Ayurvedic Herb

Ashwagandha is also known as Withania somnifera, Indian ginseng, Winter cherry, Ajagandha, Kanaje Hindi, Amukkuram in Malayalam and Samm Al Ferakh. It is a plant in the Solanaceae or nightshade family and grows as a shrub. It bears yellow flowers and yellow-orange to red berry-type fruit in size and shape.

Ashwagandha grows prolifically in India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
It is commercially cultivated in Madhya Pradesh (a state in India).

Historically ashwagandha root has also been noted to have sex-enhancing properties.

Directions for Use

You may want to avoid a high dose in the evening, as it may sometimes stimulate before sedating.

For those who are tense and anxious, and hyper alert, ashwagandha can be taken during the day, for others, it is best taken in the evening.