Ashwagandha: Tonic for the Body

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The ancient herb Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) may be little known here, but that's about to change. Science is only beginning to confirm the encouraging signs of this valuable herb. Sometimes named "winter cherry" or Indian ginseng", Ashwagandha has been shown to be at least as effective or superior to ginseng as an anti stress remedy.

Study after study confirms the herb's stress tolerance, performance and endurance-enhancing benefits. For instance, a 2001 rat study indicates that the herb reduces stress-induced brain cell degeneration by 80%, thus demonstrating a neuroprotective effect.

A 2000 animal study of an Ayurvedic formula containing Ashwagandha demonstrated that the medicine was a effective as ginseng in adaptogenic benefits when tested in rats against chronic stress behavior, depression, glucose metabolism, suppressed male sexual behavior, immune function and cognitive dysfunction.

Ayurvedics use the herb for general debility and exhaustion, emaciation, memory loss, nerve diseases, cough, anemia and reestablish long term sleep rhythms. Rather than making you sleepy, the herb regulates sleep cycles over time. Modern clinicians are most likely to call on Ashwagandha for chronic fatigue, anxiety, insomnia, and chronic heart and vascular disorders, where it is often combined with arjuna bark (Terminalia arjuna). In addition, Ashwagandha is believed to be a premier sexual tonic.

In a scientific article published in 2000, Los Angeles researchers who reviewed many confirmed benefits for Ashwagandha found that the herb appears to aid the endocrine, cardiopulmonary and central nervous systems. Furthermore, a double-blind trial of 58 children aged 8 to 12 showed that Ashwagandha given in milk significantly increased the children's body weight, total plasma proteins and hemoglobin.

Ashwagandha has an antioxidant effect in the brain, which may partially explain its reported anti-stress, immunomodulatory, cognition-facilitating, anti-inflammatory and antiaging benefits. In addition, recent studies show that Ashwagandha demonstrates substantial antitumor effects, suggesting that the herb could one day serve as natural source of a potent yet safe chemotherapeutic agent.

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