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How Does This Ayurvedic Herb Supplement Improve Wellness?
CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW
Ashwagandha is a comforting restoring strength and stability. This warm, relaxing herb helps you overcome fatigue when you are feeling drained and depleted, or after a chaotic day. If you tend to feel scattered, anxious or "on edge," its heavy and nourishing qualities are renowned for helping you feel calm, sturdy, and steady.
Say goodbye to the 3pm slump - ashwagandha will give you the endurance to get through the day feeling focused and driven. It's particularly beneficial at times of transition, such as starting a new job or moving house, which can be very stressful on your system. Its rooty, earthy taste is a sign of its ability to help you stay grounded amidst the change.
A warm mug of ashwagandha settles a racing mind and swirling thoughts. Drinking it at night will make your eyes feel heavy. You'll enjoy a night of restful, uninterrupted sleep.
Feel Energized Yet Calm, Stable & Steady
Do you feel easily fatigued and frazzled? Ashwagandha means "strength of a horse," suggesting its ability to make you feel strong, sturdy, and focused when your nervous system is frayed and exhausted in the middle of the day. Ashwagandha is unique as it has a dual action of both energizing and calming at the same time. It replenishes your storehouse of energy so you can be productive, alert, and focus your mind. It won't, however, make you feel jittery or anxious like a cup of coffee. Instead, it alleviates anxiety frequently associated with Vata dosha. A nourishing herb, its nervine qualities calm the nerves and will bring you back to earth when you are feeling hyperactive.
Help Your Body Resist Stress
It doesn't take long to experience the effects of ashwagandha. One client noted, "I could feel the stress relieving effect from the first day." A renowned adaptogen, ashwagandha boosts the body's ability to resist stress, both physically and mentally. A client shared how ashwagandha supported them in times of stress: "It's like the saying, 'Keep calm and carry on.' I started taking [ashwagandha] from way back and it has gotten me through some rough and tough times."
Ashwagandha is considered one of the best herbs for supporting healthy functioning of adrenal glands. It is a tonic for drained adrenals. Adrenal glands produce a stress hormone known as cortisol in response to stressful situations. Cortisol is essential for survival, but becomes harmful if it's chronically high. Studies have shown that ashwagandha may play a role in the reduction of high cortisol levels.
"I have been incredibly busy lately with a tremendous amount of big milestones happening at home. They have left me emotionally and physically depleted. I wasn't sleeping well and was starting to get sick," a client explained. "When I started taking the ashwagandha ... I was able to handle the stresses of the day with a sense of being grounded," they continued.
Drift into Deep Sleep
Ashwagandha is the perfect herb for insomnia because of its sleep-inducing qualities. Grounding and soothing to your nervous system, this heavy and nutritive herb relaxes you physically and mentally so you can drift easily into sleep, even while thoughts turn over and over in your mind.
"I find it nourishing to my tissues, relaxing and grounding, and it helped me sleep like a baby," revealed a client. Another explained how ashwagandha helped them unwind after a long day: "I found it easier to wind down in the evenings and got off to sleep easier than usual."
Not only does ashwagandha help you get to sleep, it can also improve the quality of your sleep. One client described their sleep as being "much deeper and longer lasting." Thanks to the restorative and rejuvenative qualities (rasayana) of ashwagandha, your sleep will become deeper and longer so you wake up fresh and ready to take on the day.
Relieve Tension & Strengthen Muscles
Ashwagandha has been traditionally used to improve muscle mass and increase overall strength. Its anabolic qualities help build muscle, particularly in the weak, elderly or debilitated. A client reported they experienced "a sense of vigor" and that their "limbs felt stronger" with ashwagandha.
A number of our clients have shared how ashwagandha has helped relax their muscles. One said that their "lower abdomen felt less tight." Another described the body wide warmth and satisfaction that accompanied this relaxing feeling: "My gut felt satisfied and my muscles and skin felt comfortable and warm."
Stress and tension cause your muscles to tighten up, become stiff and maybe even sore. When you're feeling frazzled, ashwagandha nourishes your muscles so they stay loose and flexible. A little dose of ashwagandha can help keep your muscles comfortable and pain-free. As an anti-inflammatory, ashwagandha also support pain-free joint movement.
Imparts Vigor and Strength to Your Reproductive Health
Ashwagandha is used by both men and women as a reproductive tonic, but it is specifically known for revitalizing the male reproductive system. It can increase sperm count, sperm motility and boost testosterone levels.
