Indian ginseng / Aswagandha is ancient herb with versatile health benefits. Today in this pandemic times where healthcare workers have to use HCQ’s, Zincs, arsenic albums and what not to make themselves strong in and out , but somehow side-effects are gifted with it. It is not practically possible to continue the drugs and keep immunity boosted.
Some Information about the drug :
Latin name : Withania somnifera.
Chemical constituents :Withaferin A; withanone, somnirol, somnitol; withasomnine, sominone, etc.)
It not only helps with immunity but has various health benefits, such as :
- Immunity booster.
- Works as antiaging.
- Works as antidepressant.
- Brain tonic to children and adults.
- Also works as rasayana in all age groups (provides nourishment to the body, according to Ayurveda, it is one of the best rasayana drug and nourishment to all dhatus)
- It also helps in curing problems related to infertility.
- Also induces good satisfied sleep, helps in healthy weight gain.
- It also has property to reduce blood sugar levels and normalize heat of the body.
- It can be used in this pandemic times as it not only helps in present times but also provides immunity for future.
Researches :
- Plant extracts helps in antipyretic activity. (Annual report CCRAS, 1976-77)
- Root powder showed barbiturate hypnosis potentiation effect and decrease locomotive activity in rats. (Singh et al, 1979)
- Oral administration of ashwagandha (200mg/kg daily) along with urethane (125mg/kg) protected animals from tumour – inducing effect. It also prevented reduction in body weights raise in mortality and leucopaenic and lymphopaenic effects of urethane (Singh et al, 1986).
- Leaf extract has both preventive and curative activity against liver damage. (mantilla et al, 1990)
- In double blind study shade dried roots of ashwagandha were powdered and made as tablets of 0.5 gms each and administered in the dose of 2 tabs three times a day with milk to volunteers for a period of one year! Results have shown significant increase in haemoglobin, R.B.C, hair growth. Serum cholesterol and calcium levels of nails have also been decreased in treated group (Kupurajan et al.)
- In another study this drug provided significant relief in symptoms of ANXIETY NEUROSIS besides a quantitative reduction in anxiety level and neuroticism. (Singh R. H. et el).
DR. RONAK TANNA owner of NADIVED rediscovered this secrets of ‘Indian ginseng’ to bring it to notice so that more and more people could benefit from it. in this modernized times, every human being eventually has to adapt the fast moving life, it is not practically possible for everyone to practice ‘ancient morning rituals’ regularly.
Dosage :
Dosage varies depending up person’s prakruti and grades of different diseases.
As a immunity booster : Taking Ashwagandha tablets 2nos. in the morning followed by glass of warm water/ warm milk could be easily adaptable step without hampering the modern lifestyle as well as works magnificently on the body.
According to ministry of AYUSH, “Indian gineng” (ashwagandha) is a very potential drug that could be relayed on, in this pandemic times. Every individual can take their Ayurvedic Doc’s consultation and start the tablets to get better results!