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Given that Ayurveda contains numerous age-old medicines that have been used for ages and can significantly improve health, this age-old medical system is more relevant than ever.
Since ancient times, Ayurveda has revered ashwagandha, also known as Withania somnifera, as a miracle herb for mental well-being. The unique scent of the plant’s roots led to the creation of the term “ashwagandha” (ashwa + gandha), which means “smell of horse.” The Latin word “somnifera,” which means “to induce sleep,” is the source of the name Withania somnifera.
It’s well known that ashwagandha improves one’s capacity for stress management as well as mental and physical strength. For this reason, the plant was prescribed to treat the symptoms of anxiety, sadness, and sleep difficulties.
Advantages of various ashwagandha portions
- Although bitter, ashwagandha leaves are advised in cases of fever and uncomfortable swellings.
- Flowering ashwagandha has astringent, depurative, diuretic, and aphrodisiac properties.
- Astringent and rock salt are used to eliminate white spots from the cornea, while ashwagandha seeds are an anthelmintic.
- Ashwagandharishta, which is made from them, is used to treat hysteria, anxiety, memory loss, syncope, and other conditions. Moreover, it stimulates and raises the sperm count.
- Ashwagandha helps shield the gastrointestinal tract from ulcers brought on by stress.
- Ashwagandha also possesses anti-cancer properties. It can be used in addition to radiation therapy or chemotherapy for cancer.
- Ashwagandha has an antidepressant impact and can aid in the recovery of those with depression.
- It is also known to have a good effect on patients suffering from neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson’s, Huntington’s, and Alzheimer’s diseases.
- Ashwagandha can calm the nervous system and reduce the inflammatory response to pain.
