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WO2001003715A1
WO2001003715A1 PCT/US2000/018851 US0018851W WO0103715A1 WO 2001003715 A1 WO2001003715 A1 WO 2001003715A1 US 0018851 W US0018851 W US 0018851W WO 0103715 A1 WO0103715 A1 WO 0103715A1
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  • This invention relates to a composition of the plant Withania Somnifera, and, more particularly to a high purity extract composition with advantageous levels of witha ⁇ olides glycosides, sitoindosides and oligosaccharides, and substantially low levels of free withafe n A, which provides enhanced cognition-enhancing effects for the user, and an extraction process for obtaining such composition, as well as pharmaceutical and nutritional use products thereof.
  • Ashwagandha The plant Withania Somnifera Dunn. (Solanaceae), commonly known as Ashwagandha, has been used in herbal formulations of the Ayurvedic or Indian system of medicine to attenuate a cerebral function deficit in the geriatric population, and to augment the faculty of learning and memory to provide a non-specific host defense. These beneficial effects help the organism to ward off stress and act as an adaptogen. Ashwagandha also shows significant protection against pentylene tetrazole - induced seizures in experimental models of epilepsy, indicating its potential utility for treatment of petitmal epilepsy. Ashwagandha administration also produces a decrease in the core body temperature suggesting a reduced Body Merabolic Rate (BMR), enhanced body growth and increased longevity.
  • BMR Body Merabolic Rate
  • extracts of Ashwagandha obtained from old roots stock are either completely devoid of sitoindosides, or contain only traces of sitoindosides admixed with large amounts of toxic metabolites of withanolide aglycones, and polysaccharides, and wherein the polyoxygenated withasteroids are degraded during conventional extract prodecures.
  • admixture of several undetermined chemo-types of such wild-crafted Withania roots create further complications in respect of their chemical ingredients.
  • the biologically-enhancing composition of the invention includes, by weight, (a) at least 3% of withanolide glycosides and sitoindosides, preferably 3-8%, (b) at least 3%, preferably 3-8%, of oligosaccharides, preferably a mol. wt.
  • composition is at least 90% soluble, the ash content of this composition is less than 8%, and its moisture content is less than 5% (w/w).
  • the extract composition is obtained by (a) providing root stock of a Withania Somnifera plant which is about 1 to 2 years old*, (b) extracting the root stock substantially immediately with an aqueous-alcoholic solvent, (c) concentrating the extract under vacuum, (d) treating the residue with an organic solvent to remove withanolide aglycones therefrom, (e) vacuum drying the insoluble residue below about 60°C to provide a dry solid, and (f) pulverizing the solid under controlled temperature and humidity conditions.
  • the aqueous-alcoholic solvent is water-methanol or water-ethanol, preferably in a 1 :1 ratio, and the organic solvent is chloroform or ethyl acetate.
  • the chloroform soluble-residual which contains mainly cytotoxic withanolide aglycones and other constituents of the plant which do not contribute to the bioactivity of the Ashwagandha composition, is discarded.
  • the chloroform-insoluble/aqueous-soluble residue contains the desired withanolide glycoside and sitoindoside components which are potent bioactive constituents of Ashwagandha.
  • the amount of such withasteroid glycosides therein, i.e. withanolide glycosides and sitoindosides, is determined on the basis of the withasteroid aglycones produced by subsequent hydrolysis of the chloroform-insoluble but aqueous soluble extract-fraction.
  • the resultant extract powder also contains desirable levels of oligosaccharides having a molecular weight of ⁇ 2,000.
  • the water- soluble portion of this extract (see Table 1 , column 2) contains 20 to 35% oligosaccharides, whereas commercially available extracts from other plants contain an excessive amount, i.e. 90%, of high molecular weight polysaccharides with only traces of oligosaccharides.
