Ashwagandha
Coming laterWithania somnifera extracts. Root and leaf are different articles. Not in the directory yet.
Ashwagandha is Withania somnifera. Root extract and leaf extract are different articles. Withanolide percentages are not interchangeable across plant parts or assay methods.
No supplier is listed. Being a well-known supplement ingredient does not put it in the confirmed ranking.
Public database references
Reference molecules describe chemical identity, not the composition, purity, origin, or safety of a supplier’s extract. These automated lookups do not change supplier rankings.
- withaferin A — PubChem CID 265237
C28H38O6 · 470.6 g/mol · Retrieved 2026-11-15
FDA food recall keyword screening
Search terms: ashwagandha. 9 matching recall records in the available dataset, including historical and terminated recalls. Retrieved 2026-11-15. Source dataset updated 2026-11-04.
Matches can include finished foods and multi-ingredient products. They do not establish that this ingredient caused a recall or that any listed supplier was involved. No matches does not mean an ingredient or supplier is safe.
View the FDA query and source recordsSpecifications
- Botanical source
- Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal is the species name buyers should expect on a future specification.
- Plant part
- Root and leaf must be distinguished. They are not reviewed as listings here.
- Common grades and distinctions
- Root versus leaf, aqueous versus hydroalcoholic extract, and the withanolide method.
Listing status
This ingredient is not in the directory yet. Sample and quote requests are not open for it.
Buying considerations for US supplement brands
- A Chinese reseller address would not show where the plants grew.
Not in the directory yet.
Sources and method
Evidence reviewed 2026-11-14. Methodology 2026-11-14.1.
No source has been filed on this page yet. That is an incomplete research state.