Ashwagandha is an essential medicinal herb found as a small shrub and is the oldest medicine previously used for increasing the energy level among males. This product is also referred to as Indian ginseng or winter cherry. But after much more inventions ashwagandha not only helps in reproduction but also for other psychological issues. Through this article, the readers and the viewers will learn about how you can relieve some psychological issues with the help of ashwagandha and anxiety, panic attacks, stress, nervous breakdown due to tension, etc.

How to choose the ashwagandha supplements?

• Go for the products that mention the quantity or percentage of the amount of ashwagandha present.
• Choose those supplements that mention the potency level of ashwagandha
• The product or supplement you will buy should possess an organic certification
• The ashwagandha present in the product must be made up of the root extract of the product
• Check whether the active component that is withanolide is present or not in the product.
• The product you will buy should be from a reputed manufacturing company.

How to consume ashwagandha?

• Ashwagandha tablet- 1 tablet twice a day or as recommended by the physician with warm milk or water after having the meal
• Ashwagandha capsules- 1 capsule twice a day or as prescribed by the physician with warm milk or water after having your meal.
• Ashwagandha powder or ashwagandha churna- mix 1/4^th or 1/2^nd teaspoon of the powder and mix it with honey or warm milk.

How ashwagandha helps in relieving anxiety?

Ashwagandha is used to relieve issues that are associated with stress or anxiety due to the properties present in them like rasayana or its rejuvenating power and vata balancing. This ashwagandha powder is used as a nervine tonic as anxiety and stress are related to nerve-related problems. This product stabilizes the different responses done while you are panicking or anxious. Stress or anxiety increases the secretion of ACTH or adrenocorticotropic hormone which increases the stress hormone cortisol in the body resulting in the reduction of stress and anxiety.

When ashwagandha should be consumed?

Ashwagandha can be consumed in any part of the day but most of the doctors prescribe ashwagandha in the morning after breakfast and night after dinner but that depends on how well you can digest it.

Issues when doctors recommend not consuming ashwagandha-

• Diabetes
• Thyroid problems
• Ulcers in the stomach
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Multiple sclerosis
• Internal bleeding disorder

To conclude, the article points out how ashwagandha can benefit individuals if he or she suffers from anxiety in an ayurvedic way without being stressed out about it.