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Safety of 12‐Months Administration of Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) Standardized Root Extract in Healthy Adults: A Prospective, Observational Study

Phytotherapy Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ashwagandha, an adaptogen, is an important herb of Ayurveda used as a Rasayana for its various health benefits. This prospective, multi‐center, observational clinical study evaluates the safety (clinical and laboratory) of a standardized Ashwagandha Root Extract (ARE) on long‐term administration over 12 months. Male and female adults (N = 191)
Jaising Salve, Sanjeev Kale, Banwari Lal Prajapati, Adele Sparavigna, Mark Savant, John Ademola, Deepak Langade   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Establishment of rapid extraction and sensitive detection system of trace corn syrup DNA in honey

Food Chemistry: Molecular Sciences
Honey adulteration with exogenous syrup has become a common phenomenon, and current detection techniques that require large instruments are cumbersome and time-consuming. In this study, a simple and efficient method was developed by integrating the rapid
Huixing Ye, Wenqiang Chen, Tao Huang, Junfeng Xu, Xiaofu Wang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fiber optic sensor for the adulteration detection of edible oils

, 2011
A fiber optic sensing system for the adulteration detection of coconut oil and sunflower oil by less expensive paraffin oil is presented. The fundamental principle of detection is the sensitive dependence of the resonance peaks of a Long Period Grating ...
Libish, T M, Biswas, P, Bobby, M C, Radhakrshnan, P, Linesh, J, Bandypadhyay, S, Dasgupta, K   +6 more
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Ashwagandha: Is It Safe? Part 1: A Regulatory Review

Phytotherapy Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Over the last decade, ashwagandha (Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal, AS) has been brought under increasing scrutiny by EU regulators regarding its safety for the use in food supplements, culminating in a recent recommendation for an Article 8 procedure according to Regulation (EC) No. 1925/2006 in the European Union (EU).
T. Brendler, R. Al‐Mondhiry, L. Lang, R. Marles, M. Tallon, A. Raghu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tibetan Butter and Indian Ghee: A Review on Their Production and Adulteration

Agriculture
Tibetan butter and Indian ghee are both fat products derived from cow’s milk or other dairy products that are rich in nutrients. Although both Tibetan butter and Indian ghee are primarily produced by filtering, heating, separating, cooling, and molding ...
Fumin Chi, Zhankun Tan, Qianwei Wang, Lin Yang, Xuedong Gu   +4 more
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Safety Evaluation of an Aqueous Root and Leaf Extract of Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera)

Phytotherapy Research, EarlyView.
Sensoril, an aqueous root and leaf extract of ashwagandha showed no evidence of mutagenicity in the in vitro Ames assay, was negative in the in vitro micronucleus, in vivo mammalian bone marrow chromosome aberration assays, and was well tolerated in the rat at up to 4000 mg/kg BW/day when administered orally for a period of 90 days. The data from these
Mukesh Summan, Candace L. Doepker, Gregory P. Brorby   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Review on Honey Adulteration and the Available Detection Approaches

, 2020
Over the last few decades, the utilization of stingless bees honey product grew significantly due to its natural therapeutic value in honey. These make the demand for honey rises and tends to have a lot of honey product available in the commercial market.
Talip, B. A., Ngajikin, N. H., Jaafar, M. B., Yaacob, M., Othman, M. B., Fauzi, N. A. M., Ilyas, M. A.   +6 more
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Unnatural Causes: Cryptocurrencies, Carbon Credits, and the rise of Neoliberalism from Below

Economic Anthropology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Klima is a carbon‐backed cryptocurrency running as a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). In 2021, it had accumulated 9 million metric tons of digital carbon credits and reached a market value of more than US$1 billion. In 2023, its treasury stored twice as many carbon credits, but its spot price was a tiny fraction compared to 2021 ...
Riccardo De Cristano, Alexander Paulsson
wiley   +1 more source

Detecting Essential Oil Adulteration

Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, 2015
An upsurge in worldwide essential oil sales seems to have intensified corrupt practices by unscrupulous costcutters and adulterators with varying levels of expertise. From outright misrepresentation of botanical species to the addition of cheaper oils to create additional profit for the oil producer, adulteration is unfortunately a common place ...
Boren KE, Young DG
openaire   +1 more source

Methods for determination of milk and cheese adulteration by other milk types

Mljekarstvo, 2006
In the world milk production, the contribution of goat, ovine, buffalo and other types of milk is small, compared to the cows' milk. Because of great availability, cows' milk is often used for adulteration of other milk types and dairy products.
Dubravka Samaržija, Sonja Damjanović, Jasmina Havranek   +2 more
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