My experience with Ashwagandha Root
I wanted to share my recent experience with Ashwagandha, on my path to becoming intimately familiar with medicinal herbs. I'm finding this wonderful little root to be extremely intense. Or maybe the recommend dosage was just too much for me. Either way, the effects are tangible and undeniable.
Within two days I noticed the effects taking root (hah). More energy, better focus, lower stress, an all around higher drive, and a more grounded mind, all sustaining. If you have chronic stress and are aware of the long term issues that can cause, you may want to look into more information about Ashwagandha root.
Have a wonderful day!
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Ashwagandha is one of my absolute favourite plants for supporting people with anxiety:
https://alchemilla.co/ashwagandha-one-of-natures-best-remedies-for-anxiety/
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Hey SUper J! I am so stoked that in the Fall Home Medicine Summit Rosemary Gladstart featured ashwaganda! You'll love it.
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I just bought two plants so I can grow it after hearing about all it's medicinal properties. Diabetes, certain cancers, anxiety, and digestive issues just to name a few. I can't wait to have enough to harvest the root.
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Oh I cannot WAIT for her video! So glad she is a part of the Summit.
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I love ashwagandha too! It is very calming and stabilizing. My heart has been stronger since on it for about 3 months now. I use both the tincture and powder (mixed with a little apple juice). I don't want to go very long without it. The more consistently you take it, I hear the better for you.
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I've only been taking the powder version, a total of about 1300mg per day. I started at about 1900mg but that was too much for me!
I am definitely with you on feeling those calming and stabilizing effects. I can almost feel my cortisol levels balancing.
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I also started looking around for seeds today! Looks like it just takes a few months for viable roots?
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It's great stuff. I tincture and use it daily, twice a day.
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@seeker.nancy Twice a day is also my schedule, 650mg powder each.
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@Lisa K haha, I'm right there with you! There is a little more magic/connection in it for me when I start things from seeds.
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Hi @Jimerson , am so Glad you have Ashwagandha BID to keep you "stable & calm" after some unnamed member here got something wrong, lol oh & re cortisol? - my level has been above the mesophere for decades... Maybe 4 pots of Ashwagandha would make a dent, lol Thanks for the hint :)
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I am not sure where I am going wrong. I began Ashwagandha in capsule form. There are so many benefits! NutiRise is the brand I chose. After using it a month, I can't say I feel any changes. Perhaps I should grow my own in pots? Help?
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I have ordered it from Mountain Rose and tincture it. I find tinctures to be a faster and more effective route. That said, perhaps someone here can offer a suggestion on what capsules they use if it works for them.
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@dimck421@seeker.nancy Here's what I'm currently having success with.. even though I'd eventually like to grow and harvest my own, I can foresee doing that in mass quantities being a bit of a hurdle for me right now!
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The traditional way to use take ashwagandha is in powder form. I combine it with a little bit of grated nutmeg and cinnamon and mix it into homemade yogurt or a mashed up banana. I attended a webinar with K.P Khalsa who advises that higher doses are needed to obtain the therapeutic effect. My personal formula which I use in my herbal clinic is:
Mix together 60g ashwagandha, 30g Shatavari, 5g nutmeg, 5 g cinnamon (total 100g) and take one teaspoon of this mix twice daily.
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Hello Sara121,
Thank youf or sharing your personal formula. Do you have a favority Herbal Remedies book?
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@sarah121 Do you recall what doses K.P. Khalsa recommended? After seeing your recipe I think I may be taking far too much!
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I too have recently discovered Ashwaganda. Started in a pill form and then went to liquid (hard to swallow tastes woeful) now have purchased powder form. I take a heaped teaspoon every morning, either mixed in a smoothie or porridge. So after 3 months of taking it I believe it is working for me. I didn't think I was particularly stressed or anxious. I'm recently retired, have a loving and awesome wife, live in paradise but there was something still missing, sometimes wake up a bit sad or low for no apparent reason! I think I have found the missing link, Ashwaganda and I tell everyone who'll listen. I'm so keen now I want to grow it for myself, along with other medicinal plants/herbs. I'm excited!