  • compositions of this invention and commercially available extracts of Withania Somnifera, are summarized and compared in Table 1 below. TABLE 1
  • Withanolide glycosides/sitoindosides the major bioactive constituents of Withania Somnifera, are not readily identifiable in HPTLC chromatographs. However, upon carefully controlled hydrolysis, wherein they are converted into withanolide aglycones, they are readily observed in their HPTLC fingerprints. On the basis of such post-hydrolysis findings the presence and amounts of such withanolides/ sitoindoside glycosides in the extract composition of the invention was determined. In contrast, commercially available Withania Somnifera extracts lack these withanolide glycoside/sitoindoside component.
  • the withanolide aglycones are highly susceptible to rearrangement under acidic conditions.
  • Oligosaccharides Min 3% w/w (estimated as (molecular weight ⁇ 2000) acetates), preferably 3-8%
  • Withania Somnifera extract is granulated with starch paste to make a free- flowing powder. Blend all the ingredients, except 4, for 25 min. in a blender. Screen in 4 and blend for an additional 5 min. Compress into tablets using 7/16-in standard concave tooling. Alternately, the blended material can be filled into appropriate capsules. EXAMPLE 12 Chewable Tablets
  • Vitamin A acetate 5.5 11.0
  • the parabens are dissolved in approximately 60% of the purified water at 90°C.
  • step A The colloidal magnesium aluminum silicate is slowly added to step A and maintained at 90°C for one hour with gentle agitation.
  • step B The premix is cooled to 40°C and passed through a colloid mill or homogenizer (2500 psi) rinsing through with fresh purified water.
  • the premix is brought to final volume with purified water and agitation.
  • the premix may be stored in suitable containers at room temperature for several months or more.
  • Poloxamer 331 0.05% w/v
  • Liquid sugar (sp. Gr 1.33) 65.0%
  • step 2 Add liquid sugar colloidal magnesium aluminum silicate premix and half the poloxamer 331 and sulfa drug in step 2 with agitation.
  • step 3 Disperse the rest of the poloxamer 331 and sulfa drug in step 2 with agitation.
  • step 4 Add flavor to step 3 and pass the suspension through a colloid mill or homogenizer rinsing through with purified water.
  • Ehrlich Ascites tumor (s-180, 1 x 10 6 cells, all viable), suspended in phosphate buffer saline (PBS, 0.5 ml), were inoculated (i.p.) to a group of adult mice. After 2 h, withaferin-A (WA) (2.5 mg/100 g b.w.) and withanolide + oligosaccharides (1 :10 w/w) were administered to Group-2 and Group-3 animals (Table 3). The control (Group 1) received only the vehicle (PBS) following the tumor inoculation. On day-10, the tumor cells were removed from the peritoneal cavity and the viable and dead cells were enumerated microscopically using the dye-exclusion method.
  • PBS phosphate buffer saline
  • the oligosaccharide carrier Group 3 in the extract composition of the invention can significantly modify the nature and extent of the bioactivity of withaferin-A (WA).
  • the Withania Somnifera extract composition of the invention includes an advantageous combination of components in defined amounts and proportions for optimum biological activity.
  • the sitoindoside constituent therein produces an immunostimulation response as reflected by activation of peritoneal macrophages, phagocytosis, and increased activity of lysomal enzymes secreted by activated macrophages.
  • the substantial absence of withasteroid aglycones therein precludes the adverse cytotoxic effect observed with other related compositions in the art.
  • the defined amount and kind of oligosaccharides in the extract composition of the invention also plays a very important role in the bioavailability of the Withania Sominifera active principles. Specifically, the combination of such oligosaccharides without Withanolide aglycones elicits a desirable immunostimulatory effect for the user.

