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Withania somnifera root

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Withania somnifera root in plain language

What it is

Also known as Withania somnifera · Ashwagandha · Ashwagandha root · Winter-cherry root · Withania somnifera (l.) dunal · Withaniae somniferae radix

Show all 14 names

Withania somnifera root extract · Withania somnifera root powder · Asgandh root · Ashvagandba root · Ashwaganda root · Indian ginseng · Winter cherry root · Withania root

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for Withania somnifera root yet.

Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Withania somnifera root appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • In marketed US drugs
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substance2 entries
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as concept.Source →
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.Source →
  • USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 2 active drug products and 2 total products.
    • FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 2 active drug products and 2 total products.Source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Withania somnifera root yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

3 data sources

Where this comes from

  • FDA National Drug Code Directory

    regulatory · updated 2026-12-31

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often FDA National Drug Code directory has listed Withania somnifera root in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

2

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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Withania somnifera root; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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