An yi amfani da tushen da ganyen magani tsawon ƙarni da yawa. Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) wata ganye ce da ba ta da guba wadda ta jawo hankalin jama'a saboda fa'idodinta na kiwon lafiya da yawa. Wannan ganyen, wanda aka fi sani da ceri na hunturu ko ginseng na Indiya, an yi amfani da shi a Ayurveda tsawon ɗaruruwan shekaru.
Ayurveda wani tsarin likitanci ne na gargajiya da 'yan Indiya ke amfani da shi don magance cututtuka daban-daban kamar rashin barci da rheumatism. Likitoci suna amfani da tushen ashwagandha a matsayin maganin warkar da cututtuka don ƙara kuzari da rage damuwa.
Bugu da ƙari, wasu ƙwararru suna ganin cewatushen ashwagandhayana iya zama da amfani wajen magance cutar Alzheimer da wasu nau'ikan cutar kansa.

A cikin wannan labarin, za mu duba fa'idodi tara da aka tabbatar na ashwagandha ga lafiya. Za mu kuma tattauna wasu batutuwa kamar haɗarin ashwagandha da hanyoyin shan ashwagandha.

Ashwagandha, wanda aka fi sani da Ashwagandha, wani nau'in magani ne na gargajiya da aka fi sani da Ayurveda. An sanya wa tushen Ashwagandha suna ne saboda ƙamshin "doki", wanda aka ce yana ba da ƙarfi da kuzari ga dokin mai amfani.
"Ashva" a Sanskrit yana nufin "doki" kuma "gandhi" yana nufin "ƙamshi". Ana amfani da sassa daban-daban na shukar Ashwagandha don dalilai daban-daban. Duk da haka, ƙarin ashwagandha da yawancin mutane ke sha ana samo su ne daga tushen sa.
Adaptogens kamar ashwagandha suna ƙara juriyar jiki ga damuwa ta halitta. Nazarin al'adar beraye da ƙwayoyin halitta sun nuna cewa ashwagandha yana da fa'idodi da yawa na lafiya. Duk da haka, ga fa'idodi tara da aka tabbatar na ashwagandha ga lafiya.
Ikon Ashwagandha na rage damuwa yana ɗaya daga cikin tasirin da ya fi shahara. Damuwa, komai siffarta (ta jiki, ta motsin rai, ko ta hankali), galibi tana da alaƙa da cortisol.
Glandan adrenal suna fitar da cortisol, "hormone na damuwa," don mayar da martani ga damuwa ta motsin rai ko ta jiki. Duk da haka, wannan na iya zama fa'ida, kamar yadda bincike da yawa suka nuna cewa tushen ashwagandha na iya taimakawa wajen rage damuwa da damuwa a cikin masu amfani.
Bugu da ƙari, ƙwararru sun yi imanin cewa shan ashwagandha na iya taimakawa wajen inganta yanayin barcin masu amfani gaba ɗaya. Bugu da ƙari, bincike ya nuna cewa mutanen da suka sha ashwagandha suna da ƙarancin matakan cortisol na damuwa fiye da waɗanda suka sha placebo.
A gefe guda kuma, ana kyautata zaton yawan shan sinadarin ashwagandha yana rage yawan sinadarin cortisol a cikin jini. Wani bincike ya gano cewa ashwagandha yana rage yawan damuwa da mahalarta ke fuskanta tare da inganta rayuwarsu gaba daya.
Idan aka haɗa shi da wasu hanyoyin magani, Ashwagandha yana inganta fahimtar hankali, ƙarfin jiki, hulɗar zamantakewa, da kuzari sosai.
Shan ashwagandha kari ba zai hana ci gaban ciwon suga ba. Duk da haka, suna iya taimakawa wajen rage yawan sukari a jini wanda cin abinci kamar brownies ke haifarwa. Binciken farko ya nuna cewa shan ashwagandha na iya inganta sarrafa sukari a jini da kuma rage yawan karuwar sukari a jini da kuma raguwar yawan shan a jini.
