Body Weight Management in Adults Under Chronic Stress Through Treatment With Ashwagandha Root Extract: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial
Choudhary D, Bhattacharyya S, Joshi K
Journal of evidence-based complementary & alternative medicine · 77 citations
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How it was studied
- Design
- Randomized controlled trial (indexed by PubMed)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Funding not disclosed
Publication
- Published
- 2016-04-08 · J Evid Based Complementary Altern Med · vol. 22 · issue 1 · pp. 96–106
- Publisher
- SAGE Publishing
- Cited
- 115 citations · more than 98% of similar papers · 12.0× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 33 works
- Access
- Open access (journal)
- Research areas
- Phytochemicals and Medicinal Plants · Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies · Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Keywords
- Medicine, Placebo, Chronic stress, Anxiety, Stress management, Physical therapy, Body mass index, Body weight, Obesity, Traditional medicine, Internal medicine, Alternative medicine, Clinical psychology, Psychiatry
- MeSH
- humans, chronic disease, body weight, weight gain, hydrocortisone, plant extracts, phytotherapy, double-blind method, stress, psychological, adult, middle aged, female, male, young adult
3 authors
From IN
- Dnyanraj Choudhary
- Sauvik Bhattacharyya · corresponding
- Kedar Shashikant JoshiBharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University)
Abstract
Chronic stress has been associated with a number of illnesses, including obesity. Ashwagandha is a well-known adaptogen and known for reducing stress and anxiety in humans. The objective of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a standardized root extract of Ashwagandha through a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. A total of 52 subjects under chronic stress received either Ashwagandha (300 mg) or placebo twice daily. Primary efficacy measures were Perceived Stress Scale and Food Cravings Questionnaire. Secondary efficacy measures were Oxford Happiness Questionnaire, Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire, serum cortisol, body weight, and body mass index. Each subject was assessed at the start and at 4 and 8 weeks. The treatment with Ashwagandha resulted in significant improvements in primary and secondary measures. Also, the extract was found to be safe and tolerable. The outcome of this study suggests that Ashwagandha root extract can be used for body weight management in adults under chronic stress.
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