Izimpande namakhambi kuye kwasetshenziswa njengemithi amakhulu eminyaka. I-Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) iyikhambi elingenabo ubuthi eliye lathola ukunakwa komphakathi ngenxa yezinzuzo zalo eziningi zezempilo. Leli khambi, elaziwa nangokuthi i-winter cherry noma i-Indian ginseng, lisetshenziswe e-Ayurveda amakhulu eminyaka.
I-Ayurveda iyindlela yendabuko yezokwelapha esetshenziswa amaNdiya ukwelapha izifo ezahlukahlukene njengokungalali kahle kanye ne-rheumatism. Odokotela basebenzisa impande ye-ashwagandha njenge-tonic ejwayelekile yokwandisa amandla nokunciphisa ukucindezeleka.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, abanye ochwepheshe bakholelwa ukuthii-ashwagandha root extractkungaba usizo ekwelapheni isifo i-Alzheimer kanye nezinhlobo ezithile zomdlavuza.

Kulesi sihloko, sibheka izinzuzo eziyisishiyagalolunye ezifakazelwe ze-ashwagandha kwezempilo. Sizophinde sixoxe ngezinye izihloko ezifana nezingozi ezingaba khona ze-ashwagandha kanye nezindlela zokusebenzisa i-ashwagandha.

I-Ashwagandha, eyaziwa nangokuthi i-Ashwagandha, iyindlela ethandwayo yokwelapha okunye kwendabuko e-Ayurveda. Impande ye-Ashwagandha iqanjwe ngephunga layo “lehhashi”, okuthiwa linikeza amandla namandla ehhashini lomsebenzisi.
Igama elithi “Ashva” ngesiSanskrit lisho “ihhashi” kanti elithi “gandhi” lisho “iphunga”. Izingxenye ezahlukene zesitshalo i-Ashwagandha zisetshenziselwa izinjongo ezahlukene. Kodwa-ke, izithasiselo ze-ashwagandha abantu abaningi abazithathayo zitholakala ezicutshini zaso zezimpande.
Ama-adaptogens afana ne-ashwagandha andisa ukumelana kwemvelo komzimba nokucindezeleka. Izifundo ze-Rodent kanye nokuthuthukiswa kwamaseli zibonisa ukuthi i-ashwagandha inezinzuzo eziningi zezempilo. Nokho, nansi izinzuzo eziyisishiyagalolunye ezifakazelwe zezempilo ze-ashwagandha.
Ikhono lika-Ashwagandha lokunciphisa ukukhathazeka lingenye yemiphumela yalo eyaziwayo kakhulu. Ukucindezeleka, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kunjani (ngokomzimba, ngokomzwelo, noma ngokwengqondo), kuvame ukuhlotshaniswa ne-cortisol.
Izindlala ze-adrenal zikhipha i-cortisol, "i-hormone yokucindezeleka," ngenxa yokucindezeleka ngokomzwelo noma ngokomzimba. Kodwa-ke, lokhu kungaba yinzuzo, njengoba izifundo eziningi zikhombisile ukuthi impande ye-ashwagandha ingasiza ekunciphiseni ukukhathazeka kanye namazinga okucindezeleka kubasebenzisi.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, ochwepheshe bakholelwa ukuthi ukudla i-ashwagandha kungasiza ekuthuthukiseni ikhwalithi yokulala yabasebenzisi iyonke. Ngaphezu kwalokho, izifundo zikhombisile ukuthi abantu abathatha izithasiselo ze-ashwagandha babenamazinga aphansi kakhulu e-cortisol ye-hormone yokucindezeleka kunalabo abathatha i-placebo.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, kucatshangwa ukuthi imithamo ephezulu ye-ashwagandha root extract inciphisa kakhulu amazinga e-cortisol egazini. Ucwaningo olulodwa luthole ukuthi i-ashwagandha yehlisa amazinga okucindezeleka kwababambiqhaza futhi yathuthukisa ikhwalithi yabo yokuphila iyonke.
Uma ihlanganiswa nezinye izindlela zokwelapha, i-Ashwagandha ithuthukisa kakhulu ukucaca kwengqondo, amandla omzimba, ukuxhumana nabantu, kanye namandla.
Ukuthatha izithasiselo ze-ashwagandha ngeke kuvimbele ukuthuthukiswa kwesifo sikashukela. Kodwa-ke, zingasiza ekunciphiseni ukwanda koshukela egazini okubangelwa ukudla izinto ezifana nama-brownies. Ucwaningo lokuqala lusikisela ukuthi ukuthatha i-ashwagandha kungathuthukisa ukulawulwa koshukela egazini futhi kunciphise ukuvela kokwanda nokwehla koshukela egazini.
