Ashwagandha Capsules
Withania somnifera
Fortified single-herb capsules prepared from Ashwagandha root powder and decoction.
Available forms
- Vati
- Capsules
- PowderNot yet available
- Botanical name
- Withania somnifera
- Product form
- Capsule
- Pack size
- 90 capsules
- Approx. fill weight per capsule
- 500 mg
Overview
Fortified single-herb capsules prepared from Ashwagandha root powder and decoction.
Intended Ayurvedic use
Traditionally used as a strengthening, nourishing and restorative preparation where resilience, rest or recovery feel depleted.
Ayurvedic actions
- Balya
- Strengthening and nourishing
- Rasayana
- Rejuvenative and restorative
Key ingredients
- Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) root powder
- Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) root decoction
How to use
Use as directed by an Ayurvedic physician.
Ayurveda References
Official pharmacopoeial standard
The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India
Government of India, API Part I, Vol. VIII, Aśvagandhā (Root), pp. 28–32
Identifies the official Ayurvedic drug as the root of Withania somnifera and records pharmacopoeial identity and quality standards.
Classical source
Bhāvaprakāśa Nighaṇṭu
Bhāvaprakāśa Nighaṇṭu, Guḍūcyādi-varga, Aśvagandhā entry
Describes Ashwagandha in classical materia medica as balya and rasayana, with Vata–Kapha balancing context.
अश्वगन्धानिलश्लेष्मश्वित्रशोथक्षयापहा । बल्या रसायनी तिक्ता कषायोष्णातिशुक्रला ॥
Ashwagandha is described as balancing Vata and Kapha and as balya and rasayana, with bitter, astringent and heating qualities.
Research Highlights
Examining the effect of Withania somnifera supplementation on muscle strength and recovery: a randomized controlled trial.
Double-blind RCT · 57 young men new to resistance training · 8 weeks
- Preparation and dose
- Ashwagandha root extract, 300 mg twice daily, with the same training programme in both groups.
- Finding
- The extract group had greater bench-press and leg-extension strength gains and favourable muscle-size/recovery-marker changes.
Wankhede S, Langade D, Joshi K, Sinha SR, Bhattacharyya S. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition. 2015. PMID 26609282.
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