This document provides information on the herb Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera). It discusses how Ashwagandha is used in Ayurvedic medicine to reduce stress and promote relaxation. It has benefits for stress reduction, anxiety treatment, and improving sleep. Typical dosage is 500-1000mg of the powdered herb per day. The effects are relaxing rather than stimulating like ginseng. It may help treat neurological disorders like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease as well as other health conditions.

3.  Ashwagandha herb and root extract health benefit and use for stress reduction, anxiety
treatment and relaxation, Withania somnifera plant research studies
 Ashwagandha is an herb used in Ayurvedic medicine for a number of health conditions. Known by the
botanical name withania somnifera, it is a popular medicinal plant in South East Asia and Southern
Europe. Many people use this herb for general vitality, although the effects are not similar to ginseng.
Rather than providing restless energy as does ginseng, ashwagandha often causes relaxation.
 Benefit
Withania somnifera is widely considered as the Indian ginseng. In Ayurveda, it is classified as a
rasayana (rejuvenation) and expected to promote physical and mental health, rejuvenate the body in
debilitated conditions and increase longevity. Ashwagandha is used to treat a number of disorders that
affect human health including central nervous system (CNS) disorders, particularly in epilepsy, stress
and neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disorders, tardive dyskinesia,
cerebral ischemia, and even in the management of drug addiction. The most useful usage is to reduce
stress and perhaps aid in sleep. However, if you take a high dosage or a concentrated extract, you may
not notice the relaxation effect as much.
 Dosage and products sold over the counter
A typical dose of ashwagandha is about 500 mg to 1,000 mg of the powder. If the ashwagandha product
you have purchased is an extract, such as a 2 to 1 extract or a a 5 to 1 extract, then your dosage would
be lower. It is not possible to know which product will work for you best unless you try it.
 Withania somnifera, Winter Cherry, 250 mg per capsule
powder 500 mg per capsule
Root Extract (Standardized to min 4.5% total withanolides) 450 mg per capsule

4.  Description:
This herb is found in hills of India , Himachal
Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Jammu & Kashmir , Sikkim
and Arunachal Pradesh.
 Active Compounds:
Atisine - an intensely bitter alkaloid that is also non-
toxic aconitinic acid, tannic acid, pectous substance,
starch, fat, a mixture of oleic, palmitic, stearic
glycerides, vegetable mucilage, sugar, ash (2%)
 Medicinal Properties:
The roots are bitter, acrid thermogenic, expectorant,
stomachic, digestive, antiperiodic and tonic. They
are highly recommended for diseases in children. It
reduces arrhythmia and hypertension.
 Uses:
This is useful for a cute inflammations, chronic
fevers, convalescing after fever, cough, debility,
diarrhea, dysentery, edema, Hemorrhoids,
indigestion, liver disorders, vomiting

5.  Description: Bel plant
grows up to a height
of 18 meters. The
plant bears thorns and
fragrant flowers. Its
fruits are ovoid
shaped, greyish
brown in colour and
contain numerous
seeds. They are 2 1/2
to 3 1/4 inches in
diameter. The fruits
have faint aromatic
odour and
mucilagenous taste

7.  Product Description
 Some people think that bhumi amalaki is a kind of amalaki (Indian gooseberry), which is a very
famous medicinal fruit in Ayurveda. By the similarity of name, it's easy to think that bhumi amalaki
is related to amalaki, but this is not correct.
 Bhumi amalaki is a completely different plant from amalaki. Amalaki is a big tree and bhumi
amalaki is a small plant. The two species have very different properties too. The only reason that
the names are similar is that bhumi amalaki has many tiny, mustard-seed-sized fruits on its stems
which look exactly like the big amalaki fruits that inspired the name.
 In Sanskrit the name, bhumi amalaki, is usually written in a combined form according to special
sandhi rules (rules for combining syllables in Sanskrit). Instead of "bhumi amalaki" you will often
see it written as "bhumyamalaki." The "ya' in the middle of the word is formed when the "i" at the
end of "bhumi" combines with the "a" at the beginning of "amalaki."
 You will also see the words amalaki and amla used interchangeably. Amla is just a shorthand way
of saying amalaki. This applies to the names of both Ayurvedic plants: amalaki and bhumi amalaki.
 Bhumyamalaki Is a Great Herb for the Liver
 The prabhava (special property) of bhumyamla that cannot be predicted by its rasa (taste), guna
(physical qualities), virya (thermogenic effect) or vipak (post-digestive effect) is its effect on the
liver. Bhumyamalaki is a yakrit rasayana. Yakrit means "liver," and rasayana is a term used in
Ayurveda for anything that removes imbalances and reverses aging. Here is the official definition of
rasayana:

