animal raw materials to make capsules.
(6) Travel carrying
People who often need to go out and take health powder or other Chinese medicines.
Eight, storage methods
Keep it in a cool and dry place.