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A high purity Withania Somnifera extract composition in the form of a high purity, stable, free-flowing, light yellow-to-brown herbaceous powder, for producing an enhanced cognition effect for the user and to augment the learning facility in the geriatric population when taken in a dosage of 200-800 mg/day. This extract contains, by weight, (a) at least 3% of withanolide glycosides and sitoindosides, preferably 3-8%, (b) at least 3% of oligosaccharides, preferably 3-8%, preferably a molecular weight of < 2000, and (c) less than 0.5% of free cytotoxic withaferin A (aglycone), wherein the ratio of (a):(c) is 75-95:25-5, and the ratio of (a):(b) is 40-60:60-40. An extraction process for obtaining such extract composition, and pharmaceutical and nutritional use products thereof, also are described.

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W1THANIA SOMNIFERA COMPOSITION
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a composition of the plant Withania Somnifera, and, more particularly to a high purity extract composition with advantageous levels of withaπolides glycosides, sitoindosides and oligosaccharides, and substantially low levels of free withafe n A, which provides enhanced cognition-enhancing effects for the user, and an extraction process for obtaining such composition, as well as pharmaceutical and nutritional use products thereof.
The plant Withania Somnifera Dunn. (Solanaceae), commonly known as Ashwagandha, has been used in herbal formulations of the Ayurvedic or Indian system of medicine to attenuate a cerebral function deficit in the geriatric population, and to augment the faculty of learning and memory to provide a non-specific host defense. These beneficial effects help the organism to ward off stress and act as an adaptogen. Ashwagandha also shows significant protection against pentylene tetrazole - induced seizures in experimental models of epilepsy, indicating its potential utility for treatment of petitmal epilepsy. Ashwagandha administration also produces a decrease in the core body temperature suggesting a reduced Body Merabolic Rate (BMR), enhanced body growth and increased longevity.
Typically, commercially available extracts of Ashwagandha obtained from old roots stock are either completely devoid of sitoindosides, or contain only traces of sitoindosides admixed with large amounts of toxic metabolites of withanolide aglycones, and polysaccharides, and wherein the polyoxygenated withasteroids are degraded during conventional extract prodecures. Moreover, admixture of several undetermined chemo-types of such wild-crafted Withania roots create further complications in respect of their chemical ingredients. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION What is described herein is a high purity Withania Somnifera plant extract composition with substantially low levels of cytotoxic withafehn A (aglycone), in the form of a stable, free-flowing light yellow-to-brown herbaceous powder composition, which provides enhanced cognition and augmented learning facility in the geriatric population when taken in a dosage of about 200-800 mg/day. The biologically-enhancing composition of the invention includes, by weight, (a) at least 3% of withanolide glycosides and sitoindosides, preferably 3-8%, (b) at least 3%, preferably 3-8%, of oligosaccharides, preferably a mol. wt. of <2000, and (c) less than 0.5% of free withafehn A (aglycone), wherein the ratio of (a):(c) is 75-95:25-5 and the ratio of (a):(b) is 40-60:60-40. Moreover, the composition is at least 90% soluble, the ash content of this composition is less than 8%, and its moisture content is less than 5% (w/w).
Suitably, the extract composition is obtained by (a) providing root stock of a Withania Somnifera plant which is about 1 to 2 years old*, (b) extracting the root stock substantially immediately with an aqueous-alcoholic solvent, (c) concentrating the extract under vacuum, (d) treating the residue with an organic solvent to remove withanolide aglycones therefrom, (e) vacuum drying the insoluble residue below about 60°C to provide a dry solid, and (f) pulverizing the solid under controlled temperature and humidity conditions.
In a specific aspect of the invention, the aqueous-alcoholic solvent is water-methanol or water-ethanol, preferably in a 1 :1 ratio, and the organic solvent is chloroform or ethyl acetate.
older roots contain undesired high molecular weight polymeric saccharides DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
In accordance with the process of the invention, freshly harvested thin roots of Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha) obtained from steep rocks in the Himalaya mountains of India which is about 1-2 years old is coarsely crushed and then exhaustively extracted with hydroalcohol solvent e.g. a 1:1 mixture, at about 50-60°C. The aqueous-alcoholic extract then is concentrated under vacuum, and the concentrated extract is further treated with chloroform. The chloroform-insoluble residue therefrom is then vacuum dried below 60°C to provide a dry extract, which is pulverized under controlled temperature and humidity conditions to form a fine powder.