8.  Description : Brahmi is the
small creeping herb with the
numerous branches. It grows to
a height of 2 -3 feet and its
branches are 10 -35 cm long. It
has oval shaped leaves that are
1-2 cm long and 3- 8 mm broad.
Leaves are formed in pairs
along the stems. Small- tubular,
five petaled flowers are white-
purple in colour. Its stem is
soft, succulent, and hairy with
the glands. Roots emerge out
of the nodules and directly go
to the soil. The fruit is oval and
sharp at apex.

9.  Uses : According to Ayurveda, this
herb is a bitter tonic, stomachic. It is
useful in liver disorders, eyes, heart. A
strongly bitter tonic it is an excellent
remedy for a weak stomach,
especially when this gives rise to
nausea, indigestion and bloating and
it has also been shown to protect the
liver. It is best known as the main
ingredient in Mahasudarshana churna,
a remedy containing more than 50
herbs. It also contains xanthones
which are reputedly effective against
malaria and tuberculosis, and also
amarogentin, a glycoside that may
protect the liver against carbon
tetrachloride poisoning. The whole
plant is an exthis herb is an excellent
drug for intermittent fevers, skin
diseases intestinal worms, bronchial
asthma, burning of the body,
regulating the bowels

10.  1. When used for an extended time
period, gudmar reduces blood sugar
levels. In fact, it is one of the key
ingredients of all natural medication
for diabetes, apart from cinnamon,
chromium, zinc, biotin, huckleberry
and bitter melon.
2. Gudmar extracts can be used to
treat problems like hyperglycemia,
obesity, high cholesterol levels,
anemia and digestion.
3. As a diuretic, gudmar cleanses the
body and promotes circulatory health
by getting rid of excess water through
increased urine secretion.
4. Chewing fresh leaves of gudmar
halts sweet cravings for some time.
5. Powdered root can be sprinkled on
or made into a paste to treat snake
bites. It is also used to treat
inflammation, swollen glands,
constipation, malaria and coughs.

11.  A standardized extract from Tinospora known as
Tinofend has been studied clinically. One study in
75 patients with allergic rhinitis (hay fever) showed
statistically significant reduction of symptoms
compared to placebo.[5] An independent review of
this study concluded that "significant intergroup
differences were seen in all symptoms", although
studies in larger populations may support this
finding.[6]
 Tinospora cordifolia and related species such as
Tinospora crispa and Tinospora rumphii Boerl are
used in Ayurvedic and Jamu herbal medicine.
Recent research has demonstrated that a
combination of T. cordifolia extract and turmeric
extract is effective in reducing the hepatotoxicity
which is induced by the combination of isoniazid,
rifampicin, pyrazinamide and ethambutol for
treating tuberculosis.[7] Alcoholic extract of the
stem shows activity against Escherichia coli. The
decoction of the leaves is used for treatment of
gout. Its fruit is used in the treatment of jaundice
and rheumatism.
 According to the 1918 United States
Dispensatory, the plant has a long history of use
in India as a medicine and in the preparation of a
starch known as Giloe-ka-sat or as Palo.[8]

12.  Guggul has been a key component in ancient
Indian Ayurvedic system of medicine. But has
become so scarce because of its overuse in its
two habitats in India where it is found —
Gujarat and Rajasthan that the World
Conservation Union (IUCN) has enlisted it in its
Red Data List of endangered species.
 Guggul produces a resinous sap known as
gum guggul. The extract of this gum, called
gugulipid, guggulipid or guglipid, has been
used in UNANI & Ayurvedic medicine, a
traditional UNANI medicine, for nearly 3,000
years in India.[1] The active ingredient in the
extract is the steroid guggulsterone, which acts
as an antagonist of the farnesoid X receptor,
once believed to result in decreased
cholesterol synthesis in the liver. However,
several studies have been published that
indicate no overall reduction in total cholesterol
occurs using various dosages of
guggulsterone, and levels of low-density
lipoprotein ("bad cholesterol") increased in
many people.[2][3]
 Cultivation and other uses[edit]

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