Duk da cewa ba a fayyace tsarin aikin ba, binciken dabbobi ya nuna cewa aikin hana tsufa na ashwagandha na iya taka rawa. A cewar wasu ƙananan bincike na asibiti, maganin ashwagandha yana da tasiri wajen rage matakan triglyceride da sukari a jini.
Masana sun kuma yi imanin cewa ashwagandha na iya rage sukari a jini, kamar yadda ake yi wa maganin ciwon suga na nau'in 2.
Yi amfani da foda ashwagandha ko magungunan ƙara yawan testosterone don ƙara ƙarfi da sauri. A cewar bincike, cin wannan ganyen zai iya taimakawa wajen ƙara ƙarfin tsoka da rage yawan cholesterol da kitsen jiki. Duk da haka, ana ci gaba da bincike kan tasirin ashwagandha akan ƙara yawan tsoka da ƙarfi.
Masana sun yi imanin cewa abubuwan da ashwagandha ke amfani da su wajen rage damuwa na iya taimakawa mata masu matsalar sha'awar jima'i. Bugu da ƙari, wannan ganyen na iya taimakawa wajen inganta matsalar jima'i ta mata ta hanyar ƙara yawan sinadarin androgen.
Akalla wani bincike na asibiti ya nuna cewa ashwagandha na iya taimaka wa mata wajen magance matsalar rashin aikin jima'i. A cewar binciken, mahalarta sun bayar da rahoton karuwar yawan inzali, sha'awar jima'i, man shafawa, da gamsuwa bayan shan ashwagandha.
Binciken ya kuma nuna cewa Ashwagandha ya ƙara yawan saduwar jima'i mai gamsarwa sosai.
Itacen ashwagandha kuma yana da farin jini saboda tasirinsa mai kyau akan haihuwa ga maza. Bincike ya nuna cewa shan ashwagandha na iya inganta ingancin maniyyi a cikin maza marasa haihuwa ta hanyar dawo da daidaiton hormones.
Haka kuma, a wani bincike na damuwa, an gano cewa ashwagandha yana ƙara yawan testosterone a cikin maza, amma ba a cikin mata ba. Wani bincike da ke kimanta tasirin ashwagandha akan ƙarfin tsoka a cikin maza shi ma ya ga ƙaruwa sosai a cikin matakan testosterone.
Amfani da tsire-tsire na ashwagandha na iya inganta fahimta da ƙwaƙwalwa. Haka kuma, wannan ganyen ya nuna sakamako mai kyau wajen inganta amsawar motsin jiki kamar yadda aka bayyana.
Bincike ya nuna cewa ashwagandha ya fi placebo kyau wajen inganta lokacin amsawar masu amfani akan gwaje-gwajen psychomotor da fahimi. Waɗannan gwaje-gwajen suna auna ikon bin umarni da kammala ayyuka.
Bugu da ƙari, bincike ya nuna cewa shan ashwagandha na iya inganta hankali da kuma ƙwaƙwalwar ajiya gaba ɗaya a gwaje-gwaje daban-daban. Masana sun yi imanin cewa sinadarai da ke cikin wannan ganyen na iya taimakawa wajen sake farfaɗo da ƙwayoyin kwakwalwa.
Bugu da ƙari, wannan shukar ta nuna kyakkyawan sakamako wajen magance cutar Parkinson da kuma ƙarancin fahimtar mutum. Baya ga fa'idodin da ke sama, wasu shaidun kimiyya sun nuna cewa wannan ganyen na iya taimakawa wajen rage alamun wasu cututtukan kwakwalwa kamar baƙin ciki da rashin lafiyar bipolar.
Duk da cewa bincike ya nuna cewa ashwagandha na iya samun tasirin rage damuwa, bai kamata a yi amfani da shi maimakon magungunan rage damuwa na yau da kullun ba. Idan kana fuskantar alamun damuwa, ya fi kyau ka ga likitanka don neman shawara ko magani.
