Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera), a subtropical undershrub, is highly esteemed as a potent herb in Ayurveda. It exerts a positive influence on the central nervous system by combating mental and emotional stress. Ashwagandha prevents and repairs brain cell damage; reconstructs nerve networks and synapses; improves memory, muscle control, body movements, and balance; regulates sleep-wake cycles; reduces stress; improves vitality; and stabilizes mood.
Cures Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease
Ashwagandha has been shown to increase levels of key antioxidant enzymes, clear protein plaques, increase dopamine levels, and reconstruct nerve networks and synapses. It prevents, repairs, and heals brain cell damage and helps improve muscle control, movement, balance, and memory – all of which are beneficial for Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s patients.
Fights Insomnia
Insomnia occurs when the body cannot regulate its sleep-wake cycles typically because of chronic stress and deterioration in immunity, metabolism, and hormonal balance. Ashwagandha does not act as a sedative; instead, it reduces stress, improves vitality, and makes the body more robust and active, thereby helping restore the body’s natural mechanisms to regulate sleep. About 2 tsps a day is both effective and safe.
Cures Stress
Ashwagandha is a direct cure for chronic stress as it can reduce cortisol levels by 28% and promote restorative sleep. By lowering blood pressure and blood glucose, it treats hypertension and diabetes, which are both causes and effects of stress. It cures depression and anxiety and can even cure Alzheimer’s by repairing damaged brain cells and reconstructing nerve cell networks. It also cures premature aging induced by stress.
Treats Anxiety And Depression
Taken daily, ashwagandha can mitigate chronic stress, which is a key driver of anxiety and depression. It also curbs calcium excitation, a probable cause of many psychiatric conditions, like anxiety. It trumps standard anti-anxiety and antidepressant drugs as it stabilizes mood, relieves insomnia, and revitalizes the body sans side effects or withdrawal symptoms.
