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What qualifies for the Adaptogen directory?
This page is the broad product-class directory for current adaptogenic herbs and finished adaptogen blends. It should help users distinguish single-herb products from multi-adaptogen formulas without turning every adaptogen into a cortisol or focus product.
The current verified set includes Gaia Stress Response, Gaia Ashwagandha & Cordyceps, Gaia Ashwagandha Root, Gaia Holy Basil Leaf, Moon Juice SuperYou and NOW Ashwagandha 450 mg.
Single adaptogens and blended formulas are different shopping tasks
Gaia Ashwagandha Root, Gaia Holy Basil Leaf and NOW Ashwagandha 450 mg represent focused single-herb or single-adaptogen routes. Gaia Stress Response, Gaia Ashwagandha & Cordyceps and Moon Juice SuperYou combine multiple adaptogenic ingredients.
This creates the first information-gain layer: the broad adaptogen market should be classified first by single-herb versus blended architecture.
Ashwagandha products need extract and standardization fields
NOW currently lists 450 mg ashwagandha root/leaf extract per capsule standardized to at least 2.4% total withanolides. Gaia Ashwagandha Root uses an organic root/root-extract blend with withanolides and recommends one capsule twice daily.
MenPS should record extract source, standardized constituents where disclosed, serving pattern and whether the product is a focused ashwagandha formula or part of a blend.
Performance-oriented adaptogen blends form a separate branch
Gaia currently markets Ashwagandha & Cordyceps, formerly Adaptogen Performance, around active-lifestyle, energy, endurance and stamina positioning. That is a different formula role from a single ashwagandha capsule or a cortisol-specific product.
Stress-oriented blends can overlap without becoming cortisol pages
Gaia Stress Response currently combines rhodiola, holy basil, schisandra and ashwagandha. Moon Juice SuperYou combines ashwagandha, amla, shatavari and rhodiola and also uses cortisol-management positioning.
SuperYou can therefore appear on both Adaptogens and Cortisol Support, but the adaptogen page should compare its herb architecture while the cortisol page compares explicit cortisol-positioned formulas.
Recommended Adaptogen-page data model
The core fields should be principal adaptogen(s), extract amount and standardization where disclosed, single versus blended formula, stimulant status, serving pattern, performance/stress positioning, cortisol overlap and focus overlap.
How this differs from Cortisol Support and Focus
Adaptogen is a broad formula class. Cortisol Support is a narrower commercial-intent page for products explicitly positioned around cortisol management. Focus is a narrower task-based page for concentration and attention products. The same ingredient can appear across those pages only when the comparison role changes materially.
Gaia Stress Response is currently directed in the morning, with optional additional afternoon use. Gaia Ashwagandha Root uses a twice-daily pattern, while SuperYou is positioned as a two-capsule daily formula. These serving differences are useful catalog facts and help distinguish a daytime adaptogen blend from a simple herb capsule without making claims about which schedule is more effective.
Serving pattern can help separate formula roles
Adaptogen products vary widely in how much quantitative label detail they provide. NOW Ashwagandha 450 mg currently states both extract amount and a minimum 2.4% total withanolides, while other botanical products may emphasize herb identity and serving directions without an equivalent standardized constituent field. MenPS should therefore leave standardization blank when the current official label does not support an exact value rather than infer potency from the herb name.
Standardization should be recorded only where the current label supports it
Adaptogen positioning is not proof of a specific hormone or performance outcome
Manufacturer pages can verify current identity, composition and commercial positioning. They do not independently establish that a finished adaptogen product lowers cortisol, improves endurance or enhances cognition in every user.
Current-source verification
All six current rows were freshly checked during the September audit. Gaia's current Ashwagandha & Cordyceps name replaces the older Adaptogen Performance wording.
Useful follow-up questions
Is every adaptogen supplement a cortisol supplement?
No. Cortisol Support is a narrower category defined by explicit cortisol-oriented product positioning.
Can SuperYou appear on both pages?
Yes, because Adaptogens compares its four-herb architecture while Cortisol Support compares its explicit cortisol-management positioning.
Is ashwagandha the only adaptogen in this directory?
No. Current products also include rhodiola, holy basil, schisandra, cordyceps, amla and shatavari.
Start with the desired formula class rather than a benefit claim: single ashwagandha, single holy basil, a mixed stress-oriented blend, or a performance-oriented adaptogen blend. Then compare extract disclosure, standardized constituents, serving pattern and stimulant status. This keeps the page centered on observable product attributes and makes the route to Cortisol Support or Focus clear when a narrower intent becomes relevant.
A practical way to use the Adaptogen directory
Primary product sources used for this snapshot
Current product identity, formula composition and positioning were checked against official manufacturer sources. These support catalog facts and attributed positioning, not independent efficacy conclusions.