Imizi n'ibimera byakoreshejwe mubuvuzi mu binyejana byinshi. Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) nicyatsi kidafite uburozi cyitabiriwe nabantu kubera inyungu nyinshi zubuzima. Iki cyatsi, kizwi kandi nka cheri yimbeho cyangwa ginseng yo mu Buhinde, kimaze imyaka amagana gikoreshwa muri Ayurveda.
Ayurveda ni gahunda yubuvuzi gakondo ikoreshwa nabahinde mu kuvura indwara zitandukanye nko kudasinzira na rubagimpande. Abimenyereza bakoresha umuzi wa ashwagandha nka tonic rusange kugirango bongere imbaraga kandi bagabanye imihangayiko.
Byongeye kandi, abahanga bamwe bemeza koashwagandhairashobora kuba ingirakamaro mukuvura indwara ya Alzheimer nubwoko bumwe na bumwe bwa kanseri.

Muri iki kiganiro, turareba inyungu icyenda zagaragaye ku buzima bwa ashwagandha. Tuzareba kandi izindi ngingo nkibishobora guterwa na ashwagandha nuburyo bwo gufata ashwagandha.

Ashwagandha, izwi kandi ku izina rya Ashwagandha, ni uburyo buzwi cyane bw'ubuvuzi gakondo muri Ayurveda. Imizi ya Ashwagandha yitiriwe impumuro y '“ifarashi”, bivugwa ko itanga imbaraga n'imbaraga ku ifarashi y'umukoresha.
“Ashva” mu rurimi rwa Sanskrit bisobanura “ifarashi” na “gandhi” bisobanura “impumuro”. Ibice bitandukanye byigihingwa cya Ashwagandha bikoreshwa mubikorwa bitandukanye. Nyamara, inyongera ya ashwagandha abantu benshi bafata ikomoka kumizi yacyo.
Adaptogene nka ashwagandha byongera imbaraga z'umubiri zo guhangayika. Ubushakashatsi bwumuco wa selile na selile bwerekana ko ashwagandha ifite inyungu zitandukanye mubuzima. Ibyo bivuzwe, dore inyungu icyenda zagaragaye kubuzima bwa ashwagandha.
Ubushobozi bwa Ashwagandha bwo kugabanya amaganya nimwe mu ngaruka zizwi cyane. Guhangayika, utitaye kumiterere yabyo (umubiri, amarangamutima, cyangwa psychologique), akenshi bifitanye isano na cortisol.
Glande ya adrenal irekura cortisol, “hormone de stress”, kugirango isubize ibibazo byamarangamutima cyangwa umubiri. Nyamara, ibi birashobora kuba inyungu, kuko ubushakashatsi bwinshi bwerekanye ko umuzi wa ashwagandha ushobora gufasha kugabanya amaganya no guhangayika kubakoresha.
Byongeye kandi, abahanga bemeza ko kunywa ashwagandha bishobora gufasha kuzamura ireme ryabakoresha muri rusange. Byongeye kandi, ubushakashatsi bwerekanye ko abantu bafashe inyongera ya ashwagandha bafite urugero rwo hasi cyane rwimisemburo ya cortisol ya stress kurusha abafashe ikibanza.
Kurundi ruhande, urugero rwinshi rwumusemburo wa ashwagandha utekereza ko ugabanya cyane serumu cortisol. Ubushakashatsi bumwe bwerekanye ko ashwagandha yagabanije abitabiriye amahugurwa kandi ikazamura imibereho yabo muri rusange.
Iyo uhujwe nubundi buvuzi, Ashwagandha atezimbere cyane mumitekerereze, imbaraga zumubiri, imikoranire myiza, nubuzima.
Gufata inyongera ya ashwagandha ntibizarinda indwara ya diyabete. Ariko, zirashobora gufasha kugabanya isukari yamaraso iterwa no kurya ibintu nkibara. Ubushakashatsi bwibanze bwerekana ko gufata ashwagandha bishobora kunoza isukari mu maraso no kugabanya isukari yo mu maraso no kugabanuka.
