Ashwagandha has been used as an herbal remedy for hundreds of years.
Ashwagandha is a shrub that flourishes in India and North America. The
roots of the ashwagandha plant have been employed for millennia by
Ayurvedic healers. Ashwagandha has many beneficial elements, including
flavonoids and members of the withanolide class. Numerous modern
studies have found that ashwagandha is very effective in many areas of health.
Health Benefits of Ashwagandha
Scholars at Banaras Hindu University, located in Varanasi, India, have
conducted research that has shown that many of the elements of
ashwagandha are antioxidants. The researchers looked at the effects
these elements have on the brains of test animals and found that
ashwagandha led to larger amounts of three different natural
antioxidants: superoxide dismutase, catalase and glutathione
peroxidase. The scholars conclude, “These findings are consistent with
the therapeutic use of W. somnifera as an Ayurvedic rasayana (health promoter)."
Dose
500mg up to 3x a day
