Maca & Ashwa Research
Clinical trials showed efficacy of maca on sexual dysfunctions as well as increasing sperm count and motility. Maca is a plant with great potential as an adaptogen and appears to be promising as a nutraceutical in the prevention of several diseases.
DESHPANDE A, IRANI N, BALKRISHNAN R, BENNY I.R.
Supplementation with the standardized ashwagandha extract for six weeks improved the overall quality of sleep by significantly improving the NRS condition in healthy subjects. No treatment related adverse events were reported in the study.
SALVE J, PATE S, DEBNATH K, LANGADE D.
Compared to the placebo group participants, the participants receiving Ashwagandha had significant improvement in sleep quality. Ashwagandha root aqueous extract was beneficial in reducing stress and anxiety.
PRATTE M.A, NANAVATI K.B, YOUNG V, MORLEY C.P.
All five studies concluded that WS intervention resulted in greater score improvements (significantly in most cases) than placebo in outcomes on anxiety or stress scales.