What are standardized herbal extracts?
Thanks to numerous scientific studies conducted over the years, it is now clear which bioactive substances are responsible for the beneficial properties of a herb. The best way to get them is in the form of a standardized herbal extract.
It is an extract that contains a precise amount of bioactive substances from a given plant. In addition, the standardized extracts are maximally purified from the useless compounds in the herb.
The standardized extract is a guarantee of the presence and concentration of bioactive substances in a supplement and, therefore, of its effectiveness. In addition, the standardized extract is a guarantee of a constant quantity and quality of the active ingredients, which does not vary from batch to batch.
Standardized extract – quality guarantee
Reliable manufacturers are certified for quality, which guarantees the same production technique and standardization of a given product. This means that regardless of the external factors- what was the weather, the crop, the growth, etc., the consumer gets the same quality extract with each new pack they buy.
The extraction of the bioactive substances is a complex, difficult and long process that is the result of dozens of extractions.
In addition, tens of kilograms of herbs are used to produce a small amount of truly potent extract. For example, to obtain 1 kg of Tribulus terrestris extract, we use 50 kg of herbs.
Behind the label “standardized extract” there is a lot of work and resources. That is why many brands do not use standardized extracts. Or they do it, but they standardize the extracts to substances that are not bioactive and therefore – ineffective.
What is the difference between standardized and non-standardized extract?
To get a better idea of how serious the difference between two extracts can be, we will apply the following comparison.
A Tribulus extract, such as our VemoHerb® Bulgarian Tribulus, standardized to 60% furostanol saponins is more than 15-20 times stronger than a Tribulus extract standardized to 90% total saponins. If we have to compare them: 60% furostanol saponins > 1800% total saponins.
The reason is that the full bouquet of furostanol saponins, headed by protodioscin, on which we standardize our extract, are the truly effective ingredients in Bulgarian Tribulus terrestris.
The difference is significant. You can make your own comparison by testing our products.
See another comparison below.
What do percentages mean in standardized extracts?
We’ll explain it best with an example. Let’s take the VemoHerb Ginkgo Hypericum product as an example
One capsule contains: 120 mg of dry extract of the leaves of Ginkgo Biloba, standardized to 24% ginkgoflavone glycosides.
This means that 24% of 120 mg of Ginkgo biloba extract is pure active substance. Calculated in mg: 24% of 120 mg = 28 mg of pure ginkgoflavone glycosides.
Quality and quantity of standardized extracts
Let’s compare VemoHerb Ginkgo Hypericum with another product with a 150 mg capsule standardized to 16% ginkgoflavone glycosides).
The active substance of the second product is 16% of 150 mg = 24 mg.
Therefore, it contains more mg per capsule (150 mg vs. 120 mg), but less active substance (24 mg vs. 28 mg).
It turns out that the product with less mg in the capsule provides a greater concentration of active substance and therefore – a greater effect with a smaller dose.
A common mistake that people make is to read only the amount of the extract without taking into account its concentration – ie. the actual amount of the active substance.
Make an informed choice to make the most of nature’s power in herbal extracts. |
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