It's also used to increase libido as it is said to bestow the vitality and strength of a horse on the person who is taking it! In females, it is used as a uterine tonic as it strengthens the muscles of the womb. For women who may be iron deficient or experience heavy menstruation, ashwagandha builds deficient haemoglobin. Another popular female reproductive tonic is shatavari. While shatavari is more nurturing, ashwagandha is more strengthening and invigorating.
Bolster Strong Immunity
When you are go-go-go, your immune system takes a serious hit. When your immune system is depleted, you tend to pick up coughs, colds and whatever else is "going around." Ashwagandha can help rev up immunity that has been weakened by a fast paced lifestyle. It improves white blood cell count.
Paradoxically, it also calms immunity and is often used in autoimmune conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis and allergies.
Effect on Digestion
Generally, ashwagandha is a warm, nurturing herb that relaxes the digestive tract. A client shared the comforting effects they experienced with ashwagandha: "It is soothing to my stomach and it warms me up like none other."
Several clients noted improved elimination with ashwagandha. This is likely due to the anxiety reducing effects relaxing the colon - also useful in travel constipation. One said, "It bulked up my stools and elimination was softer than normal." Another shared, "Ashwagandha makes elimination easy and regular for me." A heavy, hearty herb, ashwagandha may weigh down weak or sluggish digestion. In some cases, it may lead to feelings of mild nausea.
How to Enjoy Ashwagandha
Ashwagandha is frequently recommended at a dose of 1/4-1/2 tsp daily. Its bitter taste gives way to a little underlying sweetness and feels pasty on the tongue when the powder is consumed alone. For a more enjoyable experience, we recommend Ashwagandha brewed into a cup of warm milk. This does more than improve the taste. The fats in the milk help extract the fat soluble components in ashwagandha, so you absorb more of the medicinal effects.
Simmer your milk of choice on the stove for 10 minutes, occasionally whisking through the silky ashwagandha powder to break up chunks. For those who are dairy intolerant, substitute a nut milk or rice milk. If preferred, ashwagandha can also be taken in capsule form.
Vatas can sweeten their ashwagandha milk with some maple syrup and add a little pinch of nutmeg to enhance its sleep inducing properties. Kapha types should favor honey to sweeten, avoid cow's milk, and add a pinch cardamom if desired. The warming qualities of ashwagandha may be too heating for Pittas. They may find cooling shatavari is a more appropriate option.
Contraindications
This warming herbs is rejuvenative for Vata and Kapha types. However, there are some circumstances when ashwagandha may not be appropriate to take, particularly if Pitta dosha is aggravated or stomach ulcers are present. If a person has a fiery disposition and aggressive tendencies, it may be best to avoid ashwagandha as it strengthens stubbornness along with heartiness.
The heating qualities of ashwagandha make it a time-tested favorite for Vata Kapha types as they find the warmth a welcome relief. Pitta types need to watch out for overheating and excess sweating. "After taking Ashwagandha, beads of perspiration broke out on my forehead and in my armpits," said a client. Another added, "I definitely felt hotter and perspired more."
A heavy herb that is building in nature, ashwagandha should be avoided in cases of high metabolic wastes (ama). Ashwagandha is one of the few ojas building herbs that is suitable for Kapha. In fact, mounting evidence suggests it has anti-tumorigenic properties, and may potentially be used to fight and even prevent cancer.
Ashwagandha should also be avoided during pregnancy. It is traditionally used in the East during pregnancy, particularly if the woman is weak. However, it is avoided in the West due to its spasmodic effect on the uterus.
Functional Ayurveda helps you assess imbalances through 20 main biocharacteristics
(gunas).
Aggravating these characteristics weakens your body and causes imbalance.
By knowing which characteristics are habitually imbalanced in your body, you will be able to identify and correct imbalances before you get sick.
Every characteristic has an opposite which balances it (i.e. hot balances cold).
You restore balance by favoring diet and lifestyle choices that increase the opposite characteristic.
In Ayurveda, oily refers to anything moistening. More specifically, oily refers to building substances that increases fat, or are themselves fatty. For example, sugar is Oily.
Taste is used to sense the most basic properties and effects of food.
Each taste has a specific medicinal effect on your body.
Cravings for food with certain tastes indicate your body is craving specific medicinal results from food.
Taste is experienced on the tongue and represents your body's reaction to foods.
Sweet taste causes physical satisfaction and attraction whereas bitter taste causes discomfort and aversion.
Kapha should use less sweet taste while Vata and Pitta would benefit from using more sweet taste.
