HERB INFOSHEET
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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