manako ORGANIC ashwagandha powder 100 g tin Ashwagandha (lat. Withania somnifera) originates in Sankrit and also means "smell of the horse",
It is more commonly known as the sleeping berry, winter cherry or Indian ginseng.
This shrubby plant can grow up to a metre and a half high and belongs to the Solanaceae family. It is found in India, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
For our organic ashwangandha powder, wild ashwagandha roots are harvested in India and subjected to quality control. then subjected to quality control. The roots are first dried in the shade.
The roots are then ground to a cream-coloured powder. Ashwagandha has been used in Indian culture for over 2,000 years and is now deeply rooted in that culture.
The Hindu sage Punarvasu Atreya was already using the plant at the time of King Nagnajita of Gandhara, as many still do today. Ashwagandha root contains many valuable components, including alkaloids (anaferine, anahygrine, cuscohygrine, tropine and withasmnine),
amino acids, iron, fatty acids, withanolides (steroidal lactones) and various types of sugar. The powder can be eaten pure or mixed with water. As an ingredient in a smoothie or with other foods.   DE-ÖKO-007
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Please note! We strongly advise against giving ashwagandha to mares during pregnancy and lactation.