One of the first signs of illness is that your taste and appetite for food changes.
The six tastes are sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter, and astringent.
Do you crave foods with any of the tastes below?
According to the biocharacteristic theory of medicine,
people tend to get sick, over and over again, due to habitual causes and imbalances that are unique to the person.
Your body type summarizes this tendency, showing you the 'type' of conditions and imbalances that frequently challenge your health & wellness.
Using body type, you can also identify remedies likely to improve your strength and resiliency.
Your body type identifies physical and mental characteristics as well as your personal strengths and weaknesses.
The calculation of your body type is based on your medical history.
The 3 functional body types
(doshas),
are Catabolic (Vata), Metabolic (Pitta), and Anabolic (Kapha).
Catabolic individuals tend to break down body mass into energy. They are easily stimulated, hyperactive, underweight and dry.
Metabolic individuals tend to burn or use energy. They tend to be rosy-cheeked, easily irritated, focused, driven, and easily inflamed.
Anabolic individuals tend to store energy as body mass. If they store too much energy, they could gain weight easily and have congestion. Anabolic people tend to be stable and grounded.
Geriatric conditions typically involve low agni / metabolism, poor circulation, weakness & debility, muscle weakening, poor digestion, a drop in sex hormones, and connective tissue degradation in bones & skin.
Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Ashwagandha
Experiences are Personal
Experiences vary according to the person and constitution. Individual results may vary.
The list of herbal-actions below has not be approved by the FDA and should not be used to treat a medical condition.
Encourages feelings of stability and heaviness. Makes you feel settled, mentally relaxed. Mildly sedates the nervous system to ease stress. Can bring a spacey or anxious person back to earth. Reduces agitation, irritation, stress and racing thoughts.
STRONG BOOSTS-GABA
GABA, or gamma-aminobutyric acid, reduces nerve excitability. It is the body's primary inhibitory neurotransmitter. Thus, it promotes relaxation, calm, and sleep.
Sedative herbs create a sense of calm in the mind and body by specifically calming or quieting the nervous system. Excellent for anxiety, stress and chronic pain.
A tonic herb restores function through strengthening tissue. This can happen through a combination of nourishing the tissue, and invigorating tissue metabolism. The tonic should not be withering, as in caffeine.
Herbs that promote stabilization of physiological processes and homeostasis. Adaptogens increase the body's ability to resist the damaging effects of stress and promote or restore normal physiological functioning.
Antirheumatic herbs help to ease and prevent arthritis and rheumatism. Many are also anti-inflammatory, analgesic, detoxicants and blood thinners. Antirheumatic herbs deal with problems involving the painful, stiff, swollen joints, and fatigue.
Restores the proper function of the body by cleansing the blood and balancing blood chemistry. In Ayurveda terms, they pacify Pitta in rakta. They were traditionally used to revitalize and detoxify after a long winter.
An antioxidant is a molecule that inhibits oxidation. Oxidation is a chemical reaction that can produce free radicals that lead to a chain reaction causing damage or death to cells. Antioxidants terminate these oxidation reactions.
An herb that produces more blood cells in the body, or otherwise improves blood cell quality or hemoglobin content. Helpful for anemia and other types of deficiency.
Herbs that promote urine formation, thereby flushing the kidneys and urinary tract while eliminating any excess water retention. As diuretics reduce water retention, they are often used to reduce blood pressure.
An herb that tonifies and strengthens the urinary system. These can be helpful for urinary incontinence or improving function after a urinary tract infection. They can also strengthen the bladder to ward off a urinary tract infection.
STRONG PROGESTERONIC
Progeserone is the pregnancy hormone. It raises body temperature (Pitta), and suppresses menstruation. It is generally more extroverted.
Herbs that increase sexual arousal through various actions including increased circulation, relaxation, stimulation, or tonics that strengthen glandular health.
An herb that tonifies and strengthens the uterus. Helpful for menstrual difficulties and fertility. Often herbs that increase ojas, but also circulation to reproductive system.
In each clinical research trial below, students from the
Joyful Belly School of Ayurveda ate the selected food for 3 days and reported the pharmacological effects.
See other clinical research trials for diet & herbs at Joyful Belly.
TEMPERATURE/CIRCULATION
How did Ashwagandha affect your temperature?
0
1
7
11
1
Much colder
Slightly colder
Same
Slightly warmer
Much warmer
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
How did Ashwagandha affect your ear temperature?
5
15
0
Hotter
No Change
Cooler
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
How did Ashwagandha affect your sweat quantity?
