Ashwaghanda (Withania somnifera)
Quick warnings: Ashwaghanda has been said to irritate stomach ulcers. Other studies however, show that can be useful for preventing stress induced ulcers [Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med. 2011; 8(5 Suppl): 208-213. Published online 20133 Jul 3 doi: 10.4314/ajtcam.v8i5S.9 PMCID: PMC3252722 PMID: 22754076 ] If you have stomach ulcers, you'll be interested in: Mullein, Echinacea, Goldenseal, Aloe Vera.
Plant family: nightshade family[Solanaceae] (pepper family)([2]) ( others in this family include deadly nightshade[atropa bella donna], datura("devils weed"), and henbane[Hyoscyamus niger] ). It just so happens that the other members of the nightshade family are all highly poisonous, and deadly. Not Ashwaghanda though, interestingly. Surprisingly, tomatoes are in this plant family as well. Shocking no?
Note on the Arndt–Schulz rule. It has to do with the effects of pharmaca or poisons in various concentrations: It States that: "For every substance, small doses stimulate, moderate doses inhibit, large doses kill." The amount of certain chemicals present in deadly nightshade and datura are lethal, meaning they can kill. However, these same deadly chemicals are found in tomatoes and Ashwaghanda in trace amounts, making them not only safe, but having medicinal properties. This is according to this medical rule. It is an academic principle ( a scientifically observed phenomena )[4]
Properties: anxiety, cancer, microbial infection, immunomodulation, neurodegenerative disorders, antimicrobial, anti-snake venom poison[1]
Phytochemicals: (These are produced BY the plant) withanolideA, withanolide D, withaferin A and withaniamides. Also contains: tropane, ( also found in Datura and deadly nightshade(atropa bella donna) tropine, and cuscohygrine; Tropine is an anticholinergic drug prototypical of the muscarinic antagonist class.[3] Cuscohygrine is a pyrrolidine alkaloid found in coca![3] Main constituents: alkaloids and steroidal lactones;
All of these are documented on academic databases like PubChem and Google Scholar. I link to them at the bottom of every page. [ Note this is not all of them that exist within the plant, and I never claim to cover everyone. I try to get as many as possible listed though. ]
Pharmacology & Scientific Studies: Ashwaghanda has been studied in the phytochemistry lab for its neuroprotective and antidepressant effects, among many others, with miraculous results.[4][5][6] The miraculous herb has even been researched for its neuroprotective properties that help protect against scopolamine induced brain changes.[7] If you don't know what scopolamineis, it is a deadly mind control drug / deliriant(hallucinogen), but modern medicine(hospitals/"doctors") use it as a "medicine".[?][8][9][10] Scopolamine and other substances, including MDMA, and LSD, have been tested and studied by the CIA, for use as truth serum, and in general drug warfare.[11][12][13][14][15][16] Once again, I am not surprised to learn about the science and how it illustrates just how powerful these herbal medicines really are. The benefits of Ashwaghanda are not limited however, as another academic source discusses its pharmacology and how it can improve memory, stating that: "Cellular targets of Ashwagandha include: activation of antioxidant defence system rescuing nerve cells from apoptosis(death), oxidative stress and DNA damage, induction of cholinergic system, and up-regulation of memory linked neuroplasticity genes and neuronal arborisation. All of these molecular effects translate into increase in memory. Such multiple-module action has intrigued researchers to unravel upstream master regulators of Ashwagandha's effects on gene expression, cell physiology and behaviour."[8] Once again, the research confirms to use that there are real scientific studies that confirm the benefits of using herbal supplements. Quality matters however, and all free health markets came under attack during the socialist planned-demic, and I suspect that they targeted people who didn't get the "vaccine", so I suggest that you grow your own everything, stock up, and prepare for shortages and possibly tainted products taking over shelves, as there are already poisoned Kratom products on the market, and I suspect they're lacing them with proplyene glycol. Remember, NON-GMO!
O.G. observations: I've personally do this with great success, but if you ever over-do it on Caffeine, or rockstar energy drinks, or anything of the like, a spoonfull of Ashwaghanda root will take that right away for ya. Another point: So we can see that interestingly chemial composition is shared among different types of plants, but in varying degrees. For example, the amount of tropane and tropine in Atropa belladonna(deadly nightshade), is lethal(deadly), however only trace amounts can be found in Ashwaghanda, making it safe. The same is so for tomatoes. Tomatoes contain some of the same poisonous chemicals that are found in Bella donna as well, execpt in such small amounts that they are safe. God truly is the most advanced chemist on earth. It bothers me that men take credit for his work and alter his creations into serpent abominations.
Quick investigative note: It looks to me like there seems to be people changing and covering up wikipedia articles. I looked on the internet archives ( the wayback machine ) and found that the old wikipedia entry from 2015 mentions the fact that this herb contains tropine and tropane alkaloids. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Withania_somnifera The old citation on my old website comes in handy because I can see the changes on these articles. I smell a coverup. Interesting. I picked a date close to it on the internet archives, and here it is: Wikipedia's Withania_somnifera page from 2015 Yep. Socialist worst nightmare. It looks like someone is covering this up. I can't seem to find much about it on the Google scholar either. I do see a lot of academic citations on this article on wikiepdia however. This is a credible fact.
