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Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera)

Explore the available Ashwagandha formulations and choose the form appropriate to your requirements or Ayurvedic guidance.

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Tablet / Vati

Ashwagandha Vati

90 Vati

₹1,894.11View product
Capsule

Ashwagandha Capsules

90 capsules

₹2,009.48View product
Powder

Ashwagandha Powder

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Botanical identity

About Ashwagandha

Ashwagandha is one of the most widely used roots in Ayurvedic practice. It is described as a rasayana — a restorative used where strength, steadiness and recovery have been depleted by exertion, stress or convalescence.

Chakrapani prepares Ashwagandha in more than one form. The form is chosen for convenience, dose control and the anupana (vehicle) a physician considers appropriate; each is a separate preparation with its own composition and directions.

Traditional Ayurvedic actions

Balya
Strength-supporting
Rasāyana
Restorative and rejuvenative
Bṛṃhaṇa
Nourishing to the tissues
Vātahara
Traditionally pacifying to vāta
Comparison

How the forms differ

FormCharacterTypically suited to
Vati (tablet)Compressed tablet prepared with Ashwagandha root powder and root decoction.A fixed, countable dose that travels well.
CapsulesFortified capsules prepared with Ashwagandha root powder and root decoction.A measured dose where the taste of the root is unwelcome.
Powder (churna)Root reduced to a fine powder.Traditional use with an anupana such as warm milk, water, honey or ghee, where the dose is adjusted by a physician.
Ayurveda

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.

    View the official Ministry of Ayush Ashwagandha dossier

  • 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.

    View Bhāvaprakāśa Nighaṇṭu in the official NIIMH e-Nighaṇṭu

Research

Research on Ashwagandha

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.

View this study on PubMed

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.

View this study on PubMed
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