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Botanical is a general term used for ingredients derived from plants, including herbs, roots, leaves, flowers, fruits, seeds, bark, and plant extracts. A botanical ingredient may be provided as a whole herb, dried powder, tincture, oil, or standardized extract. The exact ingredients and active compounds depend on the specific plant and formulation.
Botanical ingredients are substances obtained from plants and are widely used in dietary supplements, herbal products, functional foods, and natural wellness formulations. The term botanical does not refer to one specific plant or compound; it describes a broad category of plant-derived ingredients.
Botanicals may come from different parts of a plant, including roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits, seeds, bark, or resin. They can be processed into powders, extracts, oils, tinctures, teas, capsules, tablets, or other supplement forms.
Some botanical extracts are standardized to specific naturally occurring compounds, while others contain a broader range of plant constituents. Because botanical products can vary significantly, the specific botanical name, plant part, extract ratio, standardization, and serving size should be checked on the product label.