Ashwagandha Root PE 1.5% Withanolides

Withania Somnifera

1. #Properties#
   

   Properties of Ashwagandha

   
   
   Ashwagandha Withania Somnifera is an essential herb in India and Africa as a traditional remedy and has been used in Ayurvedic medicine for over two thousand years. It belongs to the Solanaceae family and its name, which means horse in Sanskrit, evokes the strength and revitalising properties that this natural ingredient provides. Also nicknamed "winter cherry”, Indian ginseng or Physalis flexuosa, Ashwagandha is a plant with beneficial properties.
   
   Its very powerful active ingredients[1] are concentrated in its root, the richest part of the plant. The fortifying root of Ashwagandha is best known for promoting sleep, physical and intellectual well-being. It provides support in times of nervous tension and anxiety.
   
   The bioactive components of Ashwagandha are numerous and help strengthen the immune system. This plant is rich in antioxidants: flavonoids including catechin, steroidal alkaloids (somnine, somniferine), phytosterols (withanolides, β-sitosterol)[2] and also contains lactones with anti-inflammatory properties (withaferin A), sitoindosides with anti-stress activity as well as pyrazole alkaloids with relaxing effects. Ashwagandha is now widely studied scientifically for its various withanolides[3], phytoactive principles discovered in 1962, and of which the root of the plant contains more than thirty.
   
   Ashwaghanda is also effective in promoting good digestion thanks to its trace elements and antioxidants (stress being a factor in digestive dysfunctions). Ashwagandha also contains trace elements including iron and essential amino acids, such as L-tryptophan. Linoleic (omega 6) and linolenic (omega 3) fatty acids are also found in this root.
   
   Ashwagandha is a plant that adapts to the needs of the body while fighting against stress. It regulates the nervous system, sleep cycles and balances major physiological functions. Considered a plant panacea, Ashwaghanda gently reduces the aggressions of the body, fortifies the body during convalescences and naturally generates better tonus. It is therefore particularly indicated during periods of overextertion and for nocturnal relaxation.
   
   
   [1] VERMA, Sitansu Kumar et KUMAR, Ajay. Therapeutic uses of Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha) with a note on withanolides and its pharmacological actions. Asian J Pharm Clin Res, 2011, vol. 4, no 1, p. 1-4.

   [2] SANGWAN, Rajender Singh, CHAURASIYA, Narayan Das, LAL, Payare, et al. Withanolide A Biogeneration in in Vitro Shoot Cultures of Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera D UNAL), a Main Medicinal Plant in Ayurveda. Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 2007, vol. 55, no 9, p. 1371-1375.

   [3] GIRME, Aboli, SASTE, Ganesh, PAWAR, Sandeep, et al. Investigating 11 Withanosides and Withanolides by UHPLC–PDA and Mass Fragmentation Studies from Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera). ACS omega, 2020, vol. 5, no 43, p. 27933-27943. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.0c03266
   
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2. #Species and parts used#
   

   Species and parts of Ashwagandha used

   
   
   A small Indian shrub measuring between 30 and 75 centimeters in height, Ashwagandha is an annual, perennial and fast-growing plant. It produces yellow or green flowers as well as small orange berries and has tuberous roots. At Natural Origins, we use the cut root of the Ashwagandha. Before being reduced to a powder ranging from beige to dark brown, the active ingredients are extracted from the root using a hydroalcoholic process.
   
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3. #Origin & quality#
   

   Origin and quality of Ashwagandha

   
   
   
   Our reference Ashwagandha comes from its land of origin in India, where it is cultivated in the regions most conducive to better quality. Its cultivation requires hot and humid conditions with low rainfall at the beginning of the rainy season.
   
   

   Natural Origins offers you the ingredient Ashwagandha ingredient with a standardised content of whitanolides and in a concentrated form as well as in CWS dry extract for beverages.
   
   

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   - Ashwagandha Root PE 1.5% Withanolides
   
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   - Ashwagandha Root PE CWS
   
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4. #Country of origin#
   

   Country of origin of Natural Origins' Ashwagandha

   
   
   India
   
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5. #Harvest period#
   

   Ashwagandha harvest time

   
   
   Autumn
   
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6. #Best availability period at Natural Origins#
   

   Period of Ashwagandha's optimal availability at Natural Origins

   
   
   All year
   
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