Name: Ashwagandha
SKU: 824
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Ashwagandha

KSh 660.00

Ashwagandha is an adaptogenic herb primarily known for reducing stress and anxiety by lowering cortisol levels.

Uses and Potential Benefits

Reduce stress and anxiety
Improve physical performance, stamina, and muscle strength, particularly in conjunction with resistance training.
Improving memory, focus, and concentration.
Improves sleep quality
Hormone balance and supports thyroid function and sex hormone regulation.
Improves effects on male infertility and may benefit women with conditions like PCOS, PMS, or during menopause.
Antioxidant and Anti-inflammatory effects

Dosing

Ashwagandha has most often been used by adults in doses up to 1000 mg daily, for up to 12 weeks.

Direction to use

It can be mixed into a cup of warm milk/water and can also add honey cardamon or cinnamon to enhance the taste
Can be mixed into smoothie’s energy balls and other food to mask its bitter and earthy taste
Can be taken as tablets

Risk

May experience digestive upset if take in large amounts
May cause Drowsiness
Ashwagandha might cause the immune system to become more active, and this could increase the symptoms of auto-immune diseases. If you have one of these conditions, it’s best to avoid using ashwagandha
People with liver disease should avoid taking ashwagandha.
Ashwagandha may slow down the central nervous system. Healthcare providers worry that anesthesia and other medications during and after surgery might increase this effect. Stop taking ashwagandha at least 2 weeks before a scheduled surgery.
Ashwagandha might increase thyroid hormone levels. Ashwagandha should be used cautiously or avoided if you have a thyroid condition or take thyroid hormone medications.

Potential drug interaction

It interferes with drugs that suppress the immune system (immunosuppressants), and decrease their effects
Taking ashwagandha with sedative medications might cause breathing problems and/or excessive drowsiness.
Ashwagandha might increase how much thyroid hormone the body produces. Taking ashwagandha with thyroid hormone pills might cause too much thyroid hormone in the body, and increase the effects and side effects of thyroid hormone.
Ashwagandha might lower blood sugar levels. Taking ashwagandha along with diabetes medications might cause blood sugar to drop too low. Monitor your blood sugar closely.
Ashwagandha might lower blood pressure. Taking ashwagandha along with medications that lower blood pressure might cause blood pressure to go too low. Monitor your blood pressure closely.
Taking ashwagandha along with a medication that can harm the liver might increase the risk of liver damage.
Some medications are changed and broken down by the liver. Ashwagandha might change how quickly the liver breaks down these medications. This could change the effects and side effects of these medications.

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Ashwagandha