Ashwaganda for diabetes

[iminig]

How do experts Ayurvedic doctors use Ashwagandha powder for controling diabetes?

How to use it? What time of the day to use it?

[cure Administrator]

Ashwagandha(withania somnifera-nagori) is not mentioned in ayurveda as anti diabetic medicine...

However ashwagandha has mind pacifying effect...which in turn have effect on your cortisol level...and may help u to control FBS to some extent...

Aswagandha also helps to increase muscle mass... by which you can increase your glycogen storing capacity....

[alwaysoptimistic]

I do not know about effect of excessive use of it.But 250 mg twice a day after meal is sufficient.As par advice of Anup Ji,I have used it for 3 months and my personal experience says that it is very useful in mental stress management.No much significant impact on the BS level was observed in my case.May be it was due to high carb eating during that time.

[iminig in reply to alwaysoptimistic]

Bodies and personalities can be different. People who are under high stress for prolonged time can have high Bg because of stress.

If stress levels are very high and quality of sleep are not very good, and add to it a high carb diet. I believe that the calming effect can not translate into improved BG.

Reducing carbs seem to be the most effective and the single measure that can reduce BG.

Once this is achieved, it would be advisable to tackle other causes of elevated BG such stress and sleep.

[fayyazbagwan]

Ashwagandha could be use at bed time make a decoction (boil it for 1 to 2 min) of one teaspoon in a glass of water so that any unwanted bacteria in powder or water may be killed then filter it let it cool down and have it at bedtime after supper you can add 5 drops of honey in it.

[iminig in reply to fayyazbagwan]

Good idea to boil. I find it very bitter so i use it home made capsules.

I heard that some Ayurvedic practitioners recommend to mix it with fat and leave it overnight (or during the day) to achieve bioavailability.

Do you know other supplements/herbs that can be combined with Ashwagandha to achieve synergy effects?

[cure Administrator in reply to iminig]

hmmmm iminig I do not think fats are required for ashwagandh.... as there is no ashwagandha alkaloid known as fat soluble .

As per ayurveda...honey is good vehicle for most of ayurvedic herbs... so adding honey is suggested....

Further... if you want to add some other herbs for synergistic effect....

then u may add

Gokharu,Bidarikand,kavach beej,talimkhana,safed musali,salam mishri.(you may google for botanicl names of these herbs,and you can read further about them on wikepedia)

This combination will be very effective as general tonic...do not know its effect of blood sugar.

But sure it is very good general tonic ....

[gphilip in reply to cure]

cure , what about "Ajaswagndhadi Leham" of Kottackkal Arya Vaidya Sala? They got a good combination of medicines!

[cure Administrator in reply to gphilip]

Aja means goat in sanskrit....leham means JAM...

ajashwagandhadi means ashwagandha along with Goat etc jam....

I jut looked in to the contents of said jam and it is mixed with goat meat...

Ajasthi/goat bone Bhasma is recommended for ricket...And as i mentioned this leham also contains kavach beej.

[gphilip in reply to cure]

Yes, I think not meat...may be bone soup must be the base!

[cure Administrator in reply to iminig]

between....one more thing here...Ashwagandha is withnia somnifera and there is one more herb....which is praised by many for sugar control....paneer doda... the botanical name is Withania Coagulans.

So both are from same family..withania...

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Can u pls tell us the brand name Anup

[rameshrao]

Mr.Anup, Thanks for post I have a small doubt Is it mg or mcg . please guide .

Ramesh Rao

[Muhammed_99]

Hab e asgandh is the tablet available with HAMDARD (unani) medical stores

[iminig]

Do you feel the same effect as when you started taking it?

Were you BG particularly A1C affected?

[iminig]

I noticed that .

How long before going to bed do you take it?

[SBJ1947]

Does ashwagandha increase body weight. There is general belief in the public.

[rshrikant786]

I was earlier using Himalaya ashwagadha capsule for sound sleep and it was really effective and i used to take 2 capsue after dinner.Now Himalya stopped producing capsule and now producing in tablet form containing ashwaganda powder+Extract which is not effective at all for sleep.Dont buy this.I have used oragnic brand capsule also and not much effective in bringing sleep.Now for past 1 week i am taking stresscom (Ashwagandha capsule by dabur)capsule 10 cap for Rs50 and 120 capusule for 525/-(snapdeal .com just ordered)It contains ashwagandha exract 300mg.I am taking 2 capsule only after dinner.This brand capsule given me good sound sleep and when you wake-up in the morning you will feel fresh and energetic.It is my experience.Any one can try.

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[cure Administrator in reply to rshrikant786]

rshrikant786 try some day ashwashila from Patanjalee.....

Good combination of ashwagandha shilajeet and amala....

[rshrikant786]

I have tried ashwagandha capsule from Patanjali too and it is also not effective for sound sleep. Ashwashila is for other purpose.

[cure Administrator]

hmmm ok....

[cure Administrator]

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