Clinical Evidence of Ashwagandha's Mood-Stabilizing Benefits

Researchers are looking to natural herbal remedies like ashwagandha for many mood and brain disorders as a possibly less toxic option to many pharmaceutical drugs that have unwanted side effects.⁶⁷ Psychiatrists have reported that ashwagandha can help treat psychotic disorders (e.g., manic depression and schizophrenia).¹⁹

Clinical trials and human studies have been conducted to determine ashwagandha’s effectiveness in abating symptoms of these conditions as well as if there are any deleterious effects from its use. Thus far, studies have been conducted in the following areas:

• ADHD
• Chronic Stress Disorders
• Anxiety, Depression, and Bipolar Disorders