I had never heard of the stuff before today, but my mom bought me a bottle.
I have read stuff on the internet, but I am trying to see if anyone on this board has any personal experience with the stuff.
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The evidence supports the claims that ashwagandha is an adaptogen and a nootropic. While there are no studies showing that ashwagandha improves mood per se, it does have a range of benefits.
The relaxing and anti-stress effect can be at least partly attributed to the fact that ashwagandha acts as a GABA agonist. It also improves stress-related memory problems by acting as a AChE inhibitor, and has the ability to prevent cognitive degeneration and even reconstruct neuronal networks.
Ashwagandha also seems to correct hormonal imbalances and reduced libido in men by increasing testosterone and decreasing prolactin. Very high doses may have the opposite effect, however.
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Posted 25 December 2014 - 06:58 AM
ashwagandha belongs in the nightshade family, is it related to sarpagandha (reserpine)?
Reserpine depletes serotonin stores in the brain, heart, and many other organs and has been used in hypertension and psychoses.
http://en.wikipedia....onin_antagonist
Considering serotonin syndrome is pretty bad. Reserpine could reverse it. I wonder what ashwagandha is all about.
"Reserpine was isolated in 1952 from the dried root of Rauwolfia serpentina (Indian snakeroot),[9] which had been known as Sarpagandha and had been used for centuries in India for the treatment of insanity, as well as fever and snakebites[2] — Mahatma Gandhi used it as a tranquilizer."
"Reserpine almost irreversibly blocks the uptake (and storage) of norepinephrine (i.e. noradrenaline) and dopamine into synaptic vesicles by inhibiting the Vesicular Monoamine Transporters (VMAT).#"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reserpine
Considering the hypothesis of schizophrenia has something to do with too much dopamine. If "irreversible" means permanent, is that a good thing? If that means blocking adrenaline permanently so those suffering from anxiety and panic disorders could benefit?
Edited by eon, 25 December 2014 - 07:02 AM.
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