Health Benefits of Ashwagandha

Health Benefits of Ashwagandha Ashwagandha ( Withania somnifera  also known as Indian Ginseng) is a powerful herb that has been used for hundreds of years to treat a wide variety of conditions in the traditional form of Indian medicine known as Ayurveda. Ayurveda – literal meaning, the science of life (“Ayur” = life, “veda” = science) – is a highly evolved medical science that was developed in ancient India centuries ago. The health benefits of Ashwagandha include its well-known ability to enhance stamina and its truly extraordinary stress-relieving properties. In Sanskrit ashwagandha means “smell of a horse.” That’s because this herb is said to impart the vigor and strength of a stallion, and has traditionally been prescribed to help people strengthen their immune system after an illness. Although ashwagandha is frequently referred to as “Indian ginseng” because of its restorative properties, traditional Chinese and Korean ginseng and ashwagandha are not related b...