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Thanks for sharing your experience @jodienancarrow . I think we can have almost perfect lives and still suffer from some sort of imbalance that is beyond our control. I'm glad you have found that ashwagandha was able to help that!
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@sarah121 re "Mix together 60g ashwagandha, 30g Shatavari, 5g nutmeg, 5 g cinnamon (total 100g) and take one teaspoon of this mix twice daily."
Having never heard of Shatavari before, looked it up on Pubmed which began with this definition "Shatavari means who possesses a 100 husbands or acceptable to many..." It is considered both a general tonic and a female reproductive tonic." - Question: How would both quiet... lifelong anxiety ?
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It seems this herb is popping up everywhere in the herbal world these days! Does it spread in the garden too 💜 I’m glad because it’s super beneficial. It just shows you how Mother Earth still speaks to us. We (collectively ) need peace and strength and thanks to Ashwaganda we can experience the balance we were meant to have.
I do need to still trying growing it. Thank you @Lisa K for recommending Mountain Rose, they are my backyard “neighbors”😊.
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@sarah121 Thank you for sharing how you use it and giving the proportions.
@Jimerson I think higher doses are not as much of an issue as other herbs can be. There has been a lot of discussion on the many webinars I have seen lol. I woul d like to grow it as well but don't think i can grow it here unless I have access to a backhoe lol.
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@Leediafastje I have so many herb books I sometimes feel I should start a library! I would recommend anything by Anne McIintyre, she is a fabulous herbalist who taught me at College. I have also worked in her dispensary and she is a wealth of knowledge. As far as American herbalists go, you can't go far wrong with The School of Natural Healing by Dr. Christopher. His goal was to have an herbalist in every household and his book is full of practical knowledge, al ot of which has been lost. I believe there is a website and radio show now hosted by his son and daughter. Check it out https://www.herballegacy.com/ it is a little old fashioned but full of very valuable knowledge. If you have a special interest let me know and I'll try and recommend a particular book on that topic.
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@Jimerson Ashwagandha is classed as an adaptogen so by definition it is one of the safer herbs for long term use and higher dosage. I believe K.P. Khalsa recommended 5g (one teaspoon of ground powder) 3 times daily for a maximum of 2 weeks and then taking a break. This is the classic dose for panic attacks and extreme anxiety, but less should be taken if you are taking for general nervous system support. I would suggest starting with one 5g dose daily, working up to two and then three and then reducing back down again. I would never recommend stay long on one remedy for too long as your body can get used to it thereby needing increasingly large doses to achieve the same effect. This is the dosage for adults NOT children whose dose depends on age and weight. I hope that helps!
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@rainbow both shatavari and ashwagandha are classed as "rasayanas" or tonics in the Ayurvedic tradition. Without going into a whole dialogue about theory - both pacify vata which is the wind element responsible for nervous complaints. The wind can blow up a storm (heightened anxiety) or is so quiet nothing moves (depression) hence the vata pacifying herbs in the rasayana category balance the wind element and in theory reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression in vata type individuals or situations.
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Does anyone know if this ashwagandha root can even be used for pets or livestock? has anyone used it for their dog or cat? if yes do you use powder and how much
thank you
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@sarah121 Thank you, that definitely makes sense to me. I'm also of the notion that, for any herb/remedy, breaks from them should be taken periodically.
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Great info, thank you for sharing!
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Thanks much addressing my question. -
Need to return to this some other time, as two days ago we had no less another! three crises within 5 hours of each other around our homestead, & the last one made me vomit, sigh - Going back to bed for another good night's sleep now, so I can work on the homestead this weekend, before going back to work next week. - Thank you for caring @sarah121
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Thank you all for sharing your information. I really appreciate these forums.
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