Ashwagandha Vati
Withania somnifera
A fortified Ashwagandha tablet prepared with Ashwagandha root powder and root decoction, traditionally valued in Ayurveda for strength, resilience, rest and everyday vitality.
Available forms
- Vati
- Capsules
- PowderNot yet available
- Botanical name
- Withania somnifera
- Product form
- Tablet / Vati
- Pack size
- 90 Vati
- Approx. weight per Vati
- 500 mg
Overview
Ashwagandha Vati is a single-herb tablet preparation. It is fortified with both Ashwagandha root powder and Ashwagandha root decoction.
Traditional Ayurvedic perspective
Ashwagandha is described in Ayurveda as a rasayana with balya and brimhana qualities. It is traditionally used to support strength, nourishment, steadiness, restorative sleep, muscular vitality and resilience when stress or overexertion has depleted energy.
Traditionally used to support
- Strength, nourishment and recovery from fatigue
- Resilience during periods of physical or mental stress
- Calm and restful sleep
- Vitality and healthy tissue nourishment
Composition and botanical identity
- Ashwagandha root powder — Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal
- Ashwagandha root decoction — Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal
- Botanical name
- Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Common names
- Ashwagandha; Winter Cherry
- Traditionally used part
- Root
Suggested use
Two tablets twice or three times daily with milk or water, or 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
A prospective, randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled study of safety and efficacy of a high-concentration full-spectrum extract of ashwagandha root in reducing stress and anxiety in adults.
RCT · 64 chronically stressed adults · 60 days
- Preparation and dose
- High-concentration full-spectrum Ashwagandha root extract, 300 mg twice daily.
- Finding
- The extract group had larger reductions in validated stress measures and serum cortisol than placebo.
Chandrasekhar K, Kapoor J, Anishetty S. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine. 2012. PMID 23439798.
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