Nervous System | Balance | Sleep
Ashwagandha is a very well-known and highly revered Ayurvedic rasayana (tonic herb) used for centuries.
Use Ashwagandha capsules to support your reproductive hormones, promote healthy sleep patterns and support a healthy stress response in your body.
Ashwagandha is used in Ayurvedic medicine to promote healthy sleep patterns, support reproductive hormones and foster a healthy stress response in the body. As a rasayana, Ashwagandha is given to children (in milk) to support healthy development and the elderly as it helps to promote ease, calms the mind, and supports healthy ageing.
Ashwagandha's botanical name, Withania somnifera, provides a bit of a clue to its powers; the species name somnifera means 'sleep-inducing.' The Hindi name Ashwagandha is derived from the word ashva, referring to the horse sweat-like smell of the root! This translates to granting the strength of a horse to those that use Ashwagandha.
Ashwagandha holds a similar place in the Ayurvedic pharmacopeia as ginseng does in the Traditional Chinese healing system, however, it has a softer energy.
