Product Name - Ashwagandha Extract 
Botanical Name - Withania somnifera
Plant Part used - Root
Specification (Marker compound) - Withanolides – NLT 1.5%, Alkaloids NLT 1% w/w
Description - Withania somnifera, known commonly as ashwagandha, Indian ginseng, poison gooseberry, or winter cherry, Withania Somnifera grows abundantly in India (especially Madhya Pradesh), Pakistan, Bangla Desh, Sri Lanka and parts of northern Africa. Withania Somnifera is a perennial shrub from the Solanaceae or Nightshade family. The Ashwagandha root extract has been traditionally used as a tonic and as a sedative.

The leaves, berries and tubers of Ashwagandha have been in use for centuries in India as a home remedy and the extract is an important part of Indian Ayurvedic medicine.
Therapeutic Applications:

• General tonic and "adaptogen", helping the body adapt to stress, especially for geriatrics; to promote strength and vigor.
• Used as sedative or calming agent and for insomnia: the species Latin name "somnifera" means "soporific"/"tending to cause sleep".
• Sexual vitality
• Liver tonic
• Anti-inflammatory agent;
• Coagulant: the berries are used as a substitute for rennet, to coagulate milk in cheese making.