Ashwagandha (ksm-66)
People mainly take Ashwagandha (ksm-66) for anxiety, mood, sleep. Based on 10 first-hand reports and 0 meta-analyses & systematic reviews in the medical literature. Ranked #326 of 1,974 overall.
Of reports that state an outcome, 43% are positive.
What Ashwagandha (ksm-66) does, according to users
Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.
2 more with fewer than 3 reports
What the research says
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.
No randomized controlled trials in humans found on PubMed. The grade measures how much human research exists — read the conclusions below for what it found.
Dosage people report
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Reported side effects
How often each side effect came up across all reports.
What users say
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“took 2 Ksm-66 capsules (600mg) and ~800mg of elemental magnesium and wow i am extremely sedated”
“Took KSM-66 for about 10 months and stopped because I was getting irrationally angry at everything and everyone.”
“I'm currently dabbling with Ashwagandha (ksm 66 and Shoden) and Brahmi (Bacopa Monneri) but man nothing beats...espresso”
“Feeels like almost all my stress is gone... My insomia is almost completely gone... This post was me my first 3-4 months on ash. Then the thyroid issues started creeping in.”
“ash ksm-66, D3/k2 drops”
Top discussions (5)
- Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal) may be useful in enhancing immediate and general memory, executive function, attention, and information processing speed in people with MCI, with few adverse effects. ↗
- This feels too good to be true? ↗
- Ashwagandha + Magnesium extremely relaxing, almost like a benzo ↗
- My personal recommendation for Males ↗
- Ashwagandha cured a a lot of the problms I've had in my life. ↗
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