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What 'standardized extract' actually means
Written by Rootline Botanicals about its own work. Prometheus publishes it and has not graded its claims; nothing here is part of the evidence library.
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The same herb can vary 10× in active compounds. Standardization is the difference between a supplement and a lottery ticket.
Ashwagandha root can contain anywhere from 0.3% to 5% withanolides depending on soil, harvest and processing. When a trial uses 600mg of a 5% extract and your bottle is 1%, you are taking one fifth of the studied dose.
Standardization means the extract is assayed to a fixed active-compound percentage — the number the RCTs actually dosed. It is also why unstandardized powders are cheaper: less active material, no assay cost.
What to check on any botanical label: extract ratio, standardized percentage, and third-party assay. If any of the three is missing, assume the weakest case.