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Ashwagandha is studied for stress and sleep outcomes. Small trials and different extracts make claims uncertain; natural origin does not rule out thyroid effects or liver injury.
Also indexed as: Withania somnifera · Withanolides
Ashwagandha is studied for stress and sleep outcomes. Small trials and different extracts make claims uncertain; natural origin does not rule out thyroid effects or liver injury.
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Stress- and sleep-outcome research
Ashwagandha is studied for stress and sleep outcomes. Small trials and different extracts make claims uncertain; natural origin does not rule out thyroid effects or liver injury.
Some preparations show signals for short-term stress or insomnia-related outcomes. Evidence for broad cognition, athletic or disease-treatment claims is not established by this profile.
Extracts, study populations and outcomes differ. Short follow-up cannot establish long-term benefit or safety.
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Some preparations show signals for short-term stress or insomnia-related outcomes. Evidence for broad cognition, athletic or disease-treatment claims is not established by this profile.
Limitations: Extracts, study populations and outcomes differ. Short follow-up cannot establish long-term benefit or safety.
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Drowsiness, stomach upset, diarrhea and vomiting can occur. Rare liver injury has been reported; thyroid-related effects require caution.
Avoid during pregnancy; breastfeeding, thyroid/autoimmune disorders, planned surgery and hormone-sensitive prostate cancer require professional review.
May interact with sedatives, anticonvulsants, immunosuppressants, thyroid medicines and medicines for blood pressure or diabetes.
United States: dietary-supplement status is product-specific, not FDA approval of disease treatment. Food, supplement and drug formulations must not be assumed interchangeable.
Read the official sourceThis is not an exhaustive safety list. Regulatory status varies by jurisdiction and product; investigational use is not approval.
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