Baya ga inganta lafiyar jiki da ta kwakwalwa, wannan ganyen yana kuma taimakawa lafiyar zuciya. Akalla bincike biyu sun nuna cewa Withania somnifera yana ƙara yawan VO2. Matakan VO2 suna auna yawan iskar oxygen da ake sha yayin motsa jiki.
Masana kimiyya kuma suna amfani da matakan VO2 max don auna juriyar numfashin zuciya. Wannan matakin kuma yana auna yadda huhu da zuciya ke samar da iskar oxygen ga tsokoki yayin motsa jiki.
Saboda haka, zuciya mai lafiya wadda ke aiki da kyau a wasu yanayi na iya samun matsakaicin VO2 max.
A zamanin yau, abubuwan da ke cikin jiki kamar kumburi, damuwa mai ɗorewa, da rashin barci na iya raunana garkuwar jikinka. Ta hanyar inganta dukkan waɗannan abubuwan da kuma ƙara ƙarfin jiki da juriya gaba ɗaya, Ashwagandha yana ƙara ƙarfin garkuwar jikinmu sosai.
Bugu da ƙari, wannan tsohuwar ganyen yana haɓaka aikin ƙwayoyin cuta na halitta. Kwayoyin cuta na halitta ƙwayoyin rigakafi ne waɗanda ke da alhakin yaƙi da cututtuka.
An kuma nuna sakamako mai kyau ga marasa lafiya da ke fama da cutar arthritis. Tushen Ashwagandha yana da kaddarorin hana kumburi, wanda hakan ya sa ya zama magani mai inganci ga cututtukan arthritis.
Amfani da ashwagandha a matsayin maganin rage kumburi ya samo asali tun ƙarni da yawa. Kwararrun likitocin Ayurvedic suna yin manna daga tushen kuma suna shafa shi a saman fata don magance ciwo da kumburi.
Haɗa foda ashwagandha da wani maganin ciwon gaɓoɓin Ayurvedic zai iya taimakawa wajen rage radadin gaɓoɓin mutanen da ke fama da ciwon gaɓoɓin rheumatoid, a cewar wani ƙaramin bincike. Ƙarin bincike ya kuma nuna cewa shan ashwagandha na iya taimakawa wajen rage matakan furotin C-reactive (CRP).
CRP alama ce ta kumburi da ke haifar da cututtukan zuciya. Duk da haka, ana buƙatar ƙarin bincike don fahimtar cikakken halayen hana kumburi na wannan ganyen.
Ashwagandha ganye ne mai aminci wanda ke da fa'idodi da yawa na lafiya. Wannan ganyen yana inganta barci mai natsuwa, yana inganta aikin fahimta, kuma yana rage alamun damuwa da damuwa. Hakanan, zaku iya karantawa game da yadda ake magance damuwa da ashwagandha ko wani magani na ganye na halitta. Duk da cewa gabaɗaya ana ɗaukar ashwagandha lafiya, wannan ganyen ba ga kowa bane.
Cin tushen ashwagandha na iya haifar da mummunan sakamako ga wasu ƙungiyoyin mutane. Misali, mutanen da ke da matsalar thyroid ya kamata su guji wannan ganyen. Idan kuna da matsalar thyroid, kada ku yi amfani da wannan ganyen ba tare da tuntuɓar likita ba.
Ashwagandha yana inganta aikin thyroid ta hanyar canza T4 zuwa T3. T3 shine hormone mafi aiki na thyroid kuma T4 shine hormone mafi rauni na thyroid. Duk da cewa ashwagandha na iya inganta aikin thyroid a cikin manya masu lafiya, yana iya haifar da hyperthyroidism mai tsanani.
