from prolonged illness. In addition, it helps increase libido and sexual performance.
Beyond its potency in improving the physical state of the body, Ashwagandha is also known as an enhancer of mental acuity. Like Ginseng, it helps to improve problem-solving ability, psychomotor coordination, and reaction time. It is considered additionally to have positive effects on learning and memory. Not only that, but this Indian remedy may also help slow down age-related processes such as the loss of melanin pigment in hair and calcium.‡
...Popularly known as Indian Ginseng among westerners, Ashwagandha is considered by Ayurvedic medicine to be an “adaptogen,” a term used to connote an endurance enhancer. With its small green flowers and orange-red fruit, Ashwagandha has earned a reputation for increasing energy, strength and stamina. It helps rejuvenate and energize the nervous system, increases the body’s overall resistance, and relieves stress. With its positive revitalizing effects on the body, this adaptogen has traditionally been used for ameliorating states of fatigue and debility and in assisting recovery
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