Knowde Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Ingredient Name
- Ingredient Origin
- Animal Feed & Nutrition Functions
- Cosmetic Ingredients Functions
- Food Ingredients Functions
- Pharma & Nutraceuticals Functions
- Technologies
- Product Families
Features & Benefits
- Benefit Claims (Health)
- Labeling Claims
- Animal Feed & Nutrition Features
- Food Ingredients Features
- Product Features
- World’s most bioactive Ashwagandha™ - Shoden® contains an industry leading 35% Withanolide Glycosides.
- Improves restorative sleep - A new clinical study has been completed showing its benefit in improving restorative sleep.
- High bioavailability at low doses - significant levels of withanolides remain in the blood even after 24 hours. Shoden® has industry leading bioactives which provide the highest efficacy of Withanolide Glycosides and Withanolide Aglycones for maximum performance.
- Multiple health categories - Shoden® can be used in stress, energy, sports/performance, sleep, vitality, cognitive function/focus and immune health categories. Perfect for Emotional Wellbeing.
Applications & Uses
- Applications
- Food & Nutrition Applications
- Applications
- Functional foods & beverages
- Animal health products
- Sports & Performance
- Formulation Guidelines
Shoden® can be used as a stand-alone ingredient or in combination with other nootropics. It can be formulated as capsules, tablets, candies, gums, functional foods and beverages and creams and topicals. It can also be used in pet health applications.
Properties
- Physical Form
Regulatory & Compliance
- Certifications & Compliance
- Regulatory Status
- Ashwagandha’s short-term safety is well established through multiple studies and traditional use. It has been used for centuries as a food and a traditional tea. Completed Shoden® testosterone and sleep studies showed no adverse events and were well tolerated by study participants. Ashwagandha is not recommended for pregnant women.
- Ashwagandha is listed in the American Herbal Products Association, Herbs of Commerce 1992 and is a pre-1994 grandfathered dietary ingredient. Shoden® powder is >95% ashwagandha extract, protected under US Patents 9987323, 10166266. Consumed for centuries as a traditional tea, ashwagandha is GRAS.
Technical Details & Test Data
- Scientific Studies
Mechanism of Action:
Ashwagandha, Withania somnifera, is an adaptogen. Adaptogens mimic the body’s own stress reducing hormones and increase the body’s ability to recover from stress while creating an overall feeling of balance and normalization.
Clinical Studies:
Several clinical studies have been completed on Shoden® showing the following benefits:
- Significant improvement in restorative sleep
- Increased testosterone levels
- Increased DHEA-S levels
- Improvements in fatigue, vigor, wellbeing
- Decreases in cortisol and estradiol