Ashwagandha Powder (Withania Somnifera)
Properties of Ashwagandha
Guna (Characteristics): Light
Virya (Potency): Warm
Vipaka (Post Digestive Effect): Sweet
Chemical Composition
The active ingredients in Ashwagandha are alkaloids and withanolides. It is withanolides which gives it all its properties.
Ashwagandha Root Powder: Rejuvenating Tonic, Anti-stress, Anti-fatigue, Tonic to Nervous system and general debility, Nourishes both mind and body.
Action and Uses as per Ayurveda
Ashwagandha is called Rasayana, which means powerful rejuvenator in Ayurvedic terminology. It is a vital herb in Ayurveda. It is a beautiful delicate plant. Ashwagandha is named such because it smells like the smell of horse urine. It vitalizes the body to provide strength just like that of a horse.
Ashwagandha improves the body ability to maintain physical effort and helps the body adapt various types of stress. It is rejuvenative that helps maintain proper nourishment of the tissues particularly muscles and bones. According to Ayurvedic system Ashwagandha is the best herb for balancing Vata (Air) in the body. Vata (Air) governs all movements in the body including the movement of the nerve impulses throughout the nervous system. Ashwagandha rejuvenates tissues throughout the body, clears the mind, strengthens the nerves and promotes restful sleep.
- Rejuvenates the body.
- Increases strength.
- It helps to eliminate natural toxins of the body.
- It helps to provide nourishment to generalized weak persons.
- It helps to improve quantity & quality of semen.
- It helps to enhance the body’s internal power (immune power).
- Helps to maintain general well being.
- It helps to promote restful sleep.
Usage of Ashwagandha
- For Impotency (For Healthy Fertility): Take "Ashwagandha Powder" and Sugar in a dose of 3.5 gram each with hot cow milk regularly.
- In old Age: Mix "Ashwagandha Powder" + Sugar Candy + Honey each 1 gram and 10 gram "Cow Ghee". Take it every morning with milk. It strengthens the body and brings back youthfulness.
- In Vata Doshas (Air Vitiation): Mix "Ashwagandha Powder" + "Gokhru Powder"
in equal quantities and store in a glass container. Take 12 gram of
this powder twice a day with hot milk regularly for 3 months. It helps
in Vata (Air) doshas problems and rejuvenates the body.
Take "Ashwagandha Powder" and "Amla Powder" everyday. It gradually stops aging. - For Increasing Sperm Count: Take "Ashwagandha Powder" and "Ghee" mix well. Take it with hot milk regularly for one month to increase strength and sperm count.
- Increase Breast Milk: Make decoction with "Ashwagandha Powder" + "Vidarikand" + "Licorice Powder" and take it with milk to increase Breast milk of lactating mothers.
- Weakness: Take "Ashwagandha Powder" with milk to help children weakness, weakness in old people. It also reduces aging process.
- Constipation: "Ashwagandha Powder" with hot milk in constipation is beneficial.
- Blood Impurities: Take "Ashwagandha Powder" and "Chopchini (SMILAX CHINA) Powder" in equal quantities mix it well. Take dose of 3 gram with honey for Blood impurities.
- For Pregnancy: Take "Ashwagandha Powder" 10 grams add one liter water and 250 gram cow milk. Boil this decoction till it is reduced to 1/8th quantity then add "Cow Ghee" and sugar candy 6-6 gram each. Take this after menses for 3 days.
Other Benefits
- Take 3 gram of "Ashwagandha Powder" with hot milk for white discharge and infertility.
- "Ashwagandha Powder" + "Cow Ghee" helps in sleepless and pain in hips.
- Take "Ashwagandha Powder" with "Amla Juice" for weak eye sight.
- Regular use of Ashwagandha Powder with "Guduchi" extract and honey helps all types of problems.
- Mixture of "Ashwagandha Powder" + "Shatavari Powder" + "Ghee" + Honey if taken regularly helps in Vata (Air) doshas.
- Add "Ashwagandha Powder" and Sugar in equal quantity. Take 3 gram with honey for blood impurities.
- "Ashwagandha Powder" used for one year, it gives marvelous results. The body feels energetic.
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