What it’s for
- Studied for stress and sleep
A Withania somnifera extract, usually made from the root.
Purpose, evidence and practical considerations.
Some short trials report improvements in stress or sleep with particular extracts. Evidence cannot be transferred freely between products, and long-term benefit and safety remain uncertain.
Confidence: moderate
Ashwagandha can cause gastrointestinal symptoms and drowsiness; rare liver injury has been reported. Avoid during pregnancy and use caution with thyroid, immune, sedative, diabetes and blood-pressure medicines.
Ashwagandha supplies a nutrient or bioactive compound intended to alter a defined physiological pathway. The relevant form, baseline status and product quality determine whether the proposed mechanism is clinically meaningful.
Regulatory status: dietary supplement
How people use it, with their schedules, context and original sources.
600 mg · nightly · night stack
night stack (sleep)
Amount and timing patterns reported in public protocols; these are observations, not instructions. Private and hidden usage is excluded.
Brand variants reported in public protocols. Private entries are excluded, and inclusion is not an endorsement.
Ashwagandha is listed as an ingredient or component in these reviewed interventions.
Blueprint
Open interventionThese share a protocol with this intervention. This does not establish that they work together or are suitable alternatives.