When the body under goes stress, change or trauma there are some Naturopathic liquid herbs that can support and nourish the body to adapt and cope with the transition.
Withania somnifera is a gentle herb known as a:
Mild sedative
Tonic (Improves tone, vigor and function of the whole body.)
Adaptogenic (Increases the bodies resistance to physical, environmental, emotional, or biologic stressors and promotes normal physiologic function.)
Anti-inflammatory
Immune modulating (Modulates and balances the activity of the immune system.)
Anti-anemic (Prevents or corrects anaemia)
Withania is indicated for:
Improving stamina in athletes
Insomnia
Arthritis
Adjunctive treatment for non-insulin-dependent diabetes and hypercholesterolemia
Inflammatory conditions including asthma, bronchitis, psoriasis and rheumatic pains
Senile dementia
Promoting learning and memory
Conditions exacerbated by stress
A general tonic for disease prevention
Enhancing immune function and for depressed white blood cell count.
Withania has been traditionally prescribed as:
A nutrient tonic for pregnant women and older adults
To promote learning and memory retrieval
Wasting in children
Insomnia
Senile debility
Rheumatism
Lumbar pains
Promoting conception
Providing fresh energy and vigor
Nerve tonic
Reference
- Bone, K. (2003) A Clinical Guide to Blending Liquid Herbs, Churchill Livingstone, St. Louis, Missouri.
