Functional Food
Functional Food
Long busy periods: lifestyle, diet and plants such as maca and ashwagandha
Long-term stress often builds up gradually. Busy periods follow one another, tiredness increases and recovery gets less and less room. In this article you'll read what you can do yourself to make room for recovery, and what adaptogenic plants such as maca, ashwagandha, rhodiola and reishi actually are.View our range of adaptogens →
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Ashwagandha (KSM-66): what is it and where does it come from?
In short: ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) is a herb from Ayurveda, of which mainly the root is used. KSM-66 is a widely used, standardised root extract. No health claims for ashwagandha are authorised in the EU. Ashwagandha is one of the best-known herbs in Ayurveda, the traditional Indian system. The plant is also called Indian ginseng or winter cherry. You see ashwagandha more and more often as a supplement, frequently labelled KSM-66. In this article you can read, factually, what ashwagandha is, which plant it comes from, what KSM-66 means and what to look for when comparing an ashwagandha supplement.
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