Table Info

Table 1.

List of investigated Ashwagandha roots and Ashwagandha extract dietary supplements

Sample code	Sample form	Sample content	Label claims WL%
A	Crushed	Ashwagandha root	-
B	Pulverized	Ashwagandha root	-
C	Capsule	Ashwagandha root extract	5
D	Capsule	Ashwagandha root extract	5
E	Capsule	Ashwagandha root extract	5
F	Capsule	Ashwagandha root extract	5
G	Capsule	Ashwagandha root extract	5
H	Capsule	Ashwagandha root extract	5
I	Capsule	Ashwagandha root extract	5
J	Capsule	Ashwagandha root extract	5
K	Capsule	Ashwagandha root extract	2.5
L	Capsule	Ashwagandha root extract	2.5

-: no data. WL: withanolide

Supplementary materials

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Declarations

Acknowledgments

The microscopic images were taken at the Institute of Polymer Science at the Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria. Our thanks go to Prof. Dr. Sabine Hild.

Author contributions

BT: Conceptualization, Writing—original draft, Writing—review & editing, Investigation, Supervision. MH: Investigation, Validation, Writing—review & editing. BS: Investigation. CK: Writing—review & editing. WB: Writing—review & editing. All authors read and approved the submitted version.

Ethical approval

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Availability of data and materials

Data can be provided for any qualified researchers on reasonable request.

Conflicts of interest

The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

Funding

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