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Ingredient

Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera)

Promising

An adaptogenic herb with a small but consistent stress-marker literature.

How it works

May modulate the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis; specific KSM-66 and Sensoril extracts have been studied.

Evidence

Several small RCTs report reduced subjective stress markers at 300-600 mg standardized extract.

Studies

Salve et al., Cureus, 2019
Standardized extract at 300 mg twice daily improved subjective stress measures over 8 weeks.
PubMed 31742775 ↗

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Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera)

How it works

Evidence

Studies

Top products

Now Foods Ashwagandha 450 mg

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