Ashwagandha is a plant that people use for many reasons. It is also called Indian ginseng or winter cherry. Some of the things that ashwagandha can do are:
- Ashwagandha can help you feel less stressed and anxious by making your body produce less cortisol and making your mood and mind better .
- Ashwagandha can help you do better in sports by making you stronger, faster, and bigger .
- Ashwagandha can help men have more babies and more testosterone by making their sperm better and more .
- Ashwagandha can help you have lower blood sugar and fat by making your body use insulin and energy better .
- Ashwagandha can help you have less swelling and pain by stopping the things that cause them .
- Ashwagandha can help your brain work and remember better by keeping your nerve cells safe and making new ones .
- Ashwagandha can help you sleep better by making you relax and feel less stressed .
But we need more and bigger studies to make sure that ashwagandha is good and safe for these and other things. Ashwagandha may also have some bad effects and not work well with some medicines, so you should talk to your doctor before you take it.