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HERB INFOSHEET

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ASHWAGANDA

Withania somnifera

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HERB PROPERTIES:

ADAPTOGEN

ANTI INFLAMMATORY

ANTI DEPRESSANT

NERVINE

 

HEALTH CONDITIONS SUPPORT:

ANXIETY

DEPRESSION

EXHAUSTION

POOR MUSCLE TONE

STAMINA

INFLAMMATION

ARTHRITIS

ANALGESIC

SKIN DISORDERS

ANTI FUNGAL

AMOEBICIDAL

ANTI TUMOR

BLOOD TONIC

CIRCULATION

GLUCOSE REGULATION

BLOOD PRESSURE

INSOMNIA

ADRENAL FATIGUE

IMMUNE SUPPORT

DEMENTIA

RADIO SENSITIZING

NERVOUS SYSTEM TONIC

IMMUNE BOOST

 

ACTIVE INGREDIENTS

ALKALOIDS

BETA-SISTEROL

CHOLOGENIC ACID

SCOPOLETIN

WITHAFERIN

Ashwagandha contains chemicals that might help calm the brain, reduce swelling (inflammation),

lower blood pressure, and alter the immune system.

 

PARTS OF THE PLANT USED:

ROOT

BERRIES

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DOSAGE INFORMATION

TEA: 4-8 OUNCES 3 TIMES PER DAY OR DECOCT IN COCONUT MILK WITH HONEY

TINCTURE: 20-200 DROPS 3 TIMES DAILY

ROOT

FOR THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS- 2-5% WITHAFERIN

 

FORMS FOR USE

TEA

TINCTURE

CAPSULES

 

CONTRAINDICATIONS:

PREGNANCY, BREAST FEEDING, GASTROINTESTINAL, SEDATION

THE INTAKE AND USAGE OF ASHWAGANDHA SHOULD BE DONE IN MODERATION. IF YOU'RE SUFFERING FROM ANY HEALTH PROBLEMS, CONSULT WITH YOUR PHYSICIAN BEFORE TAKING ASHWAGANDHA ORALLY. DO NOT USE OF SENSITIVE TO NIGHTSHADES. 

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GROW YOUR OWN:

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THE ASHWAGANDHA PLANT TYPICALLY GROWS IN HOT AND HUMID CLIMATES LIKE INDIA'S WHERE IT ORIGINATES. BUT IT IS QUITE TOLERANT TO DRY SOIL ONCE THE PLANT IS ESTABLISHED. TO GROW YOUR OWN ASHWAGANDHA, MAKE SURE THAT YOU FOLLOW THESE REQUIREMENTS:

SOIL SHOULD BE SANDY AND WELL-DRAINING. IT'S BEST TO PLANT YOUR SEEDS IN A SUNNY PART OF YOUR GARDEN. IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO GROW ASHWAGANDHA IN A WATERLOGGED ENVIRONMENT.

THE PLANT SHOULD NOT BE WATERED ALL THE TIME, AND SHOULD BE WATERED ONLY WHEN IT SEEMS "THIRSTY."

 

THE IDEAL GROWING TEMPERATURE IS BETWEEN 70 TO 95 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. IF THE TEMPERATURE IS LOWER, EXPECT THE PLANT TO GROW AT A MUCH SLOWER PACE. THE ASHWAGANDHA PLANT SHOULD BE FULLY GROWN IN ABOUT 150 TO 180 DAYS.

 

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