Withania (Withania somnifera) has long been revered as a medicinal plant which can strengthen those who are tired by restoring healthy sleep cycles. Even the species name somnifera means sleep-inducing in Latin.
A January 2021 randomised controlled trial confirmed that withania can improve sleep quality and help in managing insomnia. In the study 40 healthy people and 40 people with insomnia were assigned to two groups, either withania (600mg/day) or placebo, and studied for eight weeks. In both the healthy and insomniac people there was a significant improvement in the sleep parameters in the withania supplemented group. The improvement was found to be more significant in insomniacs than healthy people.
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References
The Indian Government’s Guidelines for Ayurveda Practitioners for COVID-19 https://www.ayush.gov.in/docs/ayurved-guidlines.pdf
Chopra A, Srikanth N, Patwardhan B; AYUSH CCRAS Research Group. Withania somnifera as a safer option to hydroxychloroquine in the chemoprophylaxis of COVID-19: Results of interim analysis. Complement Ther Med. 2021;62:102768. doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2021.102768
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8372474/
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