Ashwagandha - say that 5 times fast! Similar to Tumeric, in that its been used in Eastern medicine for centuries! And while it has some similar effects as Tumeric (such as decreasing pain and inflammation) it also has some different uses. Check out this list as published by Medical News Today:
"There is some evidence to suggest that ashwagandha can have neuro-protective and anti-inflammatory effects. Inflammation underpins many health conditions, and reducing inflammation can protect the body against a variety of conditions. For example, people use ashwagandha to help treat the following: stress anxiety fatigue pain skin conditions diabetes arthritis epilepsy
For example, people use ashwagandha to help treat the following:
- stress
- anxiety
- fatigue
- pain
- skin conditions
- diabetes
- arthritis
- epilepsy
Its rapidly gaining popularity in Western medicine, so don't be suprised if you start seeing it everywhere - just remember where you saw it first!