Nakuba indlela yokusebenza ingacacile, izifundo zezilwane ziphakamisa ukuthi umsebenzi we-ashwagandha wokulwa nokuvuvukala ungadlala indima. Ngokwezifundo eziningana ezincane zezokwelapha, ukwelashwa kwe-ashwagandha kuyasebenza ekwehliseni amazinga e-triglyceride kanye noshukela egazini.
Ochwepheshe bakholelwa nokuthi i-ashwagandha ingase yehlise ushukela egazini, njengoba kunjalo nangokwezokwelapha okuvamile kwesifo sikashukela sohlobo lwesibili.
Sebenzisa i-ashwagandha powder noma amaphilisi okukhulisa i-testosterone ukuze wandise amandla nesivinini. Ngokusho kocwaningo, ukudla lesi sithelo kungasiza ekwandiseni amandla emisipha kanye nokwehlisa i-cholesterol kanye nephesenti lamafutha emzimbeni. Kodwa-ke, ucwaningo olwengeziwe lwenziwa njengamanje ngemiphumela ye-ashwagandha ekwandiseni ubukhulu bemisipha namandla.
Ochwepheshe bakholelwa ukuthi izakhiwo ze-ashwagandha zokulwa nokucindezeleka zingasiza abesifazane abanezinkinga zobulili. Ngaphezu kwalokho, lesi sithako singasiza ekuthuthukiseni ukungasebenzi kahle kocansi kwabesifazane ngokwandisa amazinga e-androgen.
Okungenani ucwaningo olulodwa lwezokwelapha lubonisa ukuthi i-ashwagandha ingasiza abesifazane ukuba babhekane nokungasebenzi kahle kocansi. Ngokusho kocwaningo, ababambiqhaza babike ukwanda okukhulu kokuvuka komzimba, ukuvuka, ukuthambisa, kanye nokwaneliseka ngemva kokuthatha i-ashwagandha.
Ucwaningo luphinde lwabonisa ukuthi i-Ashwagandha yandisa kakhulu inani lokuhlangana ngokocansi okwanelisayo.
Isitshalo se-ashwagandha sithandwa kakhulu ngenxa yemiphumela yaso emihle ekuzaleni kwabesilisa. Ucwaningo lubonisa ukuthi ukuthatha i-ashwagandha kungathuthukisa ikhwalithi yesidoda kwabesilisa abangenayo inzalo ngokubuyisela ibhalansi yama-hormone.
Futhi, ocwaningweni lokucindezeleka, i-ashwagandha yatholakala ukuthi inyusa amazinga e-testosterone kwabesilisa, kodwa hhayi kwabesifazane. Olunye ucwaningo oluhlola umphumela we-ashwagandha emandleni emisipha kwabesilisa nalo lubone ukwanda okukhulu kwamazinga e-testosterone.
Ukusebenzisa izitshalo ze-ashwagandha kungathuthukisa ukuqonda kanye nenkumbulo. Futhi, lesi sithombo sibonise imiphumela ethembisayo ekuthuthukiseni impendulo yemisipha njengoba kushiwo.
Izifundo zikhombisile ukuthi i-ashwagandha ingcono kakhulu kune-placebo ekuthuthukiseni isikhathi sokusabela kwabasebenzisi ezivivinyweni ze-psychomotor kanye nezokuqonda. Lezi zivivinyo zilinganisa ikhono lokulandela iziqondiso kanye nokuqedela imisebenzi.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, izifundo zikhombisile ukuthi ukuthatha i-ashwagandha kungathuthukisa ukugxilisa ingqondo kanye nenkumbulo iyonke ezivivinyweni ezahlukahlukene. Ochwepheshe bakholelwa ukuthi amakhemikhali akulesi sithombo angasiza ekuvuseleleni amangqamuzana obuchopho.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, lesi sitshalo sibonise ithemba ekwelapheni isifo sikaParkinson kanye nokukhubazeka okuncane kokuqonda. Ngaphezu kwezinzuzo ezingenhla, ubufakazi obuthile besayensi busikisela ukuthi lesi simila singasiza ekunciphiseni izimpawu zezinye izifo zengqondo njengokucindezeleka kanye nesifo sokuphazamiseka kwengqondo esibizwa ngokuthi i-bipolar disorder.