The chloroform soluble-residual, which contains mainly cytotoxic withanolide aglycones and other constituents of the plant which do not contribute to the bioactivity of the Ashwagandha composition, is discarded.
The chloroform-insoluble/aqueous-soluble residue contains the desired withanolide glycoside and sitoindoside components which are potent bioactive constituents of Ashwagandha. The amount of such withasteroid glycosides therein, i.e. withanolide glycosides and sitoindosides, is determined on the basis of the withasteroid aglycones produced by subsequent hydrolysis of the chloroform-insoluble but aqueous soluble extract-fraction.
The resultant extract powder also contains desirable levels of oligosaccharides having a molecular weight of <2,000. Specifically, the water- soluble portion of this extract (see Table 1 , column 2) contains 20 to 35% oligosaccharides, whereas commercially available extracts from other plants contain an excessive amount, i.e. 90%, of high molecular weight polysaccharides with only traces of oligosaccharides.
The compositions of this invention, and commercially available extracts of Withania Somnifera, are summarized and compared in Table 1 below. TABLE 1
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* Extracts of present invention + Commercially available extracts
1 Water-soluble residue (%, w/w) containing oligosaccharides and polysaccharides*.
2 Water-soluble, chloroform-insoluble residue (%, w/w in respect of root powder**).
3 Chloroform-soluble residue***.
* The compounds responded to both benzidine metaperiodate (for polyols) and Liebermann-Burchardt (for phytosteroids) reagents.
** Sitoindosides were obtained by column chromatography to separate polysaccharides; characterization by high pressure thin layer chromatography (HPTLC) followed by acetylation and comprehensive spectroscopy.
*** Analyzed by HPTLC, preparative TLC, and comprehensive spectroscopy (proton nuclear magnetic resonance, mass spectroscopy, gas chromatograph-mass spectroscopy of silyl derivatives) using reference samples. HPTLC Analysis of Withania Somnifera Extracts
Withanolide glycosides/sitoindosides, the major bioactive constituents of Withania Somnifera, are not readily identifiable in HPTLC chromatographs. However, upon carefully controlled hydrolysis, wherein they are converted into withanolide aglycones, they are readily observed in their HPTLC fingerprints. On the basis of such post-hydrolysis findings the presence and amounts of such withanolides/ sitoindoside glycosides in the extract composition of the invention was determined. In contrast, commercially available Withania Somnifera extracts lack these withanolide glycoside/sitoindoside component.
Analytical and Chromatoqraphic Conditions:
Plate material: Silica gel 60F254
Solvent: n-Butanol/Acetic acid/Water 4/112
(before hydrolysis) Chloroform/Methanol 90/10 (after hydrolysis)
Application mode: Camag linomat IV
Development mode: Twin Trough chamber
Detection wavelength: 260 nm
The withanolide aglycones are highly susceptible to rearrangement under acidic conditions.
The unique characteristics of the Withania Somnifera extract composition of the invention are summarized in Table 2 below. TABLE 2
Withania Somnifera Extract Composition of Invention
Appearance Fine, free flowing, hygroscopic powder
Color Light yellow to brown
Water soluble extractive value Min 90.00 % w/w
Total Withanolide Min 3% w/w (estimated as glycosides and conjugates acetates), preferably 3-8%
Oligosaccharides Min 3% w/w (estimated as (molecular weight <2000) acetates), preferably 3-8%
Free Withafehn A Max 0.5 % w/w
Ratio of Withanolide [glycosides and conjugates] to free withafehn A (aglycone) 75-95:25-5
Ratio of Withanolides To Oligosaccharides 40-60:60-40
Total ash content Max 8.00 % w/w Moisture content Max 5.00 % v/w Dosage 200-800 mg per day
Pharmaceutical and Nutritional Formulas
Representative pharmaceutical and nutritional use products which include the Withania Somnifera extract composition of the invention are given in Examples 11-19 below.
