Ajuga decumbens extract powder standardized for turkesterone

Ajuga Decumbens Extract 2–20% Turkesterone

Ajuga Decumbens Extract is a standardized botanical extract produced from Ajuga decumbens Thunb., a member of the Lamiaceae family. Essencefield supplies it as a brownish-yellow to brown extract powder prepared from leaves or aerial botanical material for dietary supplement, sports nutrition, and botanical formulation projects.

Available commercial grades include 2%, 10%, and 20% turkesterone by HPLC. The concentration selected determines how much extract is required to reach a defined marker input, affecting formula space, ingredient loading, weighing accuracy, and blend design.

SKU: BOT-STX-0092 Categories: Standardized Extracts, Terpenoid & Triterpenoid Extracts Tags: Ajuga, Dietary Supplements, Ecdysteroids, Terpenoids, Turkesterone

Ingredient Profile & Common Uses

Ajuga decumbens Thunb. is an accepted Ajuga species native to China and other parts of temperate East Asia. The commercial ingredient is an extracted and standardized powder rather than simple milled herb. Published phytochemical research on the species documents a diverse phytoecdysteroid profile, including cyasterone, ajugalactone, Ajugasterone C, and related ecdysteroid structures.

The standardized grades provide progressively higher marker concentrations for different formulation requirements. Lower-assay material contributes more botanical extract solids, while concentrated grades reduce the amount of powder needed in each formula. This difference is especially relevant when capsule capacity, tablet weight, serving size, or multi-ingredient formula space is limited.

The extract has a characteristic botanical color and taste and is water-dispersible rather than fully water-soluble. It is therefore better suited to dry dosage systems and suspended powder applications than to formulas requiring a clear solution. Concentrated grades reduce bulk ingredient loading but require greater attention to low-level weighing and blend uniformity.

Application Areas

Capsules

Concentrated grades can reduce extract weight per dosage unit, helping formulators manage capsule capacity when Ajuga extract is combined with other botanical or nutritional ingredients.

Tablets

The standardized extract can be incorporated into compressed tablets where marker input is controlled by assay. Flow, compression behavior, color, and blend distribution should be evaluated during development.

Sports Nutrition Powder Blends

Ajuga extract can be used in multi-ingredient powder systems. Density differences, botanical taste, color contribution, and low-level distribution become increasingly important in concentrated formulations.

Sachets & Stick Packs

The ingredient is suitable for portion-controlled dry powder formats where serving weight, powder flow, segregation, and sensory contribution must be balanced during formulation.

Botanical Premixes

Standardized Ajuga extract can be incorporated into premixes where a defined marker specification provides more controlled formulation input than an unstandardized botanical powder.

Typical Specifications

Item	Specification
Product Name	Ajuga Decumbens Extract
Botanical Name	Ajuga decumbens Thunb.
Botanical Family	Lamiaceae
Plant Material	Leaves / Aerial Parts
Ingredient Type	Standardized Botanical Extract
Product Form	Extract Powder
Standardized Marker	Turkesterone
Available Grades	2% · 10% · 20% Turkesterone
Analytical Method	HPLC
Primary Commercial Grade	10% Turkesterone
Appearance	Brownish-yellow to brown powder
Water Behavior	Water-dispersible; not fully water-soluble
Origin	China
Chemical Class of Marker	Phytoecdysteroid

Marker Compound Reference

Property	Reference Value
Compound	Turkesterone
CAS No.	41451-87-0
PubChem CID	14376672
Molecular Formula	C27H44O8
Molecular Weight	496.6 g/mol
Compound Class	Phytoecdysteroid

These chemical properties describe the analytical marker compound rather than the complete multi-component Ajuga extract.

Turkesterone & Phytoecdysteroid Profile

Ajuga species are associated with phytoecdysteroids, a family of polyhydroxylated steroid compounds. Research on Ajuga decumbens has identified multiple members of this group, including cyasterone, ajugalactone, Ajugasterone C, and related constituents. The finished botanical extract should therefore be understood as a multi-component phytochemical matrix rather than an isolated chemical compound.

For commercial standardization, turkesterone is treated as the declared assay marker. This is analytically different from a “total ecdysteroids” specification, which refers to a broader compound group rather than one defined analyte.

Standardized assay grades should also remain separate from extract-ratio products such as 10:1 or 20:1. An extract ratio describes the relationship between starting botanical material and finished extract, while an assay measures the concentration of a selected marker.

Grade Selection & Formulation Logic

A practical way to compare the available grades is by the amount of extract needed to provide the same theoretical marker input.

Theoretical Turkesterone Input	2% Grade	10% Grade	20% Grade
10 mg	500 mg extract	100 mg extract	50 mg extract
20 mg	1,000 mg extract	200 mg extract	100 mg extract
50 mg	2,500 mg extract	500 mg extract	250 mg extract

These calculations illustrate formulation differences between assay levels and are not serving recommendations.

2% Grade provides the greatest botanical-extract loading and can be practical where formula space is available and larger ingredient weights simplify weighing and distribution.

10% Grade offers a middle concentration suitable for capsule, tablet, premix, and sports nutrition development where marker input and formula-space efficiency both matter.

20% Grade minimizes extract weight and supports compact formulas, but its lower inclusion level increases the importance of accurate weighing, premixing, and homogeneous distribution.

Technical & Quality Considerations

Analytical evaluation should focus on botanical identity, marker assay, and chromatographic specificity. Procurement and QA teams should distinguish the declared analyte from broader total-ecdysteroid terminology and confirm that the analytical result corresponds to the stated standardized grade.

Physical behavior becomes increasingly important as concentration changes. Lower grades contribute more botanical solids, color, and taste, while concentrated material reduces formula volume. Because the extract is dispersible rather than completely soluble in water, suspended powder systems should be assessed for wetting and sedimentation rather than treated as clear-solution applications.

During scale-up, concentrated material benefits from geometric premixing before addition to the main batch. Formulators should evaluate distribution when the extract is combined with materials that differ substantially in particle characteristics or bulk density. Capsule and tablet projects should focus on blend uniformity and process behavior, while powder systems should additionally assess taste, color, dispersion, sedimentation, and finished-product homogeneity.

Packaging & Commercial Supply

Essencefield supports product evaluation, formulation trials, commercial orders, and ongoing ingredient supply. Packaging, storage, and shipping arrangements are determined by product characteristics, order quantity, stability requirements, and destination-market needs.

Supply Item	General Information
Sample	Available upon request for formulation, testing, and supplier evaluation
Order Quantities	100 g · 1 kg · 5 kg · 25 kg · 100 kg · 500 kg · Bulk
Sample Lead Time	Typically 5–7 days after sample confirmation
Production Lead Time	Typically 15–30 days after order and specification confirmation
Packaging	Suitable protective inner packaging with bags, cartons, drums, or other appropriate outer packaging
Storage	Store in tightly sealed, suitable protective packaging in a cool, dry environment. Protect from moisture, heat, and direct sunlight. Specific storage conditions follow the approved product specification.
Documentation	COA · Product Specification · TDS · SDS · Applicable declarations (as applicable)

Final order quantities, lead times, packaging, documentation, and shipping arrangements are confirmed according to the selected product and commercial requirements.