Last updated November 14, 2026 Botanical Studies: What Was Actually Studied? When a headline says a study tested kava, passionflower, or ashwagandha, the plant name is only the beginning. The study might have used a tea bag filled with several plant parts, a tablet made from an extract of dried root, or a laboratory sample nobody consumed. To see whether its findings apply to a product, start with the species, the plant part, how… Read more