Starwest Botanicals Organic Ashwagandha Root Powder

With deep roots in Ayurvedic medicine, ashwagandha is known as an adaptogenic herb. Adaptogens’ superpower is that they naturally help one deal with stress. They help the body adapt to stress and bring it back to a balanced state. Ashwagandha root has also been known to support energy and focus.

Ashwagandha, a small perennial shrub, is a member of the Nightshade family, along with other medicinal plants like goji berry and foods like tomatoes and potatoes. It has been used for centuries throughout India and Africa, and has been featured in Ayurvedic texts dating back to 600 A.D.

Although the root is the predominant part used of these herbs, the berries, leaves, and fruit are sometimes used as well.

With the Latin name of Withania somnifera, ashwagandha is a five foot tall deep-green leafed shrub that is in the solanaceae family. This plant family includes such well-known vegetables as tomatoes, potatoes and eggplant, along with flowers like petunias. Ashwagandha root has clusters of yellow flowers and produces red fruit the size of a berry. The roots can reach eight to twelve inches long, and this is the part of the plant that is primarily used as organic herbs. 

• Non-Irradiated
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• Non GMO

Botanical Name: Withania somnifera
Origin: India

Common Names: Winter cherry, Indian ginseng