Proteins: Withania somnifera glycoprotein and withania lectin like-protein possess potent therapeutic properties like antimicrobial, anti-snake venom poison and antimicrobial
What is phytochemistry: In my own words, a branch of chemistry that drug companies use to rip off Gods design, and take credit for it, and get praise from stealing medicinal components of plants, aka phytochemicals. These constituents ( as they're often referred to as ) are created within plants. The instructions for how to make them is encoded into the plants genetics). These blueprints allow the plant to produce these "phytochemicals" using the process of phytosynthesis as the fuel behind their creation. It's very interesting. These plants produce pharmacological constituents that interest big drug companies. Certain plants that contain certain chemicals, can get a white van parked outside of your house if you sell them or market them, so to speak. It's not uncommon for drug manufacturers to alter the chemical structure of a drug from the source ( so it is made in the likeness of the original component of the plant[that which is in the earth beneath] ) I find this diabolical. It's cheating, supremacy.
Ashwaghanda is a calming herb in general. It is utilized by herbalist to calm a person down. Some use it to help them sleep, and it is known as an adaptogen(helps the body learn to cope with stress) This makes it very useful for dealing with anxiety and related issues, according to herbalist. The science tends to agree on these things, as studies clearly demonstrate the medicinal benefits that these herbs provide. Unfortunately greed and socialism do not want the general population to understand or realize this. That's where I come in, the informer.
Ezekiel 47:12 "And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according to his months, because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine."
Academic Sources:
[1] A Dar, P., R Singh, L., A Kamal, M., & A Dar, T. (2016). Unique medicinal properties of Withania somnifera: Phytochemical constituents and protein component. Current pharmaceutical design, 22(5), 535-540.
[3] Bui T, Duong H. Muscarinic Agonists. [Updated 2023 Apr 26]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2024 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK553130/
[4] Kim, Hyeongyeong, et al. "Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera (L.) dunal) root extract containing withanolide a alleviates depression-like behavior in mice by enhancing the brain-derived neurotrophic factor pathway under unexpected chronic mild stress." Journal of Ethnopharmacology 340 (2025): 119224.
[5] Tewari, Manju, Hriday S. Pandey, and Pankaj Seth. "Using Human Neural Stem Cells as a Model to Understand the “Science of Ashwagandha”." Science of Ashwagandha: Preventive and Therapeutic Potentials (2017): 319-344.
[6] Sasikumar, Parameswaran, et al. "Plant derived bioactive compounds and their potential to enhance adult neurogenesis." Phytomedicine plus 2.1 (2022): 100191.
[7] Konar, Arpita, et al. "Protective role of Ashwagandha leaf extract and its component withanone on scopolamine-induced changes in the brain and brain-derived cells." PloS one 6.11 (2011): e27265.
[8] Konar, Arpita, and Mahendra K. Thakur. "Cellular and molecular targets underpinning memory enhancement by Ashwagandha." Science of Ashwagandha: preventive and therapeutic potentials (2017): 305-318.
[9] Renner, Ulf D., Reinhard Oertel, and Wilhelm Kirch. "Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in clinical use of scopolamine." Therapeutic drug monitoring 27.5 (2005): 655-665.
[10] Scholtz, S., et al. "Poisons, drugs and medicine: on the use of atropine and scopolamine in medicine and ophthalmology: an historical review of their applications." J. Eye Stud. Treat 1 (2019): 51-58.
[11] La Rovere, Maria Teresa, and Gaetano M. De Ferrari. "New potential uses for transdermal scopolamine (hyoscine)." Drugs 50.5 (1995): 769-776.
[12] Passie, Torsten, and Udo Benzenhöfer. "MDA, MDMA, and other “mescaline‐like” substances in the US military's search for a truth drug (1940s to 1960s)." Drug testing and analysis 10.1 (2018): 72-80.
[13] Von America, Theodoric. "“TRUTH” DRUGS IN INTERROGATION. Extracts from: PROJECT MKULTRA."
[14] Bimmerle, George. "Truth Drugs in Interrogation." CIA Historical Review Program (1993).
[15] Rahman, Kashfia. "The Evolution of Truth Serum: Narcoanalysis from Twilight Sleep to MK-ULTRA Mind Control."
[16] Geis, Gilbert. "Truth serum in interrogation."
[17] LA, DEC. "" Truth" Drugs." (1960).
Encyclopedia references / sources:
[2] https://www.encyclopedia.com/medicine/...
https://web.archive.org/web/20151107140241/... Wikipedia contributors. (2015, November 7). Withania somnifera. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2015, November 7, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Withania_somnifera&oldid=1213692989
[4] Wikipedia contributors. (2023, October 27). Arndt–Schulz rule. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 10:48, March 15, 2024, from
Resources / Links:
PubChem ( The National Library Of Medicine )
Google Scholar scholar.google.com
Here is Ashwaghanda, scientific name: Withania somnifera.