0
2
15
3
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
How did Ashwagandha affect the color of your skin?
0
2
4
0
14
Yellower/Greener
Paler
Redder
Grayer
No Change
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
How did Ashwagandha affect the color of your tongue body?
2
5
0
13
Paler
Redder
Bluer
No Change
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
How did Ashwagandha affect the swelling of your tongue body?
2
4
14
More Swelling
Less Swelling
No Change
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
How did Ashwagandha affect your appetite/hunger?
0
1
14
4
1
Much less hungry
Slightly less hungry
Same
Slightly hungrier
Much hungrier
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
How did Ashwagandha affect your digestion speed?
0
8
12
0
0
Much faster
Slightly faster
Same
Slightly slower
Much slower
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
TOXINS
How did Ashwagandha affect the amount of gas & bloating?
1
4
12
3
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
How did Ashwagandha affect your stool smell?
0
3
15
2
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
Tongue: How did Ashwagandha affect the thickness & size of your tongue coating?
0
3
13
4
0
Much smaller
Slightly less
Same
Slightly larger coating
Much larger
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
How did Ashwagandha affect the color of your tongue coating?
0
1
2
3
14
Yellower
Browner
Grayer
Whiter
No Change
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
How did Ashwagandha affect your throat soreness?
2
16
2
More sore
No Change
Less sore
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
How did Ashwagandha affect your urine smell?
1
0
17
2
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
How did Ashwagandha affect the amount of bubbles in your urine?
0
0
17
3
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Many more
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
How did Ashwagandha affect your sweat smell?
0
1
17
2
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
How did Ashwagandha affect your acne?
2
18
0
More acne
No Change
Less acne
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
How did Ashwagandha affect your freckles/moles?
3
15
2
Darker
No Change
Lighter
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
How did Ashwagandha affect the color of your sclera (white part of eye)?
2
1
1
0
2
Redder/Bloodshot
Yellower
Grayer
Browner
Whiter
14
No Change
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
How did Ashwagandha affect the color of the lower eye lid?
0
0
18
2
More green/dark green
More purple
No Change
Less green/purple
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
HYDRATION
How did Ashwagandha affect your urine frequency/quantity?
0
3
12
5
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
How did Ashwagandha affect the dryness of your skin?
8
2
10
Drier
Oilier
No Change
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
How did Ashwagandha affect the puffiness of lower eye lid?
0
18
2
Puffier
No Change
Less Puffy
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
How did Ashwagandha affect the cracks on your tongue?
1
4
12
3
0
Larger/longer/more cracks
Slightly more
Same
Slightly less/smaller/shorter
Much less
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
FLUID-THICKNESS
How did Ashwagandha affect your ear pressure?
2
17
1
More pressure
No Change
Less pressure
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
How did Ashwagandha affect your congestion?
1
14
5
More congestion
No Change
Less congestion
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
How did Ashwagandha affect the thickness of your mucous congestion?
1
16
3
More thick
No Change
Less thick
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
NERVOUS-SYSTEM
How did Ashwagandha affect your energy levels?
0
2
10
8
0
Much less energy
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more energy
Much more
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
How did Ashwagandha affect your muscle tension?
4
9
7
0
0
Much less tension
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more tension
Much more
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
How did Ashwagandha affect your anxiety?
6
9
5
0
0
Much less anxiety
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more anxiety
Much more
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
How did Ashwagandha affect the stillness of your tongue?
9
11
0
More still
No Change
More Trembling / Jittery
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
DIGESTION
How did Ashwagandha affect the amount of gas & bloating?
1
4
12
3
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
How did Ashwagandha affect burning sensations in digestive tract (do not include acid reflux)?
0
2
16
2
0
Much relief
Slight relief
Same
Slightly more burning
Much more burning
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
How did Ashwagandha affect your appetite/hunger?
0
1
14
4
1
Much less hungry
Slightly less hungry
Same
Slightly hungrier
Much hungrier
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
How did Ashwagandha affect your digestion speed?
0
8
12
0
0
Much faster
Slightly faster
Same
Slightly slower
Much slower
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
TONGUE
How did Ashwagandha affect the cracks on your tongue?
1
4
12
3
0
Larger/longer/more cracks
Slightly more
Same
Slightly less/smaller/shorter
Much less
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
Tongue: How did Ashwagandha affect the thickness & size of your tongue coating?
0
3
13
4
0
Much smaller
Slightly less
Same
Slightly larger coating
Much larger
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
How did Ashwagandha affect the swelling of your tongue body?