EXAMPLE 11
Tablets and Capsules
Composition Quantity per
Ingredient (w/w, in %) Tablet (mq)
1. Withania Somnifera extract 60.0 250.0
2. Avicel pH 101 20.0 84.0
3. Starch 1500 17.5 75.5
4. Stearic acid, 2.0 8.5 N.F. (powder)
5. Cab-O-Sil 0.5 2.0
Withania Somnifera extract is granulated with starch paste to make a free- flowing powder. Blend all the ingredients, except 4, for 25 min. in a blender. Screen in 4 and blend for an additional 5 min. Compress into tablets using 7/16-in standard concave tooling. Alternately, the blended material can be filled into appropriate capsules. EXAMPLE 12 Chewable Tablets
Composition Quantity per
Inqredient (w/w, in %) Tablet (mq)
1. Withania Somnifera extract 12.26 27.60
2. Sodium ascorbate, 36.26 81.60 USP
3. Avicel pH 101 17.12 38.50
4. Sodium saccharin, 0.56 1.25 (powder), N.F.
5. DiPac 29.30 66.00
6. Stearic acid, N.F. 2.50 5.60
7. Imitation orange 1.0 2.25 Flavor
8. FD & C Yellow 0.5 1.12 #6 dye
9. Cab-O-Sil 0.5 1.12
Blend all the ingredients, except 6, for 20 min in a blender. Screen in 6 and blend for an additional 5 min. Compress into tablets using 7/16-in standard concave tooling.
EXAMPLE 13 "Maintenance" Multivitamin Tablets or Capsules
Composition Quantity per
Inqredient (w/w, in %) Tablet (mq)
1. Withania Somnifera extract, 33.25 66.50 free-flowing
2. Vitamin A acetate 5.5 11.0
Figure imgf000010_0001
3. Thiamine mono- 0.8 1.65 nitrate, USP
4. Riboflavin, USP 1.1 2.10
5. Pyridoxine HCI, USP 1.0 2.10
6. 1% Cyanocobalamine
(in gelatin)
7. D-Calcium 3.75 7.50 pantothenate, USP
8. Niacinamide 11.0 22.00
9. DiTab 13.1 26.20
10. Microcrystalline 25.0 50.00 cellulose, N.F.
11. Talc, USP 3.0 6.00
12. Stearic acid, 1.5 3.00 (powder), N.F.
13. Magnesium stearate, 1.0 2.00 (powder), N.F. Blend all ingredients for 20 min in a suitable blender. Screen in 12 and blend for an additional 5 min. Compress at a tablet weight of 200 mg using 3/8-in standard concave tooling. Alternately, blended material is filled into a capsule containing 200 mg of multi-vitamins. These tablets or capsules can be used as nutritional supplements.
EXAMPLE 14
Geriatric Formula Vitamin Tablets
Composition Quantity per
Inqredient (w/w, in %) Tablet (mq)
1. Withania Somnifera extract 17.45 96.00 free-flowing powder
2. Ferrous sulfate, 15.00 78.00
USP 95%o Ethecal granulation
3. Thiamine mono-nitrate, USP 1.09 6.00
4. Riboflavin, USP 1.00 5.50
5. Niacinamide, USP 6.00 33.00
6. Ascorbic acid USP fine crystal 15.00 78.00
7. Calcium 0.73 4.00 pantothenate, USP
8. Pyridoxine HCI, USP 0.14 0.75
9. Cyanocobalmine, 0.82 4.50 0.1% spray dried
10. AcDisol 2.00 11.00
11. Stearic acid, (powder), N.F. 2.00 11.00
12. Magnesium stearate, 0.25 1.38 (powder), N.F.
13. CeloCat 38.52 211.87 Prepare a premix of items 2, 3, 6, 7. Mix in other ingredients except 10 and 11 and blend for an additional 5 min. Compress using oval punches (1 = 0.480 in., w = 0.220 x cup = 0.040 in.) Sugar or film coat. These tablets can be used as nutritional supplements.
