Ashwagandha is an herb whose
roots and berries are used for centuries as a tonic to treat a variety of
diseases in traditional Indian Ayurvedic and Unani medicine. Modern research has begun for his performances of anti-inflammatory
anti-tumor Ashwagandha to recognize its role and stress, cancer treatment and
combat fatigue in relieving.
A short shrub that grows to a height of 35 to 75 centimeters, brings Ashwagandha small fruits colored orange and belongs to the same family as the tomato plant. Aka winter cherry or Indian ginseng, ashwagandha name is derived from the Sanskrit words Ashva, meaning horse and gandha, meaning smell. This name is due in part to the root with a strong odor when wet, and transmitting the herbal extract capable of the strength and power of a stallion. Ashwagandha is known as an adaptogen that. A name for substances such as plant extracts, which increase the body's ability to help to resist stress caused by damage and restore the homeostasis poor diet and environmental factors play a role, to have harmful effects on our bodies. Ashwagandha antioxidant capacity may be advantageous to cut free radical damage, which comes on the body as a result of these tensions.
Antioxidant capacity
Ashwagandha is rich in flavonoids, which are commonly found in fruits and vegetables antioxidants. In a study components were to test for effects on the brain in rats Ashwagandha. Dimutase dismutase, catalase and glutathione peroxidase: Researchers have seen a dose associated increase of three natural antioxidants. In anther study Ashwagandha root extract has been shown to help prevent an increase in lipid peroxidation in rats and rabbits.
A short shrub that grows to a height of 35 to 75 centimeters, brings Ashwagandha small fruits colored orange and belongs to the same family as the tomato plant. Aka winter cherry or Indian ginseng, ashwagandha name is derived from the Sanskrit words Ashva, meaning horse and gandha, meaning smell. This name is due in part to the root with a strong odor when wet, and transmitting the herbal extract capable of the strength and power of a stallion. Ashwagandha is known as an adaptogen that. A name for substances such as plant extracts, which increase the body's ability to help to resist stress caused by damage and restore the homeostasis poor diet and environmental factors play a role, to have harmful effects on our bodies. Ashwagandha antioxidant capacity may be advantageous to cut free radical damage, which comes on the body as a result of these tensions.
Antioxidant capacity
Ashwagandha is rich in flavonoids, which are commonly found in fruits and vegetables antioxidants. In a study components were to test for effects on the brain in rats Ashwagandha. Dimutase dismutase, catalase and glutathione peroxidase: Researchers have seen a dose associated increase of three natural antioxidants. In anther study Ashwagandha root extract has been shown to help prevent an increase in lipid peroxidation in rats and rabbits.
Stress reduction
Ashwagandha also tested for their effects on the body after being exposed to physical and environmental stress. In two separate tests Performance Tank mice Ashwaganha researchers received by extracted to determine whether he had an improvement over the swimming time of the mice. The researchers found that ashwagandha extract had an effect, the ascorbic acid content and the increase in weight of adrenals in reducing were usually observed during the test.
In the brain Ashwagandha changes the setting of neural receptors, so that GABA to neutralize the molecules norepinephrine and epinephrine, which is produced in the brain due to nervous tension and stress. The root also includes tryptophan, which is a precursor of serotonin.
Cancer treatment
Ashwagandha extract was tested also in the treatment of cancer for its effectiveness. Shown to selectively kill tumor cells, thereby either growth arrest or apoptosis, the leaf extract has in rats and in vivo studies. The results were shown as in bone tumors, breast, lung, cervical cancer, and brain. One possibility is Ashwagandha does this by stopping cell division and inhibit the development of new blood vessels that feed them, otherwise the cancer cells. shown the antioxidant properties of Ashwagandha also by tumor cells and some types of traditional treatments prepared to provide protection against oxidative stress.
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