Common herbs for stress: The science and strategy of a botanical medicine approach to self-care! #Siddhiprad.com
Ashwagandha
Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha) has a long history of use for stress and sleep disturbances. An ayurvedic herb, it is commonly used in formulas designed to attenuate the stress hormone cortisol. Ashwagandha lowers circulating glucocorticoids cortisol and corticosterone through alteration of the Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, ameliorating stress symptoms.8,9 Additionally, it has been proposed that Ashwagandha has GABAergic and serotonergic effects by altering the release of both glutamate and GABA neurotransmitters, making it a potential therapeutic option for sleeping disorders,
