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Ashwagandha: The Hard-to-Pronounce Natural Herb For Better Sleep, Less Stress & More Sex

Ashwagandha. Try to say that three times fast and you’ll probably get tongue-tied.

Besides the name being hard to pronounce, that’s truly the only hard thing about this natural herb that works wonders in a number of areas.

If you’ve started to read any labels on natural herb mixes or supplements, you’ve probably seen ashwagandha listed there lately.

In fact, BDO came out with its first-ever complete, organic, all-natural supplement drink, Green Power, which tastes great in a glass and it’s packed with this stuff.

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It’s definitely growing in popularity, and some say it helps with multiple conditions including cancer, diabetes, inflammation, and autoimmune conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. But what is it really and what does it actually do?

Ashwagandha is a small evergreen shrub. It grows in India, the Middle East, and parts of Africa. According to medical historians, ashwagandha is one of the most important herbs in Ayurveda, a form of alternative medicine based on Indian principles of natural healing. The root and berry are used to make medicine.

Ashwagandha is Sanskrit for smell of the horse, which refers to its unique earthy smell as well as its ability to increase strength.

Its botanical name is Withania somnifera, and it’s also known by several other names, including Indian ginseng and winter cherry.

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Improves Sexual Performance

Ashwagandha has been studied in both women and men with a variety of sexual problems. The natural herb has been widely used to reduce stress and many of us know that stress can inhibit sexual performance in anyone.

But eliminating stress is only half of the equation of how ashwagandha works. The U.S. National Library of Medicine states that as of now, there’s insufficient evidence that

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