ASMA HERBALS - EST. 1972 - AMRITSAR, INDIA

In-House
Phyto Extracts

Proprietary Extracts.
Manufactured at our GMP-ZED Certified facility.
No Maltodextrin dilution.
No Borrowed concentrates.

Proprietary Extract

BerberiX™

BerberiX™ In-House Berberine Phyto Extracts

Pure crude extract integrity. No maltodextrin masking. No dilution games.

Berberix™ is our trademarked in-house range of berberine phyto extracts, manufactured for brands that want honest botanical strength and clean ingredient transparency. Available as Berberine HCl and Berberine Sulphate, Berberix™ is produced from crude extract without maltodextrin dilution, giving formulators a more authentic berberine ingredient for capsules, tablets, powders, and nutraceutical blends.

Why Berberix™

Many powdered botanical extracts in the market use carriers such as maltodextrin to improve drying, flow, bulk density, or cost efficiency. Carriers are not automatically wrong, but they should be clearly disclosed. The problem begins when a heavily diluted material is marketed in a way that makes the buyer believe they are receiving a high-strength native extract.

Berberix™ is built differently.

Our Standard

  • In-house manufactured crude berberine extract
  • No maltodextrin added
  • Available in HCl and Sulphate forms
  • Transparent extract identity
  • Suitable for nutraceutical and herbal formulations
  • Batch-level documentation available
  • Designed for brands that want real phyto extract value, not filler weight

The Berberix™ Difference

Some commercial phyto extracts may contain a high percentage of carrier or diluent while still being sold with aggressive extract claims. For example, a supplier may blend a small amount of concentrated crude extract with a large amount of maltodextrin and describe the finished powder using impressive-sounding percentages. This can confuse buyers because the declared “extract” strength may not clearly reflect the actual native crude extract present in the material.

With Berberix™, our message is simple:
what you buy is crude extract integrity, not maltodextrin bulk.

Two Forms · Different Applications

Berberine HCl
Produced by acidifying the crude berberine alkaloid with hydrochloric acid. HCl is the most widely used form in formulations — higher water solubility, faster dissolution in aqueous preparations.
Solubility: High (water)
Common use: Capsules, tablets, syrups
Appearance: Dark Yellow-Brown crystalline powder
Filler content: None
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Berberine Sulphate
Formed with sulphuric acid neutralisation. Preferred where pH sensitivity or formulation compatibility with certain excipients matters. Slightly lower hygroscopicity versus the HCl form.
Solubility: Moderate (water)
Common use: Tablets, hard gelatin capsules
Appearance: Yellow-orange powder
Filler content: None
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Proprietary Extract

ShilajiX™

Asphaltum punjabianum  ·  Himalayan resin  ·  Fulvic acid concentrate

ShilajiX is processed from raw Himalayan shilajit resin. The active marker is fulvic acid — not the crude tar-like resin most suppliers simply powder and sell. We concentrate the fulvic acid fraction without adding maltodextrin or silicon dioxide to reach a target percentage on paper.

Most "Shilajit 50% Fulvic Acid" products in the market use the same filler trick: mix powdered raw resin with maltodextrin until the blend hits a target fulvic acid percentage. The actual fulvic acid per gram of the final product stays very low. Per capsule dose, the customer is largely swallowing filler.

ShilajiX vs. Market Powder

ShilajiX™
Concentrated
No Filler
Himalayan-Gilgit origin
Resin / concentrated powder
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50% Fulvic Acid Powder
Diluted with maltodextrin
60–80% maltodextrin, common
Origin often undisclosed
Free-flowing powder (filler-dependent)
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Proprietary Extract

AshwasmaX™

Extraction as per Authentic Ayurveda

AshwasmaX is extracted exclusively from the root of Withania somnifera. Root only — no leaf, no stem. This is not a regulatory convenience. The root is the part that Ayurvedic classical texts describe, study, and prescribe. The leaf is a different pharmacological story, and in India, ashwagandha leaf extracts carry regulatory restrictions for good reason.

The active markers we standardise against are the withanolide alkaloids — the nitrogen-containing compounds responsible for the adaptogenic activity that made Ashwagandha worth studying in the first place. Not just withanolides (the glycosides), not a withanolide-blanket figure that lumps steroidal lactones together indiscriminately. Alkaloid fraction, verified by HPLC.

⚠ On the Leaf Extract Question

Ashwagandha leaf extracts are banned for use in food supplements in India. Several countries have issued restrictions or advisories on leaf-based Ashwagandha products citing hepatotoxicity concerns in clinical reports. The compounds responsible — present in higher concentration in the leaf — are not in the root at the same levels. AshwagandhaX uses root only, across every batch, with no exceptions.

Root vs. Leaf — Why It Matters

AshwasmaX™ (Root)
Root only
Permitted as per AYUSH, FSSAI
Not associated with root extract
Root — described in all major texts
Alkaloids
None
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Leaf-Based Market Extract
Leaf (or undisclosed blend)
Banned for food supplement use
Reported in leaf-linked clinical cases
Leaf not indicated in classical literature
Often withanolide-blanket figure
Maltodextrin commonly added
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⚠ Why Alkaloids, Not Just Withanolides

Most Ashwagandha extracts in the market are standardised to "withanolides %" — a broad term that covers steroidal lactones including withaferin A, withanolide D, and others. Withanolides are important, but the alkaloid fraction — somniferine, somnine, withanine — is what drives the central nervous system adaptogenic effects. Standardising to alkaloids is a more specific, and harder to game, quality marker. Any supplier can claim "5% withanolides" on a mixed root-leaf extract. Alkaloid standardisation on root-only extract is a different level of commitment.

Proprietary Extract

MucunaX™

Mucuna pruriens  ·  Seed extract  ·  L-DOPA concentrate

MucunaX is extracted from Mucuna pruriens seeds — the Ayurvedic Kapikacchu. The active compound is L-DOPA (levodopa), a dopamine precursor with a well-documented role in neurological support, male fertility formulations, and adaptogenic stacks.

The same maltodextrin problem applies here. A "Mucuna 40% L-DOPA" product in many bulk supply catalogues means 40 grams of L-DOPA activity per 100g of the blend — but the blend is mostly filler. The actual L-DOPA delivered per capsule can be a fraction of what the label implies.

Classical Shodhana Process

Milk Purification — The Way It Was Always Done

Before extraction, raw Mucuna pruriens seeds go through a classical Ayurvedic shodhana (purification) process. Most commercial suppliers skip this entirely. We do not.

The seed coat of Mucuna pruriens carries the primary irritants — the fine trichomes responsible for intense pruritus. Mechanical and chemical shortcuts leave residues. Our process removes the seed coat by hand, seed by seed, before purification begins.

1. Manual Seed Coat Removal

The outer seed coat — the source of Mucuna's notorious itch compounds — is removed by hand before any processing begins. No mechanical abrasion, no chemical stripping. This step cannot be rushed.

2. Cow Milk Boiling — Purification

Dehusked seeds are soaked and boiled in fresh cow milk. Cow milk acts as the primary lipophilic carrier, drawing out fat-soluble irritants and alkaloid precursors that would otherwise interfere with the extract. The milk is discarded after each cycle.

3. Extraction & Batch Documentation

Purified seeds go through the extraction process using traditional Ayurvedic methods. L-DOPA content runs at approximately 10% in the finished extract. No synthetic solvents, no maltodextrin added. Batch records maintained per GMP requirements.

Ask Your Supplier These Questions

  1. Is the seed coat removed before extraction?
  2. Is any shodhana or purification step performed?
  3. Is this a traditional method or solvent extraction?