Ashwagandha Powder, For Herbal Products, Medicine, Style : Dried

Ashwagandha has a bitter, astringent and sweet rasa, a heating virya and a sweet vipaka. It is heavy, unctuous and vata- and kapha-reducing. It is increasing for pitta and ama. Image 2. The Leaf Image 3. The Fruit Image 4. The Root 3 The dhatus benefiting from its use are rakta, mamsa, medas, asthi, majja and shukra. Primary srotas are shukhravaha, majjavaha, and pranavaha srotas

Ashwagandha is an evergreen shrub that grows in India, the Middle East, and parts of Africa. Its roots and orange-red fruit have been used for hundreds of years for medicinal purposes. The herb is also called Indian ginseng or winter cherry. The name ashwagandha describes the smell of its root (like a horse).

Applications : Ashwagandha is popularly used for boosting immunity, anti-ageing, joint pain and insomnia. Due to its active ingredient called withanolides, Ashwagandha is also used as an "adaptogen" to help the body cope with daily stress, as a general tonic and for improving thinking ability