Ashwagandha

Peer-reviewed research concerning ashwagandha, summarized and appraised in plain language with every source cited.

3Studies

3Human studies

2026Most recent

Ashwagandha Root Extract Stabilises Physiological Stress Responses in Male and Female Team Sports Athletes During Pre-Season Training.

Nutrients2026n = 56

RCTHuman

This study looked at whether ashwagandha (an herbal supplement traditionally used to blunt stress) helps team-sport athletes handle the strain of pre-season training, when the stress hormone cortisol and fatigue…

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Ashwagandha Does Not Enhance the Effect of High-Intensity Interval Training on Selected Energy Metabolism Parameters in Young Healthy Men.

Nutrients2025n = 38 (20 placebo, 18 ashwagandha)

RCTHuman

This study set out to see whether ashwagandha, a herb widely sold for stress and performance, adds anything to interval training. Interval training here meant repeated hard efforts on a…

Aerobic exercise Ashwagandha Cardiovascular

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Exploring the efficacy and safety of a novel standardized ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) root extract (Witholytin®) in adults experiencing high stress and fatigue in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England)2023

RCTHuman

This study set out to test whether ashwagandha, a traditional herb, could reduce stress and fatigue in overweight or mildly obese adults aged 40-75 who reported high stress and fatigue.…

Ashwagandha Cardiovascular Endocrine

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