One of the most important herbs in Ayurveda, a traditional alternative medicine founded on Indian natural healing ideas, is ashwagandha. For thousands of years, people have used ashwagandha to reduce stress, boost energy, and sharpen focus. 

The plant’s roots or leaves are used to make extracts or powder that are claimed to cure several ailments, such as anxiety and problems with conception. Ashwagandha is a small shrub with yellow blooms indigenous to Southeast Asia and India. Ketan Desai, Chief Educator, VAHDAM India, revealed some of the most popular and well-known benefits of Ashwagandha in an interview with ABP Live: –

• Reduces Stress and Anxiety

The potential of ashwagandha to lessen stress is likely its most well-known use. It is categorized as an adaptogen, a chemical that aids the body in overcoming stress.

• Helps in reducing blood sugar levels 

Much research across the globe has proved that Ashwagandha contains a chemical that helps in reducing diabetic conditions if not completely eradicated but can surely control the same. 

• Improves memory and brain functioning

Ashwagandha may aid in enhancing mental acuity, memory, and the capacity for effective motor responses after instruction. Ashwagandha substantially reduced participants’ reaction times in small trials when compared to placebo during cognitive and motor assessments.

Ashwagandha is a powerful ingredient that helps to relieve stress and reduce anxiety which leads to better sleep quality. The benefits were more obvious, according to the researchers, in individuals with insomnia and in those who took more than 600 mg per day for at least eight weeks.

• Boosts testosterone and increases fertility in men 

For males, ashwagandha could have positive effects on reproduction. By readjusting the levels of reproductive hormones, giving ashwagandha to infertile men has been proven to considerably enhance sperm quality. The herb raised testosterone levels in male individuals, but not female ones. In males with normal sperm counts, it has also boosted sperm concentration and motility.

Inducing this magical herb in the daily routine is very easy. One can consume it via Teas that contain the herb. It’s also widely used in powder form that can be consumed with milk at night or one can go for Ayurvedic tablets available in the market.