Shoden® is an innovative, clinically proven, high-potency extract from the leaves and roots of the Ashwagandha plant.
With an industry-leading 35% Withanolide (as measured by HPLC), Shoden® delivers high bioavailability and activity even at low doses. This advanced Ashwagandha extract is ideal for use in a variety of health and wellness formulations.
Shoden® has been clinically studied for anxiety, stress, sleep-related disorders, vitality, male testosterone, inner beauty, and immunity.
Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) is an adaptogen. Adaptogens mimic the body's own stress-relief hormones, improving the body's ability to recover from stress while creating an overall sense of balance and normalization.
Shoden® is the perfect ingredient for the "new normal," where emotional well-being has become a top concern.
1. Features and Benefits of Shoden®
The World’s Most Bioactive Ashwagandha™ – Shoden® contains an industry-leading 35% withanolide.
Improves Restorative Sleep – A new clinical study has been completed showing it helps improve restorative sleep by 42%.
Highest Bioavailability at Low Doses (60mg-120mg) – Even after 24 hours, high levels of withanolides remain in the bloodstream. With industry-leading bioactives, Shoden® delivers the highest potency of withanolides for optimal results.
Multiple Health Categories – Shoden® is available in the categories of Stress, Energy, Athletic Performance, Sleep, Vitality, Cognitive Function/Focus, Inner Beauty, and Immune Health. Great for Emotional Wellness.
2. Shoden®'s Core Competencies
Shoden® was awarded the "Best Herbal Ingredient 2023" award by the Natural Products Expo.
Shoden® is a full-spectrum Withania somnifera extract with a standardized dose of greater than 35% withanolides. As of June 2024, this content level is the highest in the world.
Shoden® is made by the principles of "green chemistry" using a unique natural processing technology.
3. How Shoden® works
Withania somnifera is an adaptogen. Adaptogens mimic the body's own stress-relief hormones, improving the body's ability to recover from stress while creating a sense of overall balance and normalization
4. Clinical Research on Shoden®
Multiple completed clinical studies have shown the following benefits of Shoden®:
- Significantly improved restorative sleep, sleep, stress, and anxiety – 21% reduction in depression, anxiety and stress
- Increased testosterone levels in men, 30-40% increase in testosterone levels in men (corresponding dose: 60mg-120mg)
- 35% increase in DHEA-S dehydroepiandrosterone levels
- Improved fatigue, vitality, and well-being
- Decrease in cortisol and estradiol
Specifically, Shoden® has the following benefits:
4.1 Shoden® significantly improves muscle strength
In May 2024, an exciting new study was published that highlights Shoden®'s ability to further support athletic performance. In this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, 120 participants were assigned to one of four groups for eight weeks (56 days):
- Active 1 (A1) – 60mg Shoden®
- Active 2 (A2) – 120mg Shoden®
- Placebo 1 (P1) – Placebo
- Placebo 2 (P2) – Placebo, but with twice the training volume
All four groups completed the same resistance training (RET) program, with the only exception that P2 did twice as many sets per session as the other three groups. Supplements were taken every morning.
Note that there were 120 participants in total (99 completed the study) – a large sample size for a dietary supplement study! The researchers tracked the intensity of all the heavy lifts performed, as well as certain biomarkers (including the all-important testosterone) over the 8-week study period.
Results: Shoden® significantly improved strength (1RM bench press, 1RM leg extension, and total muscle strength)
The group taking the Shoden® supplement increased strength by 10-15% compared to the placebo group, with no significant difference in body mass! This is pretty remarkable, and in our opinion strongly suggests that Shoden® is supporting performance and neuromuscular adaptations at the cellular metabolic level, rather than simply promoting lean body mass gain.
4.2 Shoden® Improves Endurance (Repetitions)
Shoden® not only improves muscular strength, it also improves muscular endurance.
In addition to testing maximal strength, the study also measured the subjects' maximal number of reps on the same lifts.
Again, they found that Shoden® improved maximal reps by about 10-15% across the board. Interestingly, there wasn't much of a dose-response effect here, suggesting that you can get the endurance-enhancing effects of Shoden® even at a dose of just one capsule.
Note that the placebo group also performed well here (especially the 2x rep P2 group), but Shoden® still beat them.
4.3 Shoden® Significantly Increases Free and Total Testosterone
The chart above supports our previous point, showing that Shoden® increased both free and total testosterone, with total testosterone increasing by about 10-15%, about the same amount as the increase in strength.
High dose Shoden® increased free testosterone by 40%, low dose increased free testosterone by 30%
Shoden® improved androgen status - both free and total testosterone. The increase in total testosterone was about the same as the increase in strength...but the increase in free testosterone was huge - 30% and 40% in the 60mg group and 120mg group respectively!
5. Where can I buy Shoden® dietary supplements?
Nutreebio’s Ashwagandha Gummies have been a popular product with the following benefits:
A. High-quality ingredients: Nutreebio’s Ashwagandha Gummies use high-quality Ashwagandha extracts—Shoden, which are standardized to contain a high concentration of the active ingredient Withanolides.
B. Natural ingredients: Nutreebio’s Ashwagandha Gummies use natural ingredients and are free of artificial colors, flavors, and preservatives. Nutreebio’s Gummies are typically sugar-free, organic, non-GMO, and gluten-free.
C. Effective dose: Each serving of gummies contains 300-600 mg of Ashwagandha extract to ensure its effectiveness. 300-600 mg of Ashwagandha extract is usually the best intake indicator for the human body, and it is neither too much nor too little after consumption.
D. Customization support: Nutreebio's Ashwagandha Gummies support the addition of other beneficial nutrients such as vitamin B complex, vitamin D, zinc, or other customer-specified adaptogens to enhance overall health effects.
E. Clear labels and instructions: We have professional label design to ensure that the product label is clear and beautiful, indicating all ingredients, dosage, and instructions for use. Consumers can easily understand the ingredients and benefits of each serving of gummies.
F. Third-party testing: Our products are tested by third-party laboratories to ensure their purity, potency and safety. We provide COA (Certificate of Analysis) reports for customers to review.
G. Certification: Nutreebio's products may be certified organic, non-GMO, gluten-free, etc., which can increase consumers' trust.
If you are interested, you can click on the picture to go to the product page to learn more about Ashwagandha Gummies. Or you can contact us directly.
References：
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[2] An investigation into the stress-relieving and pharmacological actions of an ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) extract. (September 2019), Medicine.
[3] Adaptogenic and Anxiolytic Effects of Ashwagandha Root Extract in Healthy Adults: A Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Clinical Study. (December 2019), Cureus Journal of Medical Science.
[4] Efficacy and Tolerability of Ashwagandha Root Extract in the Elderly for Improvement of General Well-being and Sleep: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study. (February 2020), Cureus Journal of Medical Science.
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