EXAMPLE 15 Elixir Formula
Inqredient Quantity
1. Withania Somnifera Extract 0.2 g
2. Lemon Tincture 5.0 ml
3. Orange Tincture 5.0 ml
4. Sodium Saccharin 0.5 g
5. Propylene Glycol 65.0 ml
6. Glycerine 15.0 ml
7. Sorbitol, USP, sufficient quantity to make 100.0 ml
Dissolve 1 in 5 and 6 which have been heated to 50°C. Dissolve 4 in 2 and 3 and add the solution of Withania Somnifera extract at 25°C. Add sufficient sorbitol to make the product measure 100 ml.
EXAMPLE 16 Elixir Formula
Inqredient Quantity
1. Withania Somnifera Extract 0.4 g
2. Orange oil 0.1 ml
3. Benzaldehyde 0.005 ml
4. Sorbitol Solution USP 10.0 ml
5. Propylene Glycol 40.0 ml
6. Alcohol 40.0 ml
7. Purified Water, sufficient quantity to make 100.0 ml
Dissolve 1 in 4 and 5 which have been heated to 50°C. Add 2 and 3 to the alcohol and mix with 1 at 25°C. Add sufficient water to make the product measure 100 ml.
EXAMPLE 17 Colloidal Magnesium Aluminum Premix (5% fully hvdrated magma)
Inqredient Quantity
1. Colloidal magnesium aluminum silicate 5.0% w/v
2. Methyl paraben 0.12% w/v
3. Propyl paraben 0.03% w/v
4. Water, qs 100%
A. The parabens are dissolved in approximately 60% of the purified water at 90°C.
B. The colloidal magnesium aluminum silicate is slowly added to step A and maintained at 90°C for one hour with gentle agitation. C. The premix is cooled to 40°C and passed through a colloid mill or homogenizer (2500 psi) rinsing through with fresh purified water.
D. The premix is brought to final volume with purified water and agitation.
E. The premix may be stored in suitable containers at room temperature for several months or more.
EXAMPLE 18
Oral Suspension
Inqredient Quantitv
1. Withania Somnifera Extract 0.3% w/v
2. Colloidal magnesium aluminum silicate premix 20.0% w/v (5% formula 21)
3. Poloxamer 331 0.05% w/v
4. Glycerin 10.0% w/v
5. Potassium sorbate 0.2%) w/v
6. Sodium benzoate 0.1 %) w/v
7. Colorant qs
8. Flavor qs
9. Liquid sugar (sp. Gr = 1.33) 65.0%
10. Citric acid or sodium hydroxide to pH 5.5 qs
1 1. Purified water, qs 100%o
1. Dissolve potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, colorant in aqueous glycerin.
2. Add liquid sugar colloidal magnesium aluminum silicate premix and half the poloxamer 331 and sulfa drug in step 2 with agitation.
3. Disperse the rest of the poloxamer 331 and sulfa drug in step 2 with agitation.
4. 4. Add flavor to step 3 and pass the suspension through a colloid mill or homogenizer rinsing through with purified water.
5. Adjust pH to 5.5 with either citric acid or sodium hydroxide solution.
6. Add purified water to final volume. EXAMPLE 19 Improved Bioactivitv in the Presence of Oligosaccharides
Test Protocol :
Ehrlich Ascites tumor (s-180, 1 x 106 cells, all viable), suspended in phosphate buffer saline (PBS, 0.5 ml), were inoculated (i.p.) to a group of adult mice. After 2 h, withaferin-A (WA) (2.5 mg/100 g b.w.) and withanolide + oligosaccharides (1 :10 w/w) were administered to Group-2 and Group-3 animals (Table 3). The control (Group 1) received only the vehicle (PBS) following the tumor inoculation. On day-10, the tumor cells were removed from the peritoneal cavity and the viable and dead cells were enumerated microscopically using the dye-exclusion method.
