Hi, Is Ashwagandha good for gaining weight. please help Is there any scientific backing behind this?

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Hi lybrate-user, it's hypothesized that ashwagandha helps in weight gain/weight loss. Research has shown that ashwagandha 'may' improve body composition and increase strength. Most of the research points towards it's anxiety and stress relieving properties. It contains a range of bioactive constituents, including withanolides, glycowithanolides, sitoindosides, withaferin A, and other therapeutically active phytochemicals. Studies have identified anticancer, antidepressant, anxiolytic, cardioprotective, antioxidant, thyroid modulating, immunomodulating, antibacterial, neuroprotective, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, and hematopoietic activities.

Pujah Kundaar · Accepted Answer

Hi lybrate-user, it's hypothesized that ashwagandha helps in weight gain/weight loss. Research has shown that ashwagandha 'may' improve body composition and increase strength. Most of the research points towards it's anxiety and stress relieving properties. It contains a range of bioactive constituents, including withanolides, glycowithanolides, sitoindosides, withaferin A, and other therapeutically active phytochemicals. Studies have identified anticancer, antidepressant, anxiolytic, cardioprotective, antioxidant, thyroid modulating, immunomodulating, antibacterial, neuroprotective, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, and hematopoietic activities.