Why are there two ashwagandha ingredients compared to other brands like Organic India that only show one?

Great question! Our answer might be a bit elaborate but Himalaya has been doing this since 1930, so we’ve had a few harvests to get our processes right! To explain, different parts of each plant have different amount and even types of compounds. Sometimes, we only want one part of a plant, like a tomato or an apple, but in plant medicine, often the compounds we need are found in the roots, leaves or even the flowers and the fruits in different concentrations. As such, to get a full-spectrum and holistic profile of the plant chemistry, we use different ways of extracting, for example, using water, alcohol or super critical CO2 to concentrate those compounds into the most potent forms so you don’t have to take too many pills. You will see the fruit of that effort and specialization in the back of our labels where we go through the effort to show which parts of the plant was extracted, how much was concentrated, and even at times the way we extracted it. You will also notice that we often include a standard marker in our supplement facts box, in this case, ‘withanolide’. To explain, after we extract and concentrate any plant medicine, we need to make sure that each batch is as close to the last batch we made. In plant chemistry, we call this certainty a ‘plant fingerprint’ and it helps us to make sure that every tablet we make is consistent in strength, purity, and efficacy. In fact, we performed clinical trials on our Ashwagandha extracts using the same withanolide fingerprint you see on the back of our bottles to make sure we did it right and to make sure that no matter where our Ashwagandha goes in the world, our customers can expect the same great Ashwagandha effect! If we didn’t measure for that same fingerprint with every batch we might not know if it is the same strength as last time or even if we harvested at the right time! That mistake is often why some people will try an herb but will get different results from bottle to bottle. It’s because the product wasn’t studied for a standard fingerprint to ensure batch-to-batch consistency. All of this work goes on in the background and among our over 200 scientists on staff to ensure that your expectations match our product promise but unfortunately, all that science is hard to fit in a supplement facts box and that’s why it can sometimes be confusing to read in the back panel. However, I hope that answers your question and please don’t hesitate to ask more!

Does this have carbs? If so, how many?

Hi. The label does not list a nutritional breakdown. It does not have any additives or gluten just three types of Ashwaganda. Hope this is helpful.

is the mg of ashwagandha 250 or 500 per capsule?

It says it is 10 mg of supercritical root extract, 280 mg of root extract and 380 mg of root powder. The first two are standardized, and all are organic. And it gives a total of 2.96 mg of Withanolides.

Himalaya Organic Ashwagandha Root, 60 Day Supply - Herbal Adrenal Support Supplements for Stress Relief and Energy Support - USDA Organic, Non-GMO, Vegan, Gluten Free, No Additives, 670 mg, 60 Caplets

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