Los Angeles, CA—Health Canada has granted a new set of health claims for Ixoreal Biomed's KSM-66 Ashwagandha root extract ingredient. The company announced that, under Health Canada’s NPN (Natural Product Number) 80102381 and its accompanying license, formulators using KSM-66 can make new claims related to memory enhancement, sleep, energy, stress,...
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Rejuvenating, restorative, rebuilding—these are just three of the terms that apply to the Ayurvedic herb Ashwagandha. Known as one of the most powerful herbs in Ayurvedic medicine, Ashwagandha has been supporting and balancing lives for thousands of years. Today, as we develop new formulations using new discoveries, a large portion...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Interest in adaptogens is high, and it’s easy to see why: According to a Gallup poll released in 2019, more Americans were stressed and worried in 2018 than they have been at most points during the past decade—55% of Americans polled said they had experienced stress during the previous day,...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Herbs and Botanicals market is growing, and speedily: “Herbal supplement sales in the United States experienced record growth in 2018, increasing by an estimated 9.4% from 2017,” says Brian Appell, Marketing Manager at OmniActive Health Technologies, citing the American Botanical Council’s 2018 Herb Market Report. “Consumers spent almost $9...
Los Angeles, CA—KSM-66 Ashwagandha can be a safe, effective solution to insomnia and the anxiety that accompanies it, according to a new double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled human clinical study published in Cureus. According to a press release on the topic, 60 subjects with insomnia were randomized in a 2:1 ratio to...
Chicago, IL—U.S. consumers are becoming increasingly aware of how to use food to manage medical conditions, according to new research from The NPD Group. Around a quarter of U.S. adults are trying to manage a health or medical condition by making healthy dietary choices. Young adults aged 18-24 are particularly...
East Windsor, NJ--Sabinsa's ashwagandha product, Shagandha, has been confirmed to comply with the U.S. Pharmacopoeia-National Formulary (USP-NF) monograph, according to a press release. The press release states that Alkemist Labs performed two tests on Shagandha. The first is an identity test using High-Performance Thin-Layer Chromatography (HPTLC), which shows that their product...
Austin, TX—The ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program (BAPP) released a Botanical Adulterants Prevention Bulletin on ashwagandha root and root extract, according to a press release. The release says the powdered roots of ashwagandha have a long history of use in Ayurvedic medicine for an array of purposes, and ashwagandha is...
New Brunswick, NJ—Natreon announced the results from the Strength Training Adaptations and Recovery (STAR) trial featuring its Sensoril ashwagandha in a press release. Sensoril is an adaptogen derived from a blend of leaves and roots of the Withania somnifera plant by an aqueous extraction process. The STAR trial was conducted...
