Ashwagandha
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Ashwagandha: A Foundational Practice for Grounded Calm
Find your steady center with Ashwagandha, one of Ayurveda's most celebrated roots. Designed for those seeking a more grounded way to meet the day, this earthy, warming botanical works quietly beneath the surface to support your natural resilience and deep restoration. It is not a herb you feel immediately; rather, it is a steady, building tonic that helps you cultivate inner solidity and handle life's demands with greater ease. Incorporate this calming infusion into your daily wellness ritual to restore your sense of balance from the inside out.
- Character
- Earthy · Rounded · Grounding
- Companion for
- Stress resilience · Deep restoration · Grounded living
- Pairs well with
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Ingredients
Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) dried root and powder
Herbal Intelligence
Phytochemistry
The root is the main part of Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) that is used. Its key compounds include a class of steroidal lactones known as withanolides, along with alkaloids and sitoindosides.
Living tradition
Ashwagandha has been part of Ayurveda for thousands of years and is counted among its rasayanas, the herbs taken to build strength and vitality over time. The Sanskrit name joins ashva (horse) and gandha (smell): the fresh root is said to smell like a horse, and to lend a horse's strength.
Suggested use
- How often
- Twice daily
- A serve
- Powder: 3 g in milk or a smoothie. Root: 1 to 2 teaspoons simmered for 10 minutes
- Preparations
- Powdered herbs · Decoction · How to prepare herbs
Specifications
- Other Names
- Withania Somnifera, Indian Ginseng, Winter Cherry
- Range
- Dried Herbs & Powders
- Grown In
- India
- Organic Status
- Australian Certified before repackaging
- Plant Parts
- Root
- Packaging
- Home Compostable, Reusable Zip Lock Pouch. Please note: The 250g size does not come in a home compostable bag.
Precautions
- Cautioned when taking thyroid hormone (i.e. thyroxine) as it may potentiate drug effects.
- Cautioned when taking immunosuppressant drugs as there is a theoretical reduction in drug efficacy due to the herbs immunostimulant activity.
- Ashwagandha has theoretical additive effects to antidiabetic/hypoglycemic drugs, antihypertensive drugs and benzodiazepine and CNS depressant drugs.
- Ashwagandha is best avoided in the first trimester of pregnancy as it may have a stimulatory effect on uterine muscle.
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Happy Herb Co shares referenced knowledge about herbs and makes no therapeutic claims for its products. If you are pregnant, breastfeeding, taking medication or managing a health condition, please speak with a health professional before using any herb.
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This works so well for me when others haven’t: perfect mind and body contentment
Thank you Happy Herbs, yet another product that has supported me. I have been using Mulungu to get to sleep very successfully, but not I am taking Ashwaghanda I am noticing the quality of my rest is much deeper and longer, and its having a great impact on my day.
Ashwaganda has helped me sleep soundly and wake up actually feeling rested, I am in love with this product and will use it for the rest of my life. Incredible stuff!!!
Amazing Emz thank you so much! Happy to hear you are loving our Ashwagandha.
I prefer a natural approach to healing and this product definitely helped me wipe away cobwebs and get back to a state I could begin again.
Agreed Shannyn! So glad to hear our Ashwagandha has helped you.
Relaxing evening drink with warm milk and honey.
Such a prized herb, using it regularly has many benefits. Thanks for the review, Laura
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