Today, the use of botanical extracts, especially in the nutraceutical category, is facing significant challenges. Botanical extracts play a crucial role in many industries, including food, pharmaceuticals, animal feed, agrochemicals, cosmetics, and nutraceuticals. However, the growing demand for these extracts is clashing with the limited availability of raw materials from medicinal plants. Factors such as climate change and soil depletion are leading to issues with traceability and consistency in quality.
A study by Gafner et al., titled “The Undisclosed Presence of Excipients and Diluents in Botanical Extracts,” highlighted the problem of over-diluting botanical raw materials with excipients, which reduces the concentration of active molecules. It also revealed the use of exhausted raw materials from the pharmaceutical industry to produce low-cost extracts. These practices undermine both trust in botanical extract suppliers and the effectiveness of the final products, ultimately leading to consumer dissatisfaction as they may not receive the benefits they expect.
Proven Efficacy and Concentration with CROP® Biotech Technology
At Aethera Biotech, we prioritize the proven efficacy of our phytocomplexes, which are designed to deliver specific benefits for the overall wellness of the body, skin, and hair.
But why do we produce phytocomplexes? Unlike botanical extracts, which are typically obtained through extraction and drying processes to isolate a specific molecule of interest, phytocomplexes represent the plant in its entirety, containing the full spectrum of active compounds. The rationale behind using phytocomplexes instead of isolated molecules lies in the scientifically proven synergism between the plant’s various components. The simultaneous presence of multiple compounds with different chemical properties affects both their interaction with biological targets (pharmacodynamics) and their absorption, metabolism, and elimination (pharmacokinetics), thereby modulating their overall effects.
The main advantages of phytocomplexes is the molecular synergism, that means the combined effect of all the molecules in the plant and the improved bioavailability, as the pharmacologically inactive molecules within a phytocomplex are proven to enhance the absorption, stability, and release of active ingredients.
Aethera’s phytocomplexes, produced using the CROP® technological platform, contain all the molecules present in the selected plant cells from which they are derived. We standardize our phytocomplexes with marker bioactive metabolites and include other valuable compounds such as proteins, polysaccharides, lipids, and secondary metabolites. Unlike those derived through solvent extraction of plant cell cultures, our products contain a distinctive set of compounds that provide unique multifunctional activity. Our technology helps guarantee the true concentration of marker bioactives, ensuring a solvent-free and safe process without potential limitations in quantity and availability.
Discover more about our phytocomplexes designed for the cosmetic and nutraceutical industries: https://www.aetherabiotech.it/en/products/