Nakuba ucwaningo lubonisa ukuthi i-ashwagandha ingaba nezakhiwo zokucindezeleka, akufanele uyisebenzise esikhundleni semithi yokucindezeleka evamile. Uma ubhekene nezimpawu zokucindezeleka, kungcono ukubona udokotela wakho ukuze uthole iseluleko noma ukwelashwa.
Ngaphezu kokuthuthukisa impilo yomzimba neyengqondo, lesi simila siphinde sisekele impilo yenhliziyo. Okungenani izifundo ezimbili zibonise ukuthi i-Withania somnifera inyusa i-VO2 max. Amazinga e-VO2 max alinganisa ukusetshenziswa komoya-mpilo okuphezulu ngesikhathi sokuzivocavoca.
Ososayensi basebenzisa amazinga e-VO2 max ukukala ukuqina kwenhliziyo nokuphefumula. Leli zinga liphinde lilinganise ukuthi amaphaphu nenhliziyo kunikeza kanjani umoya-mpilo emisipheni ngesikhathi sokuzivocavoca.
Ngakho-ke, inhliziyo enempilo esebenza kahle ngaphansi kwezimo ezithile ingaba ne-VO2 max engaphezu kwesilinganiso.
Kulezi zinsuku, izici zangaphakathi ezifana nokuvuvukala, ukucindezeleka okungapheli, kanye nokungalali kahle kungenza buthaka isimiso sakho somzimba sokuzivikela. Ngokuthuthukisa zonke lezi zici nokuthuthukisa ukuqina komzimba kanye nokukhuthazela, i-Ashwagandha iqinisa kakhulu isimiso sethu somzimba sokuzivikela.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, lesi sitshalo sasendulo sikhuthaza umsebenzi wamaseli okubulala emvelo. Amaseli okubulala emvelo angamaseli omzimba abhekene nokulwa nokutheleleka.
I-Ashwagandha extract nayo ibonise imiphumela ethembisayo ezigulini ezine-rheumatoid arthritis. Impande ye-Ashwagandha inezakhiwo zokulwa nokuvuvukala, okwenza ibe ukwelashwa okuphumelelayo kwe-rheumatoid arthritis.
Ukusetshenziswa kwe-ashwagandha njenge-ejenti yokulwa nokuvuvukala kwaqala emakhulwini eminyaka edlule. Ochwepheshe bezokwelapha ze-Ayurvedic benza unamathisela ngempande bese bewusebenzisa phezulu ukuze baphathe ubuhlungu nokuvuvukala.
Ukuhlanganisa i-ashwagandha powder nomunye umuthi we-arthritis we-Ayurvedic kungasiza ekunciphiseni ubuhlungu bamalunga kubantu abane-rheumatoid arthritis, ngokusho kocwaningo oluncane. Ucwaningo olwengeziwe luphinde lwabonisa ukuthi ukusetshenziswa kwe-ashwagandha kungasiza ekwehliseni amazinga e-C-reactive protein (CRP).
I-CRP iwuphawu lokuvuvukala okuholela ezifweni zenhliziyo. Kodwa-ke, kudingeka kwenziwe ucwaningo olwengeziwe ukuze kuqondwe ngokugcwele izakhiwo zokulwa nokuvuvukala zalesi sithombo.
I-Ashwagandha iyikhambi eliphephile elinezinzuzo eziningana zezempilo. Leli khambi likhuthaza ubuthongo obuhle, lithuthukisa ukusebenza kwengqondo, futhi linciphisa izimpawu zokucindezeleka nokukhathazeka. Futhi, ungafunda ngendlela yokwelapha ukukhathazeka nge-ashwagandha noma yimuphi omunye umuthi wemvelo wamakhambi. Nakuba i-ashwagandha ngokuvamile ibhekwa njengephephile, leli khambi alilungele wonke umuntu.
Ukudla impande ye-ashwagandha kungabangela imiphumela emibi emaqenjini athile abantu. Isibonelo, abantu abanezinkinga ze-thyroid kufanele bagweme le mithi. Uma unezinkinga ze-thyroid, ungasebenzisi le mithi ngaphandle kokubonisana nodokotela wakho.
I-Ashwagandha ithuthukisa ukusebenza kwe-thyroid ngokuguqula i-T4 ibe yi-T3. I-T3 iyi-hormone ye-thyroid esebenza kakhulu kanti i-T4 iyi-hormone ye-thyroid ebuthakathaka. Nakuba i-ashwagandha ingathuthukisa ukusebenza kwe-thyroid kubantu abadala abanempilo, ingabangela i-hyperthyroidism enkulu.
