Withania somnifera

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Health Canada Monographs

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ASHWAGANDHA -WITHANIA SOMNIFERA
Oral

Approved Health Claims

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  • Traditionally used in Ayurveda as Rasayana (rejuvenative tonic)
  • Traditionally used in Ayurveda to relieve general debility, especially during convalescence or old age
  • Traditionally used in Ayurveda to help relieve restlessness and/or nervousness (which helps (to) promote sleep)
  • Traditionally used in Ayurveda to balance aggravated Vata (nervine)
  • Traditionally used in Ayurveda for memory enhancement
  • Used in Herbal Medicine as an adaptogen to help increase energy and resistance to stress over time (e.g. in case of mental and physical fatigue related to stress)
  • The above claims can be combined on the product label if from the same traditional system of medicine (e.g. Traditionally used in Ayurveda to balance aggravated Vata (nervine) and to relieve general debility, especially during convalescence or old age)
  • For multi-ingredient products: To prevent the product from being represented as a "traditional medicine," any indicated traditional use claim must refer to the specific medicinal ingredient(s) and recognized traditional system of medicine from which the claim originates when 1) both traditional and modern claims are present or 2) when claims originate from multiple systems of traditional medicine (e.g. Ashwagandha is traditionally used in Ayurveda for memory enhancement). When ALL of the medicinal ingredients (MIs) in the product are used within the SAME identified system of traditional medicine AND the product makes ONLY traditional claims, listing of MIs in the traditional claim(s) is not required
  • To prevent the product from being represented as a "traditional medicine," any indicated traditional use claim must refer to the specific medicinal ingredient(s) and recognized traditional system of medicine from which the claim originates when 1) both traditional and modern claims are present or 2) when claims originate from multiple systems of traditional medicine (e.g. Ashwagandha is traditionally used in Ayurveda for memory enhancement)
  • When ALL of the medicinal ingredients (MIs) in the product are used within the SAME identified system of traditional medicine AND the product makes ONLY traditional claims, listing of MIs in the traditional claim(s) is not required

Approved Dose Ranges

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PopulationDose RangeFrequency
Adults 18 years and older2–6 gramsper day
Adults 18 years and older2.5–6.5 gramsper day

Cautions & Contraindications

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cautionAsk a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician if symptoms persist or worsen.
cautionAsk a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician before use if you are pregnant or breastfeeding (Upton 2000; McGuffin et al. 1997).
cautionWhen using this product exercise caution if you drive or use machinery as you may experience drowsiness (Berardi et al. 2002).

Alternative Names

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Asgandh(common)Ashwagandha(common)Asvagandha(common)Winter-cherry(common)Withania(common)Withania somnifera

Common Quantities in Licensed Products

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0 691 licensed products
100 mg207 licensed products
300 mg192 licensed products
125 mg173 licensed products
150 mg152 licensed products
200 mg147 licensed products
50 mg114 licensed products
500 mg104 licensed products
62.5 mg92 licensed products
250 mg92 licensed products

Related Ingredients

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Vitamin B6Co-occurs in 294 productsMagnesiumCo-occurs in 282 productsZincCo-occurs in 268 productsVitamin B12Co-occurs in 259 productsLepidium meyeniiCo-occurs in 220 productsRhodiola roseaCo-occurs in 211 productsVitamin CCo-occurs in 203 productsVitamin DCo-occurs in 199 products

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