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Ashwagandha - også kjent som withania somnifera - Har mange utrolige effekter på kroppen som øker helse av sinnet, nerves, immune system and joints, while also increasing strength and endurance.
Denne kraftige urten har blitt brukt i den indiske healing tradisjoner Ayurveda for hundreds of years. Only in the last few decades has research been conducted by scientistsd that has found a lot of evidence to back up the claims from these healers and they are now seeing why Ashwagandha is such a powerful and healing herb.
Ifølge Chopra Center, studies have shown that ashwagandha provides a range of health benefits, from lowering cholesterol and stabilizing blood sugar to reducing inflammation and anxiety. In turn, these benefits help fight a number of diseases, inkludert:
- Astma
- Anti-stress
- Anti-oxidant
- Anti inflammatory
- Anti ageing
- Gikt
- Chronic fatigue
- Anemia
- Infertility
- Depresjon
- Ulcers
- Høyt blodtrykk
- Immunsystemet & general health
- Depresjon
- Some cancers
- Dementia (boosts memory)
Ashwagandha also has shown to improve learning and memory. Ayurvedic practitioners recommend it as a brain booster and a remedy for forgetfulness.
How Can Ashwagandha Fight Alzheimer’s?
Studies on Ashwagandha
Researchers at Newcastle University har funnet at ashwagandha hemmer dannelsen av beta-amyloid plakk. These plaques, considered toxic to brain cells, accumulate in the brains of people with neurodegenerative diseases, slik som Alzheimers. Fordi studiene ble utført i reagensglass, however, researchers emphasize that more testing is needed.
På National Brain Research Center (NBRC), scientists tested ashwagandha on mice with Alzheimer’s. After 20 days of treatment with ashwagandha, cognitive performance of the mice improved significantly. At the end of 30 dager, hjernens funksjon hadde kommet tilbake til normal og amyloid plakk som hadde vært til stede i mus hjerner ble redusert.
Dess, the study showed that rather than altering brain chemistry directly, ashwagandha boosts a protein in the liver. This protein clears amyloid from the brain.
Anti-Stress
Ashwagandha har en utrolig effekt på nervous system og kan roe ned de områdene av hjernen som kan bli slitt ned på grunn av overflødig og langvarig stress. GABA (Gamma amino-butyric acid) er en hemmende signalstoffet i hjernen som fungerer for å redusere neuronal aktivitet. This herb helps keep nerve cells from over-firing, which will have a naturally calming effect on the mind and body.
Problemer fra over avfyringen av nevroner kan føre søvnløshet and restlessness. Since ashwagandha contains GABA, it will naturally calm the cells, helping with reducing anxiety, uplifting the mood and inducing restful sleep.
In India, Ashwagandha has been used on people for a very long time as a mood stabilizer. Undersøkelser har også vist at dette urt frembringer en naturlig anti-depressive og anti-angst virkning som er sammenlignbar med antidepressive midler, f.eks Ativan og dets virkning i mus.
Annen forskning har vist at Ashwagandha er nyttig med stress-indusert problemer som magesår, inhibition of male sexual drive, retention of learned activities and memory.
antioxidant
Ashwagandha forskning ved Banaras Hindu University ligger i Varanasi, India discovered that some of the chemicals in the herb were powerful antioxidants. In some of their studies, they found that there was an increase of three natural antioxidants superoxide: dismutase, catalas
This supports the claims of Indian Ayurvedic medicine and long term use of this powerful herb. These antioxidant effects support and explain why it has helped people reduce stress, cognition-facilitating, anti-inflammatory and anti-aging effects.
Anti-inflammatorisk
Studier har sett på de anti-inflammatorisk effekt av Ashwagandha for behandling av gikt and other inflammatory conditions. The research has found that this herb is effective, fordi den har et naturlig forekommende steroid innhold som er mye høyere enn for hydrocortisone, which is normally prescribed for anti-inflammatory problems.
Anti-Aging
Research of ashwagandha has also found some awesome evidence for anti-aging properties. In a double-blind clinical trial, a group of 101 healthy males between the ages of 50-59 years old were given 3 grams daily for one year. Fagene hadde betydelig forbedring i deres hemoglobin, red blood cell count, sitter vekst og hair melanin. Serum cholesterol decreased in these men and nail calcium was preserved. 70% also reported improved sexual performance.
Immune System And General Health
anticarcinogenic activity has also been found in Ashwagandha roots. The roots caused an inhibitory effect on around 49% of colony forming CHO cells. The cell growth was inhibited and cell attachment was also prevented. The herb caused long term growth inhibition of CHO cells, which was highly dependent of the cell density, because of long term exposure to Ashwagandha.
In a series of studies, ashwagandha had a profound effect on the healthy production of white blood cells in animals. Den viste også at den har en god effekt på thyroid activity. It was found to stimulate thyroid activity through its effect on cellular antioxidant systems. Dette viser at det kan også være bra for dem som lider av hypothyroidism.
In human studies, Ashwagandha has helped patients, på grunn av sin vanndrivende, hypoglycemic og
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