Ngokuvamile kwenzeka kubantu abane-thyroid gland esebenza ngokweqile. Ngendlela, i-ashwagandha ingase ingaphephile komama abakhulelwe nabancelisayo. Lesi sithako singadala nemiphumela emibi kubantu abane-immune system ebuthakathaka kanye nalabo abazohlinzwa.
Futhi, uma une-allergy kumakhambi athile, khuluma nodokotela wakho ukuze uthole ukuthi leso sithako siphephile yini. Uma noma yisiphi salezi zimo sisebenza kuwe, khuluma nodokotela wakho noma uchwepheshe wezempilo ukuze uthole ukuthi kuphephile yini ngawe ukuthatha i-ashwagandha.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, leli khambi laziwa ngokunciphisa noma ukuthuthukisa imiphumela yeminye imithi. Ngakho-ke, uma uphuza imithi njengamanje, sicela wazise udokotela wakho ngaphambi kokufaka i-ashwagandha emisebenzini yakho yansuku zonke. Uma ungomunye wala maqembu, kufanele uthintane nodokotela wakho ngaphambi kokuthatha leli khambi.
Uma ungakwenzi lokho, ukuthatha i-ashwagandha kungabangela imiphumela emibi efana nokozela, isicanucanu, uhudo, kanye nokuphatheka kabi kwesisu. Abanye okufanele babonane nodokotela ngaphambi kokusebenzisa i-ashwagandha ngabantu abanezilonda zesisu, isifo sikashukela, kanye nomdlavuza wendlala yesinye ozwela ama-hormone.
I-Ashwagandha icebile ngamakhemikhali asebenzayo ahlanganisa ama-flavonoid, ama-alkaloid, ama-steroid lactones, ama-glycosides kanye nama-steroid. Lesi sitshalo siqukethe nama-solanolides, uhlobo lwama-steroid lactones okucatshangwa ukuthi anegalelo emiphumeleni emihle yesitshalo.
Isitshalo se-ashwagandha siyisithako esinamandla sokulwa nokuvuvukala kanye ne-antioxidant. Lezi zimfanelo okungenani zinomthwalo wemfanelo wemiphumela eminingi enenzuzo yaso. I-Ashwagandha ingakhuphula amazinga ama-enzyme e-antioxidant emzimbeni.
Lokhu kufaka phakathi ama-enzyme e-antioxidant njenge-superoxide dismutase kanye ne-glutathione peroxidase. Ngaphezu kwalokho, lesi sithombo sivimbela ngempumelelo i-lipid peroxidation, okuyinzuzo ebalulekile. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, i-Ashwagandha ithinta i-hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, engaba yingxenye yomphumela wayo wokulwa nokucindezeleka.
Ngenxa yekhono lalesi sitshalo lokwehlisa amazinga e-cortisol, sidlala indima ebalulekile ekuphenduleni komzimba ekucindezelekeni. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-ashwagandha ibonakala ishintsha izimpawu zama-neurotransmitter ahlukahlukene angasebenzi kahle ezinkingeni zokukhathazeka nezifo ezihlobene nokucindezeleka.
Umphumela omuhle walesi sithombo ekulaleni ungabangelwa ikhono laso lokuthuthukisa ukuhanjiswa kwesignali ngama-GABA receptors. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, i-Ashwagandha ingakusiza ukwandisa ukukhuthazela kwakho ngokukhulisa amazinga akho e-hemoglobin.
I-Hemoglobin iyiprotheni etholakala emangqamuzaneni abomvu egazi (ama-erythrocyte) athwala umoya-mpilo kuwo wonke umzimba. Kodwa-ke, kudingeka ucwaningo olwengeziwe ukuqinisekisa lokhu kusebenza kahle. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ukusebenza kahle kwe-ashwagandha empilweni yokuzala kungenxa yezakhiwo zayo zokulwa nama-antioxidant kanye nekhono lokukhulisa ukukhiqizwa kwe-testosterone.
Lo mphumela wawubonakala kakhulu kwabesilisa abangakwazi ukuzala kanye namazinga aphansi e-testosterone. Kodwa-ke, olunye ucwaningo lokuqala lusikisela ukuthi i-ashwagandha ingakhuphula namazinga e-testosterone kwabesilisa abanempilo.
Amajikijolo nezimpande zesitshalo se-Ashwagandha zinezakhiwo zokwelapha, ngakho-ke zingavunwa futhi zidliwe.