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[fishinghat]

Info on Ashwagandha, also called Withania somnifera. This sounds very promising for EW as they say the plant smells like a horse!!  lol  Seriously, most of this sounds promising BUT the plant contains fairly high level of steroids and long term testing would be wise.

 

http://www.webmd.com...ame=ASHWAGANDHA

 

http://www.ncbi.nlm....pubmed/24497737

 

http://www.ncbi.nlm....pubmed/24458838

 

http://www.ncbi.nlm....pubmed/24431513

 

http://www.ncbi.nlm....pubmed/24330893

For bipolar

 

http://www.ncbi.nlm....pubmed/23439798

Anxiety

 

http://www.ncbi.nlm....pubmed/22546655

OCD

 

http://www.ncbi.nlm....pubmed/19363747

anxiety

 

http://www.ncbi.nlm....pubmed/11194174

anxiety and depression.

 

http://www.ncbi.nlm....les/PMC3252722/

 

http://www.ncbi.nlm....les/PMC3573577/

anxiety

 

http://www.ncbi.nlm....les/PMC3487234/

Safety and side effects

 

http://www.ncbi.nlm....les/PMC2958355/

Anxiety

 

I can definitely seeing this being used short term during Cymbalta withdrawal to greatly ease the symptoms. I think it may have potential use for that.
 

[FiveNotions]

Hi Fishinghat, I did use this for a week or so during my first 6 weeks of withdrawal.....based on some herbal remedy articles I'd found....I didn't look for/find any of these actual research articles.....anyway...I bought it as herbal tea...and I believe it was helping me greatly...but, I learned that it also can lower lower bp ...I wasn't sure I shld keep taking it, as this was right as my bp was normalizing post cymbalta......I was having fainting spells from low bp.... So I stopped using it...

And yes, it smells like a horse....a dirty sweaty horse....not that wonderful well groomed horse smell that I bet EW's Hershey exudes!

Instead of ashwaganda, I've switched to damiana herb tea....it lalso helps with anxiety...sort of smooths the ragged edges...and, it lowers bp, but just the systolic....which is what still runs a wee bit high for me...

I'm going to read the articles you've posted....very very interesting!

[FiveNotions]

Ashwagandha for fertility problems (male and female)

http://timesofindia....ow/33020784.cms

And an item from Memorial Sloan Kettering Center.....

http://www.mskcc.org...erb/ashwagandha

In fact, MSKC has a whole website devoted to herbs and botanicals....part of their "Integrative Medicine Service"
http://www.mskcc.org...-other-products

[fishinghat]

Thank you so much for your insight into this medicinal plant. I guess everything comes at a price.

[FiveNotions]

I definitely think it's beneficial....just, as with all drugs, herbs, supplements etc ....we each have to research it for ourselves, consult with others here, anf use in small amounts initially....

I wonder if xiaojiie's TCM practitioner is familiar with either ashwagandha or damiana?