INTRODUCTION
Ashwagandha also known as Withania somnifera, Winter cherry, or Indian Ginseng. Ashwagandha, one of the most valuable herbs in the Ayurvedic medical system dating back more than 3,000 years. Because of its vast area of application, ayurvedic physicians have used it extensively in curing people from their ailments.
Ashwagandha, improves the body-ability to maintain physical effort and helps the body adapt to various types of stress. Ashwagandha is a rejuvenative that helps maintain proper nourishment of the tissues, particularly muscle and bone, while supporting the proper function of the adrenals and reproductive system. The medicinal part of this herb is the root, and the shoots and seeds are used as food and to thicken milk.
Cultivation
Withania somnifera is cultivated in many of the drier regions of India. It is also found in Nepal, Sri Lanka, China, and Yemen. It prefers dry stony soil with sun to partial shade. To propagate it can be grown from seed in the early spring, or from greenwood cuttings in the later spring.
| We offer following ashwagandha grades |
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| Withanolides 1.5% to 10% standardized by HPLC |
| Alkaloids more than 2% |
| Withanolides 2.5% to 20% by Gravymetric |
| Withaferin not more than 0.1% |
Applications of root extract offered by ExSyn
(1) Dietary Supplements & Sports Nutritions:
| Helps to promote muscle strength, size & recovery |
| Helps to promote sexual function in men and women |
| Joint health |
| Anti-ageing |
| Cardiac support |
| Brain health |
| Anti-anxiety |
(2) Food & Beverages
Ashwagandha offered by us can be easily blended to a range of food products, thus providing you food enriched with the wellness properties of ashwagandha.
| It can easily be added to |
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| Dairy products |
| Nutritional bars |
| Confectionaries |
| Beverages such as Tea / Green Tea / Coffee / Energy drinks |
| Juices and Fruit blends |
SPECIFICATIONS – Withania Somnifera 5% dry extract
| Test | Unit | Specification |
|---|---|---|
| Physicochemical Tests | ||
| Plant part used for extraction | – | Root |
| Herbs ratio | – | 30-35 : 1 |
| Description | – | Yellowish brown colored hygroscopic powder |
| Water soluble extractive value | % w/w | NLT 60.0 |
| pH of 1% aqueous solution | – | NLT 4.0 |
| Loss on drying at 105°C | % w/w | NMT 6.0 |
| Ash content | % w/w | NMT 10.0 |
| Sieve Analysis pass through 80 mesh | % w/w | NLT 90.0 |
| Assay | ||
| Total Withanolides content | % w/w | NLT 5.0 |
| Total heavy metals | ppm | NMT 10.0 |
| Arsenic | ppm | NMT 1.0 |
| Lead | ppm | NMT 3.0 |
| Mercury | ppm | NMT 0.1 |
| Cadmium | ppm | NMT 1.0 |
| Microbiological analysis | ||
| Total plate count | cfu/gm | NMT 10,000 |
| Yeast & Mould | cfu/gm | NMT 100 |
| Salmonella | – | Absent |
| Escherichia coli | – | Absent |
| Staphylococcus aureus | – | Absent |
| Pseudomonasaeruginosa | – | Absent |
STORAGE
Store in cool & dark place.
PACKING
25 kg drum.
REGISTRATION / CERTIFICATION
ISO, FSSAI, HALAL, KOSHER, GMP & US-DMF.
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