2
4
14
More Swelling
Less Swelling
No Change
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
How did Ashwagandha affect the color of your tongue body?
2
5
0
13
Paler
Redder
Bluer
No Change
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
How did Ashwagandha affect the stillness of your tongue?
9
11
0
More still
No Change
More Trembling / Jittery
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
How did Ashwagandha affect the color of your tongue coating?
0
1
2
3
14
Yellower
Browner
Grayer
Whiter
No Change
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
STOOL
How did Ashwagandha affect your stool smell?
0
3
15
2
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
How did Ashwagandha affect your stool consistency?
2
4
11
3
0
Much softer
Slightly softer
Same
Slightly harder
Much harder
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
How did Ashwagandha affect your stool frequency/quantity?
1
1
14
4
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
How did Ashwagandha affect your stool color?
4
0
1
1
14
More yellow
More gray
More green
More orange
Same
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
How did Ashwagandha affect your stool lightness?
1
5
12
2
0
Much lighter
Slightly lighter
Same
Slightly darker
Much darker
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
URINE
How did Ashwagandha affect your urine lightness?
0
4
15
1
0
Much lighter
Slightly lighter
Same
Slightly Darker
Much Darker
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
How did Ashwagandha affect your urine frequency/quantity?
0
3
12
5
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
How did Ashwagandha affect the amount of bubbles in your urine?
0
0
17
3
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Many more
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
How did Ashwagandha affect your urine clarity?
2
15
3
More cloudy
Same
More clear
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
How did Ashwagandha affect your urine smell?
1
0
17
2
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
SWEAT
How did Ashwagandha affect your sweat smell?
0
1
17
2
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
How did Ashwagandha affect your sweat quantity?
0
2
15
3
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
SKIN
How did Ashwagandha affect the color of your skin?
0
2
4
0
14
Yellower/Greener
Paler
Redder
Grayer
No Change
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
How did Ashwagandha affect your freckles/moles?
3
15
2
Darker
No Change
Lighter
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
How did Ashwagandha affect your acne?
2
18
0
More acne
No Change
Less acne
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
How did Ashwagandha affect the dryness of your skin?
8
2
10
Drier
Oilier
No Change
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
EYE
How did Ashwagandha affect the color of your sclera (white part of eye)?
2
1
1
0
2
Redder/Bloodshot
Yellower
Grayer
Browner
Whiter
14
No Change
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
How did Ashwagandha affect the color of the lower eye lid?
0
0
18
2
More green/dark green
More purple
No Change
Less green/purple
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
How did Ashwagandha affect the puffiness of lower eye lid?
0
18
2
Puffier
No Change
Less Puffy
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
ENT
How did Ashwagandha affect your ear pressure?
2
17
1
More pressure
No Change
Less pressure
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
How did Ashwagandha affect your throat soreness?
2
16
2
More sore
No Change
Less sore
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
How did Ashwagandha affect the thickness of your mucous congestion?
1
16
3
More thick
No Change
Less thick
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
How did Ashwagandha affect your ear temperature?
5
15
0
Hotter
No Change
Cooler
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
How did Ashwagandha affect your congestion?
1
14
5
More congestion
No Change
Less congestion
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
SYSTEMIC
How did Ashwagandha affect your muscle tension?
4
9
7
0
0
Much less tension
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more tension
Much more
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
How did Ashwagandha affect your anxiety?
6
9
5
0
0
Much less anxiety
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more anxiety
Much more
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
How did Ashwagandha affect your temperature?
0
1
7
11
1
Much colder
Slightly colder
Same
Slightly warmer
Much warmer
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
How did Ashwagandha affect your energy levels?
0
2
10
8
0
Much less energy
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more energy
Much more
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
HEART
How did Ashwagandha affect your heart rhythm?
1
17
2
More palpitations
Same
Less palpitations
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
How did Ashwagandha affect your heart pain/pressure/cramping?
0
4
15
1
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
How did Ashwagandha affect your heart rate?
0
5
14
1
0
Much slower
Slightly slower
Same
Slightly faster
Much faster
Total Responses: 20 Study ID:55 (2021-07-30 - 2021-09-16)
Ashwagandha may be beneficial for these symptoms. The suitability of any herb supplement for a condition is highly dependent on the individual.
Please see your doctor before using this herb supplement to treat a medical condition.
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I don't think this is the product's fault - but I got really bloated by drinking this every day. I really wanted it to help my stomach and I was surprised that I was getting so bloated. I'm Vata and hoped this would help.
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