Ixoreal Biomed "Adopts" Ashwagandha through the American Botanical Council
Ixoreal Biomed "Adopts" Ashwagandha through the American Botanical Council
The adaptogenic herb has many traditional and modern uses
(AUSTIN,
Texas, Nov. 11, 2013) The American Botanical Council (ABC) is pleased
to announce that Ixoreal Biomed, an herbal extracts and medicines
company based in Los Angeles, CA, and Hyderabad, India, has adopted the
highly revered traditional herb ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) through ABC’s Adopt-an-Herb Program. Ixoreal Biomed’s three-year commitment helps ABC keep its HerbMedPro™ database up-to-date
with the latest scientific and clinical research on ashwagandha.
HerbMedPro is an interactive and comprehensive database available on
ABC’s website that provides access to important scientific and clinical
research data underlying the use of nearly 250 herbs and their effects
on human health. "ABC
is deeply grateful for Ixoreal Biomed’s support, which is crucial to
continuing our nonprofit educational mission," said ABC Founder and
Executive Director Mark Blumenthal. "Numerous health benefits of
ashwagandha have been documented for hundreds, if not thousands, of
years. It is well-known in Ayurveda and other systems of traditional
medicine in India. The plant’s traditional reputation as a tonic has led
to a growing body of modern research. ABC is looking forward to
partnering with Ixoreal Biomed to take stewardship of abstracts on
current and forthcoming scientific publications on this valuable herb." Ixoreal
Biomed joins 21 additional herb- and plant-based ingredient companies
that support ongoing efforts through ABC’s Adopt-an-Herb Program to
collect, organize, and disseminate reliable, traditional, science-based,
and clinical information on herbs, medicinal plants, and other
botanical- and fungal-based ingredients. Adopt-an-Herb encourages
companies and individuals to "adopt" one or more specific herbs for
inclusion and ongoing maintenance in the HerbMedPro database. To date,
24 herbs have been adopted. Each adopted herb is continuously researched
for new articles and studies, ensuring that its HerbMedPro record stays
current and robust. The result is an unparalleled resource — not only
for researchers, health professionals, industry, and consumers, but for
all members of the herbal and dietary supplements community, and others —
available via ABC’s information-rich website. In keeping with ABC's
position as an independent nonprofit organization, herb adopters do not
influence the scientific information that is compiled for their
respective adopted herbs. HerbMedPro is available to ABC members at the Academic level and higher; its "sister" site HerbMed®,
however, is free and available to the general public. HerbMed features
20-to-30 herbs from HerbMedPro that are rotated on a regular basis.
Making this unique resource free to the public increases the number of
people who benefit from updated information on herbs, in accordance with
ABC’s nonprofit educational mission.
About Ashwagandha
Ashwagandha,
a much-revered plant in traditional Ayurvedic medicine, is cultivated
throughout India and parts of Asia and grows to three-to-five feet tall.
The root is used as an adaptogen, meaning it helps the body to cope
with stress. Ashwagandha has a wide variety of traditional uses,
including as a hypnotic, laxative, and tonic. In fact, the name
"ashwagandha" comes from the Sanskrit word for "smells like a horse" or
"horse essence," a reference to the traditional belief that the root
provides the strength, character, essence, or stamina of a horse. Modern
medicinal uses of ashwagandha preparations include treatment of
inflammation, wasting diseases, and arthritis. Within the last few
years, several clinical trials have been conducted to test the herb’s
efficacy in treating infertility, tuberculosis, and anxiety, among other
conditions; some trials have produced positive outcomes. In 2008,
India’s Department of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha
and Homeopathy (AYUSH) chose to promote ashwagandha preparations as part
of a global strategy for brand-building of Ayurvedic medicine in
Western countries. Ashwagandha preparations can be found in dozens of
dietary supplements and related products throughout Australia, Canada,
the United States, and other countries. More information on ashwagandha
can be found in this profile from HerbalGram issue 99.
About Ixoreal Biomed
Ixoreal
Biomed is an herbal extracts and pharmaceuticals company based in Los
Angeles, CA, and Hyderabad, India. Ixoreal is focused solely on
producing a high-quality extract of ashwagandha called KSM-66®. Ixoreal
has developed a proprietary process that integrates modern scientific
technologies with traditional Ayurvedic concepts to produce a highly
concentrated full-spectrum ashwagandha root extract. Ixoreal has
invested heavily in basic research and development and in building a
modern scientific repository of efficacy data on ashwagandha. To this
end, Ixoreal has conducted seven human clinical trials and two animal
studies on the effectiveness of ashwagandha in several important
functional areas. Ixoreal describes itself as the only ashwagandha
manufacturer in the world that is entirely vertically integrated with
its own farms, production facilities, testing laboratories, research
center, and distribution division. More information is available at www.ixoreal.com.
About the American Botanical Council
Founded
in 1988, the American Botanical Council is a leading international
nonprofit organization that addresses research and educational issues
regarding botanicals, teas, medicinal plants, essential oils, and other
beneficial plant-derived materials. ABC’s members include individuals,
companies, and organizations in the herb, dietary supplement, and
cosmetic industries; journalists; consumers; and others in more than 80
countries. The organization occupies a historic 2.5-acre site in Austin,
Texas, where it publishes the peer-reviewed quarterly journal HerbalGram,
the monthly e-publication HerbalEGram, the weekly e-newsletter Herbal
News & Events, HerbClips (summaries of scientific and clinical
publications), reference books, and other educational materials. ABC
also hosts HerbMedPro, a powerful herbal database, covering scientific
and clinical publications on more than 250 herbs. ABC also co-produces
the “Herbal Insights” segment for Healing Quest, a television series on PBS