Yawanci yana faruwa ne a cikin mutanen da ke da ciwon thyroid mai yawan aiki. Af, ashwagandha ba shi da lafiya ga mata masu juna biyu da masu shayarwa. Ganyen yana iya haifar da illa ga mutanen da ke da matsalar garkuwar jiki da kuma waɗanda za a yi musu tiyata.
Haka kuma, idan kana da rashin lafiyan wasu ganye, yi magana da likitanka don tabbatar da ko wannan ganyen yana da lafiya. Idan ɗaya daga cikin waɗannan yanayi ya shafe ka, yi magana da likitanka ko ƙwararren ma'aikacin lafiya don tantance ko yana da lafiya a gare ka ka sha ashwagandha.
Bugu da ƙari, an san cewa wannan ganyen yana raunana ko ƙara tasirin wasu magunguna. Saboda haka, idan kuna shan magani a halin yanzu, don Allah ku sanar da likitanku kafin ku ƙara ashwagandha a cikin ayyukanku na yau da kullun. Idan kuna cikin ɗaya daga cikin waɗannan ƙungiyoyin, ya kamata ku tuntuɓi likitanku kafin ku sha wannan ganyen.
Idan ba ka yi ba, shan ashwagandha na iya haifar da illa kamar barci, tashin zuciya, gudawa, da ciwon ciki. Wasu kuma da ya kamata su nemi shawarar likita kafin su yi amfani da ashwagandha su ne mutanen da ke fama da ciwon ciki, ciwon suga, da kuma ciwon daji na prostate wanda ke shafar hormones.
Ashwagandha yana da wadataccen sinadarai masu aiki da sinadarai masu rai, ciki har da flavonoids, alkaloids, steroid lactones, glycosides da steroids. Haka kuma shukar tana dauke da solanolides, wani nau'in lactones na steroid wadanda ake kyautata zaton suna taimakawa wajen amfani da shukar.
Shukar ashwagandha tana da ƙarfi wajen hana kumburi da kuma hana tsufa. Waɗannan halaye suna da alhakin mafi yawan tasirinta. Ashwagandha na iya ƙara yawan enzymes na hana tsufa a jiki.
Wannan ya haɗa da enzymes masu hana tsufa kamar su superoxide dismutase da glutathione peroxidase. Bugu da ƙari, wannan ganyen yana hana lipid peroxidation yadda ya kamata, wanda yake da matuƙar amfani. Ashwagandha, a gefe guda, yana shafar axis na hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal, wanda zai iya zama wani ɓangare na tasirinsa na hana damuwa.
Saboda ikon shuka na rage matakan cortisol, yana kuma taka muhimmiyar rawa a cikin martanin jiki ga damuwa. Bugu da ƙari, ashwagandha yana canza siginar masu ba da amsa ga nau'ikan neurotransmitters waɗanda ba su da aiki a cikin matsalolin damuwa da damuwa.
Ana iya danganta tasirin wannan ganyen ga barci da ikonsa na ƙara yawan sigina ta hanyar masu karɓar GABA. Ashwagandha, a gefe guda, zai iya taimaka maka ƙara juriya ta hanyar ƙara yawan haemoglobin ɗinka.
Hemoglobin wani furotin ne da ke cikin ƙwayoyin jinin ja (erythrocytes) waɗanda ke ɗauke da iskar oxygen a cikin jiki. Duk da haka, ana buƙatar ƙarin bincike don tabbatar da wannan tasiri. A gefe guda kuma, ingancin ashwagandha ga lafiyar haihuwa ya faru ne saboda kaddarorin antioxidant da ikon ƙara yawan samar da testosterone.
Wannan tasirin ya fi bayyana a cikin maza masu rashin haihuwa da ƙarancin matakan testosterone. Duk da haka, wasu bincike na farko sun nuna cewa ashwagandha na iya ƙara yawan testosterone a cikin maza masu lafiya.
'Ya'yan itacen Ashwagandha da saiwoyinsu suna da kaddarorin magani, don haka ana iya girbe su a ci su.