Ashwagandha clinical brief
Ashwagandha
Dossier liveBHormonal
Evidence strength
High confidence
11 meta-analyses - 47 RCTs - 94 tracked studies
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What it is for
Stress and anxiety reduction in healthy adults
The clearest current human use case based on dose, outcomes, and clinical coverage.
What moves
Highest-signal biomarkers
TC
Lipid response
Improvement
Grade A
Cortisol
Hormonal
Decrease
Grade A
MDA
Oxidative stress
Decrease
Grade B
Top caution
Drug interaction
Ashwagandha increases serum T3 and T4 levels in clinical trials via thyroid stimulation; additive effect with exogenous thyroid hormone replacement may precipitate hyperthyroidism or thyrotoxicosis
Evidence index
76
Promoted product-registry confidence score
Meta-analyses
11
Pooled human evidence
RCTs
47
Randomized clinical trials
Tracked studies
94
Studies currently mapped to this dossier
Preview summary
Clinical opening brief
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Ashwagandha is a Hormonal with its clearest current use in Stress and anxiety reduction in healthy adults.
High confidence human evidence supports the brief, anchored by 94 tracked studies, 11 meta-analyses, 47 RCTs and the most reliable movement in TC, Cortisol, MDA.
Ashwagandha increases serum T3 and T4 levels in clinical trials via thyroid stimulation; additive effect with exogenous thyroid hormone replacement may precipitate hyperthyroidism or thyrotoxicosis Ashwagandha increases serum T3 and T4 levels in clinical trials via thyroid stimulation; additive effect with exogenous thyroid hormone replacement may precipitate hyperthyroidism or thyrotoxicosis Hedge effect size estimates for European/North American patients; prefer independent replication data where available
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