Ultimate Root Ashwagandha Extract

KSM-66 is a named ashwagandha root extract made by one producer to one specification: root only, a water-based extraction with no alcohol and no milk, and more than 5% withanolides. Regular ashwagandha on a pack can mean powdered root, a leaf-and-root extract, or an extract of unstated strength; the name tells you which you're getting.

500mg sits in the range the published KSM-66 trials used, which ran from 250mg to 600mg a day. Wellgard's capsule is one 500mg dose a day. Do not take more than one.

One capsule a day is the direction, for adults who aren't pregnant, trying to conceive or breastfeeding and who aren't on medication or under medical supervision without checking first. Long-term use hasn't been studied as well as short-term use, so form your view at the end of the ninety-day bottle rather than treating it as indefinite.

For healthy adults taking it as directed, the published trials report it as well tolerated over weeks to a few months; stomach upset and drowsiness are the commonest complaints. It isn't for pregnancy or breastfeeding. Rare cases of liver injury have been reported with ashwagandha-containing products and the UK's Committee on Toxicity is reviewing the evidence, so if you have a liver condition, ask your GP first.

Anyone pregnant, trying to conceive or breastfeeding, and anyone under eighteen, should not take it. Check first if you are on thyroid medication, sedatives, antidepressants, immunosuppressants or medicines for blood pressure or blood sugar, if you have a thyroid, liver or autoimmune condition, or if you have surgery coming up.

Ask a pharmacist about your own list, but the ones to raise are thyroid medication, sedatives and sleeping tablets, antidepressants, immunosuppressants, and medicines for blood pressure or blood sugar. Do not combine it with other ashwagandha products.

The NHS does not recommend ashwagandha, and it isn't prescribed; it's a food supplement. Wellgard sells it as what it is: 500mg of KSM-66 root extract, one capsule a day.

Yes. It's sold as a food supplement in Great Britain. Some countries have restricted it, and the UK's Committee on Toxicity is reviewing its safety, which is why this page carries the cautions it does.

Withanolides are the group of compounds ashwagandha is known for. KSM-66 is made to contain more than 5% of them by weight, measured by HPLC, a laboratory method. It's a way of knowing the extract is what it says it is.

In Ayurveda the root is the part of the plant that's used. Some extracts add leaf, which is cheaper and raises the withanolide number on paper. KSM-66 is root only, and Wellgard's capsule is KSM-66 and nothing else.

Whichever you'll remember. Most people take it with breakfast; some take it with the evening meal. One capsule a day, with water, at the same time each day.

One capsule a day, swallowed with water, with food if you prefer. Do not take more than one, and do not combine it with another ashwagandha product.

Give it the bottle: ninety capsules, ninety days. The refund covers the first thirty. Form your view at the end of the bottle, and if you plan to keep taking it beyond a few months, it's worth mentioning to your GP.

Compare four things: whether the extract is named, KSM-66 for instance, or just called ashwagandha; whether it's root only; the milligrams per capsule and how many capsules that means a day; and how many days a bottle lasts. Wellgard's is KSM-66, root only, 500mg, one a day, ninety days.

Winter cherry, and sometimes Indian ginseng, though it isn't related to ginseng. The Latin name is Withania somnifera, and it's the root that Wellgard's capsule is made from.

It's a root that has been used in Ayurveda for centuries, and it's sold in Great Britain as a food supplement. Wellgard's is 500mg of KSM-66 root extract, one capsule a day. If you're thinking of taking it for a particular reason, that's a conversation for your GP or pharmacist.

Rare cases of liver injury have been reported with ashwagandha-containing products, and the UK's Committee on Toxicity began reviewing the evidence in 2026. For most healthy adults taking one capsule a day the published trials report it as well tolerated. If you have a liver condition, ask your GP before taking any ashwagandha, and stop and seek advice if you notice yellowing of the skin or eyes, dark urine, itching or persistent nausea.

Because KSM-66 is a concentrated extract, about twelve parts of root to one of extract, and some brands multiply the extract weight by twelve and print the root equivalent. Wellgard prints the extract weight, 500mg, because that's what's in the capsule. A 500mg KSM-66 capsule and a pack that says 6,000mg can be the same thing.

500mg of KSM-66 ashwagandha root extract per capsule, a vegan capsule shell, and a rice-based filler. Ninety capsules. Vegan, made in the UK, free from gluten, wheat, yeast, milk, lactose and soy.

Yes. The capsule shell is plant-based cellulose and KSM-66 is extracted without milk, which is what makes a root extract vegan.

There is no black pepper in them. Some ashwagandha capsules add black pepper extract or a second botanical. This one is KSM-66 and a capsule shell.

They are different products. The gummies carry a different ashwagandha extract plus vitamin B6, two a day. The capsules are KSM-66 root extract, 500mg, one a day.

They're different things entirely, and Wellgard sells both. This page is the ashwagandha. If you're choosing between them, decide what you want to take rather than which is stronger.

It's a capsule, so no taste. Ashwagandha root has a faint earthy smell when you open the bottle, and customers say the capsules are easy to swallow.

Ninety, one a day, so a ninety-day supply. A year is four bottles rather than twelve.

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Full refund within 30 days, even if the bottle has been opened.