Ashwagandha

NZ$29

Withania somnifera, known commonly as Ashwagandha, Indian ginseng, or winter cherry is a plant in the Solanaceae or nightshade family that has been commonly used as a medicinal herb in Ayurvedic medicine for more than 3,000 years.

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Each bottle contain 90 pills (take 1 – 3 pills daily)

The main phytochemical constituents are triterpene lactones – withanolides, withaferin A, alkaloids, steroidal lactones, tropine, and cuscohygrine. Withanolides are structurally similar to the ginsenosides of Panax ginseng and exerts antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and immunomodulatory activities.

Traditionally the plant has been used for premature ageing, arthritis, impotence, low libido, amnesia, anxiety, cancer, neurodegenerative and cardiovascular diseases, bipolar disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), balance, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), trouble sleeping (insomnia), tumors, tuberculosis, asthma, a skin condition marked by white patchiness (leukoderma), bronchitis, backache, fibromyalgia, menstrual problems, hiccups, Parkinson’s disease, schizophrenia, stress, under-active thyroid (hypothyroidism), and chronic liver disease. Ashwagandha has also been used to reduce levels of fat and sugar in the blood.

What do the pills contain?
Each gelatin capsule contains 350mg of 10:1 concentrated extract, equivalent to 3.5grams of Ashwagandha.

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