botanicals
[Sponsored Content] Ixoreal Biomed Launches SRI-81 Shatavari for Women’s Health
INDIA & LOS ANGELES, CA—When we look at where ayurveda can meet real global needs, ashwagandha and shatavari are the two botanicals that clearly stand out. When natural products raw material supplier Ixoreal Biomed launched its flagship KSM-66 Ashwagandha ingredient (known as “King of Ayurvedic Herbs”), the company felt it natural that its second ingredient ...
Sirio Pharma Introduces Soft Chews Development Capabilities
Sirio Pharma (City of Industry, CA) is entering the soft chews space with a range of development options for brand owners looking to capitalize on this increasingly popular nutritional format. Soft chews bring a variety of formulation-specific benefits. For starters, soft chews’ confectionary-style makeup allows them to carry up to four times more active mass ...
[Extra! Extra!] Herbs and Botanicals for Fido and Fluffy
In the not-so-distant past, a beloved family pet with an ailment or issue that was outside the norm, could find little relief. Whether an itchy rash, a food allergy or a nervous personality, pets—like people—have health issues outside of what was traditionally treated in the world of veterinary medicine. In more recent years, however, that’s ...
Botanical Solutions: Bridging Traditional Knowledge and Modern Science
What’s New in the Herbs & Botanicals Market Now? If one had lived thousands of years ago, terms like “materia medica,” “poltice” and “plasters,” would have been the norm when it came to health and medical approaches. Many of the earliest medical writings referred to herbs used to heal illnesses, said “The Earliest Herbals,” an ...
Fueling Performance
Active nutrition ingredients go beyond the physical. Active nutrition ingredients are rapidly growing in popularity among consumers, and have even crossed over into other health categories. While these ingredients have long focused on physical endurance and exercise performance, emerging active nutrition ingredients are now being applied for mental and emotional health as well as everyday ...
Ashwagandha: The Ultimate Solution for Stress Relief Infographic
In today's face-paced world, stress has become a ubiquitous part of life, impacting our physical, mental, and emotional well-being. Nearly 75% of adults reported experiencing moderate to high levels of stress in the past month and nearly half reported that their stress has increased in the past year1.
Greenvit Enters North American Market
Founded in 2010 to provide technologically advanced berry and herbal extracts from botanicals grown indigenously throughout Europe, Poland-based Greenvit is now focused on working with customers in the U.S. and Canada. According to Greenvit CEO, Rafal Pietruszynski, the company is distinctive in its approach to supplying botanical ingredients (conventional and organic) and organic berries. First, ...
[Extra! Extra!] Botanical Adulteration
Botanical adulteration is a growing challenge in the herbs and botanicals market and is likely to remain an ongoing issue for supplement brands and manufacturers. The American Botanical Council’s 2023 study1 on botanical forensics provides an in-depth look at some of the common ways fraudsters attempt to circumvent ingredient identification testing. Fraudulent manufacturers are using ...
Leaderboard—Active Nutrition Surges Ahead
The panel: Jose Antonio, PhD, CEO, International Society of Sports Nutrition, Stuart, FL, www.sportsnutritionsociety.org Allie Chandler, Head of Brand and Head of B2B Marketing, Novozymes OneHealth North America, Glenview, IL, www.novozymesonehealth.com Michael Chernyak, President, CK Nutraceuticals, Oakville, ON, Canada, https://ckingredients.com Vaughn DuBow, Global Director of Marketing – Microbiome Solutions, ADM, Chicago, IL, www.adm.com/en-us/ Katie Emerson, ...
Botanicals Today … Continued
NIE: What is the most important clinical study of (or review on) an herbal, algal or fungal-derived ingredient or formula has come out over the last couple of years? Eng: A six-month randomized controlled trial (RCT) investigated the sexual performance effects of supplementation with LJ100 Tongkat Ali in 45 middle-aged men with androgen deficiency of ...
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