Organic Ashwagandha Root Capsules

What you get in every capsule

One capsule delivers:

• 650 mg Organic Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera)(root) — Daily Value not established, so the panel marks it **
• 5 mg Organic Black Pepper (Piper nigrum)(fruit) — Daily Value not established
• A pullulan capsule — plant-based, no gelatin
• Vegan, vegetarian and gluten free, the three claims printed on the label
• No proprietary blend: two rows, two numbers, both spelled out

Root, and only root

The parenthesis at the end of that first row does a lot of work. Ashwagandha is sold as root, as leaf, and as whole-plant material, and those aren't interchangeable ingredients. This panel says (root) — the part of Withania somnifera with the long history behind it.

Withania somnifera is an evergreen shrub in the nightshade family, at home in dry ground across India, the Middle East and parts of Africa. Its root is one of the most recognised botanicals in Ayurveda, the traditional system of the Indian subcontinent, where it's also known as winter cherry and Indian ginseng, though it isn't botanically a ginseng. Shoppers usually find it filed under adaptogens.

What 650 mg actually means here

It means 650 mg of the root, and the panel says so plainly. There's no extract ratio printed and no standardisation percentage, so 650 mg of organic root is the whole description, and we won't add a form the panel doesn't state. That matters when you're comparing bottles: a smaller figure elsewhere can describe a concentrate, a larger one raw powder. Read the row, not the front of the bottle.

The black pepper row

Five milligrams of organic black pepper fruit — Piper nigrum, the same plant behind the peppercorns in a pepper mill. The panel lists the fruit itself at 5 mg and leaves it at that, with no Daily Value established. It's a familiar companion row on botanical capsule labels.

What the capsule is made of

Just one thing: pullulan. The Other Ingredients line reads Pullulan capsules — that's the whole list, with no fillers, flow agents or bulking material after it. Pullulan is a polysaccharide made by fermentation and used for plant-based capsule shells, which is what keeps this vegan where a gelatin capsule wouldn't be.

How it's taken

One capsule twice a day, 20-30 minutes before a meal, with an 8 oz glass of water. The panel counts sixty one-capsule servings; taken the suggested way, that's thirty days from a bottle. Capsules also sidestep the taste — loose ashwagandha root powder is famously bitter and horsey, and a capsule skips the argument entirely.

Who it's for

Anyone searching for organic ashwagandha root capsules rather than a blend with ashwagandha somewhere in it, and anyone who wants the species, the plant part and the milligrams all printed in one place. Vegan, vegetarian and gluten free, with a capsule shell that's plant-based from the start.

How to use it

As a dietary supplement take one (1) capsule twice a day. For best results take 20-30 min before a meal with an 8oz (237ml) glass of water or as directed by your healthcare professional.

Other ingredients

Pullulan capsules.

60 Capsules · 60 Servings · Serving size 1 Capsule

Caution: Do not exceed recommended dose. Consult a physician if pregnant, nursing, under 18, or have a medical condition. Keep out of reach of children. Do not use if safety seal is damaged or missing. Store in a cool, dry place.