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[Supplement] 1 Star Ashwagandha Refer to label instructions [Why] 
Ashwagandha may be helpful for reducing the effects of stress, including chronic psychological stress. The herbs discussed here are considered members of a controversial category known as adaptogens, which are thought to increase the body's resistance to stress, and to generally enhance physical and mental functioning.138 , 139 Many animal studies have shown that various herbal adaptogens have protective effects against physically stressful experiences,140 , 141 but whether these findings are relevant to human stress experiences is not always clear. Animal studies have suggested that ashwagandha may be helpful for reducing the effects of stress,142 , 143 , 144 including chronic psychological stress.145 In a double-blind study of people experiencing chronic stress, supplementation with 300 mg per day of a concentrated ashwaganda extract for 60 days significantly decreased perceived stress, compared with a placebo.146 An herbal formula from the Ayurvedic medicine tradition, containing extracts of ashwagandha , asparagus, pueraria, argyreia, dioscorea, mucuna, and piper, has been studied as an aid to coping with the stress of military combat. A double-blind study found that soldiers performed similarly in a set of mental and psychological tests after an eight-day combat mission whether they were given two capsules daily (exact content not revealed) of this formula or a placebo.147 This suggests there was no real benefit of the herbal formula under these conditions.
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