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Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) as a tool for helping with Memory

Evidence

inferred from neuroprotective action

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https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Ashwagandha-HealthProfessional/

National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements. Ashwagandha: Is it helpful for stress, anxiety, or sleep? Health Professional Fact Sheet. 2024. https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Ashwagandha-HealthProfessional/ · 2024

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Downer S, Berkowitz SA, Harlan TS, et al. Ashwagandha · 2023

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Bonilla DA, Moreno Y, Gho C, et al. Effects of ashwagandha · 2021

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Lopresti AL, Drummond PD, Smith SJ. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study examining the hormonal and vitality effects of ashwagandha · 2019

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Lopresti AL, Smith SJ, Malvi H, Kodgule R. An investigation into the stress-relieving and pharmacological actions of an ashwagandha · 2019

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;11(12):e6466.

Salve J, Pate S, Debnath K, Langade D. Adaptogenic and anxiolytic effects of ashwagandha root extract in healthy adults: A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical study. Cureus. 2019;11 · 2019

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;34(3):255-262.

Chandrasekhar K, Kapoor J, Anishetty S. A prospective, randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled study of safety and efficacy of a high-concentration full-spectrum extract of ashwagandha root in reducing stress and anxiety in adults. Indian J Psychol Med. 2012;34 · 2012

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;8(5 Suppl):208-213.

Singh N, Bhalla M, de Jager P, Gilca M. An overview on ashwagandha: A Rasayana · 2011

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8 sources supporting Ashwagandha for Memory. Includes scientific publications, books, monographs and traditional-use references.

Mechanistic basis

This use is associated with the plant's neuroprotective / cognition support action. Further evidence for that pharmacology:

Effects of Withania somnifera (ashwagandha) on stress and the stress-related neuropsychiatric disorders anxiety, depression, and insomnia

Speers, A.B., Cabey, K.A., Soumyanath, A. and Wright, K.M. · Current Neuropharmacology · 2021

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Pharmacologic overview of Withania somnifera, the Indian ginseng

Dar, N.J., Hamid, A. and Ahmad, M. · Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences · 2015

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Efficacy and safety of ashwagandha (Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal) root extract in improving memory and cognitive functions

Choudhary, D., Bhattacharyya, S. and Bose, S. · Journal of Dietary Supplements · 2017

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