Effect of Withafehn A on the Viability and Growth of S-180 Tumor Cells
TABLE 3
Tumor cells x 107 + SD
Gi roupa/Treatment Viable Cells Dead Cells
1. PBS (Control) 12.14 + 3.04 0.80 + 0.04
2. Withafehn A (WA) 8.49 + 2.15 5.17 + 1.97
3. Withaferin-A +
Oligosaccharides (1 :10) 3.03 + 0.92 0.72 + 0.05
a 12-week-old Swiss mice; n = 10 in each group; WA, withaferin-A: and withaferin-A + oligosaccharides of W. somnifera were administered. The results in Table 3 suggest that the anti-tumor activity of Group 3 withafehn A + oligosaccharides (1:10), unlike that of WA, was not due to cytotoxicity common to anti-tumor drugs, but due to immunomodulation (Ghosal et al., Phytother. Res., 5, 201-206, 1989). This postulate is supported by the decreased tumor growth and only a marginal increase in the number of dead cells compared to the control group. By contrast, the WA group elicited less effective tumor control compared to Group-3 and an appreciable number of dead cells.
Thus, the oligosaccharide carrier Group 3 in the extract composition of the invention can significantly modify the nature and extent of the bioactivity of withaferin-A (WA).
In summary, the Withania Somnifera extract composition of the invention includes an advantageous combination of components in defined amounts and proportions for optimum biological activity. Particularly, the sitoindoside constituent therein produces an immunostimulation response as reflected by activation of peritoneal macrophages, phagocytosis, and increased activity of lysomal enzymes secreted by activated macrophages. The substantial absence of withasteroid aglycones therein precludes the adverse cytotoxic effect observed with other related compositions in the art. The defined amount and kind of oligosaccharides in the extract composition of the invention also plays a very important role in the bioavailability of the Withania Sominifera active principles. Specifically, the combination of such oligosaccharides without Withanolide aglycones elicits a desirable immunostimulatory effect for the user.

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1. A Withania Somnifera extract composition, in the form of a stable, herbaceous powder, which produces a cognition effect and learning facility for the user, when taken in a dosage of about 200-800 mg/day, which comprises, by weight, (a) at least 3% of withanolide glycosides and sitoindosides, (b) at least 3% of oligosaccharides, and (c) less than 0.5%> of free withafehn A (aglycone), wherein the weight ratio of (a):(c) is 75-95:25-5, and the weight ratio of (a):(b) is 40-60:60-40.
2. A composition according to claim 1 wherein the oligosaccharides have a molecular weight of less than 2,000.
3. A composition according to claim 2 including ash wherein said extract composition is at least 90% water soluble, the ash content is a maximum of 8%>, and its moisture content is a maximum of 5% (w/w).
4. A composition according to claim 1 wherein (a) is 3-8%, and (b) is 3-8%.
5. A process of making the extract composition of claim 1 which comprises (a) providing root stock of a Withania Somnifera plant which is about 1-2 years old, (b) extracting said root stock substantially immediately with an aqueous-alcoholic solvent, (c) concentrating the extract under vacuum, (d) treating the residue with an apolar organic solvent to remove free withanolide A aglycones therefrom, (e) vacuum drying the insoluble residue of such treatment below about 60°C to provide a dry solid, and (f) pulverizing the solid under controlled temperature and humidity conditions, to obtain the desired powder product.
6. A process according to claim 5 wherein said aqueous-alcoholic solvent is water-methanol or water-ethanol, and said organic solvent is chloroform or ethyl acetate.
7. A pharmaceutical or nutritional use product which includes the extract composition of claim 1 in a dosage form suitable for oral administration at a dosage level is about 200 to 800 mg/day, optionally including, excipients suitable for such oral administration, wherein the dosage form is a tablet, a capsule or an elixir or suspension.
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