By Dr. J. Mercola, USA
By Dr. N. Singh, Lucknow, India
Article: Ashwaganda – Adaptogenic Magic
by John Douillard, D.C., Ph.D.
In a world where eighty percent of all disease can be attributed to stress it is not surprising that we are attracted to the Ayurvedic herb, Ashwaganda. Winter Cherry in English, Withania somnifera is sometimes referred to as Indian Ginseng making reference to its nervous system rejuvenating and tonic actions. Numerous studies have exhibited it’s anti-stress adaptogenic properties, many of which were demonstrated as superior to that of Ginseng.1,2 While most adaptogens are stimulants in disguise, Ashwaganda, can give the energy in the morning to run a marathon and taken before bed, put you to sleep like a baby. This amazing herb neither stimulates nor sedates, it offers a deep rejuvenation to the whole body and mind that no herb has yet to match.
In one study, Ashwaganda demonstrated increased physical endurance, prevented the depletion of Vitamin C and cortisol while under stress and prevented stress related gastrointestinal ulcers3. Hence, Ashwaganda got it’s name which in Sanskrit means “the sweat or smell of a horse” indicating that one who takes it would have the strength and stamina of a horse or some say ten horses. It is quickly becoming well known as an herb for energy, endurance and stress.
It is called a “rasayana” in Ayurvedic medicine which means it is a powerful rejuventative which is rarely made up of just one herb as is the case with Ashwaganda.
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