The Claim

Ashwagandha root extract (600 mg/day standardized to >5% withanolides) administered for eight weeks in combination with resistance training is well-tolerated and demonstrates no adverse events in healthy adult subjects aged 18-45 years.

Source: Effects of Ashwagandha ( Withania somnifera) standardized root extract on physical endurance and VO 2max in healthy adults performing resistance training: An eight-week, prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

What the research says

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Description
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In plain English

Taking 600mg of ashwagandha root extract daily for 8 weeks while doing weight training doesn't cause any bad side effects in healthy adults under 45.

See the scientific wording

Ashwagandha root extract (600mg/day standardized to >5% withanolides) is well-tolerated with no adverse events reported in healthy adults aged 18-45 during eight weeks of supplementation combined with resistance training

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Effects of Ashwagandha ( Withania somnifera) standardized root extract on physical endurance and VO 2max in healthy adults performing resistance training: An eight-week, prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

    The study gave exactly 600mg/day of Ashwagandha root extract (standardized to >5% withanolides) to healthy adults doing resistance training for eight weeks and found that nobody reported any side effects or adverse events - exactly matching what the claim says.

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