Nubwo ubwo buryo budasobanutse, ubushakashatsi bw’inyamaswa bwerekana ko ibikorwa bya antioxydeant ya ashwagandha bishobora kugira uruhare. Nk’uko ubushakashatsi butandukanye bw’ubuvuzi bubigaragaza, kuvura ashwagandha bigira akamaro mu kugabanya urugero rwa triglyceride n’isukari mu maraso.
Abahanga bemeza kandi ko ashwagandha ishobora kugabanya isukari mu maraso, kimwe no kuvura bisanzwe diyabete yo mu bwoko bwa 2.
Koresha ifu ya ashwagandha cyangwa testosterone yongera ibinini kugirango wongere imbaraga n'umuvuduko. Nk’uko ubushakashatsi bubyerekana, kurya iki cyatsi bishobora gufasha kongera imitsi no kugabanya cholesterol hamwe n’amavuta yo mu mubiri. Nyamara, ubushakashatsi bwinshi burimo gukorwa ku ngaruka za ashwagandha ku kongera imitsi n'imbaraga.
Abahanga bemeza ko imiti igabanya ubukana bwa ashwagandha ishobora gufasha abagore bafite ibibazo bya libido. Byongeye kandi, iki cyatsi gishobora gufasha kunoza imikorere mibi yumugore mukongera urugero rwa androgene.
Nibura ubushakashatsi bumwe bwubuvuzi bwerekana ko ashwagandha ishobora gufasha abagore guhangana nubusambanyi. Nk’uko ubushakashatsi bwabigaragaje, abitabiriye amahugurwa bavuze ko kwiyongera gukabije mu mikorere, kubyutsa, gusiga, no kunyurwa nyuma yo gufata ashwagandha.
Ubushakashatsi bwerekanye kandi ko Ashwagandha yongereye cyane umubare w’imibonano mpuzabitsina ishimishije.
Igihingwa cya ashwagandha nacyo kirazwi cyane kubera ingaruka nziza ku myororokere yabagabo. Ubushakashatsi bwerekana ko gufata ashwagandha bishobora kuzamura ubwiza bwintanga kubagabo batabyara mugusubizaho imisemburo ya hormone.
Na none, mubushakashatsi bwibibazo, ashwagandha wasangaga yongera urugero rwa testosterone kubagabo, ariko ntabwo ari mubagore. Ubundi bushakashatsi bwerekana ingaruka za ashwagandha ku mbaraga z'imitsi ku bagabo nabwo bwabonye ubwiyongere bukabije bwa testosterone.
Gukoresha ibihingwa bya ashwagandha birashobora guteza imbere kumenya no kwibuka. Na none, iki cyatsi cyerekanye ibisubizo bitanga umusaruro mugutezimbere moteri nkuko byavuzwe.
Ubushakashatsi bwerekanye ko ashwagandha ari nziza cyane kuruta umwanya wo kunoza igihe cyo kwitwara kubakoresha kuri psychomotor no kwipimisha ubwenge. Ibi bizamini bipima ubushobozi bwo gukurikiza icyerekezo no kurangiza imirimo.
Mubyongeyeho, ubushakashatsi bwerekanye ko gufata ashwagandha bishobora guteza imbere kwibanda hamwe no kwibuka muri rusange mubizamini bitandukanye. Abahanga bemeza ko imiti iri muri iki cyatsi ishobora gufasha kongera ingirabuzimafatizo zo mu bwonko.
Byongeye kandi, iki gihingwa cyerekanye amasezerano mu kuvura indwara ya Parkinson no kutamenya neza. Usibye inyungu zavuzwe haruguru, ibimenyetso bimwe na bimwe bya siyansi byerekana ko iki cyatsi gishobora gufasha kugabanya ibimenyetso by’izindi ndwara zo mu mutwe nko kwiheba no kurwara bipolar.
Nubwo ubushakashatsi bwerekana ko ashwagandha ishobora kuba ifite imiti igabanya ubukana, ntugomba kuyikoresha mu mwanya wa antidepressant. Niba ufite ibimenyetso byo kwiheba, nibyiza kubonana na muganga kugirango akugire inama cyangwa akuvure.
Usibye kuzamura ubuzima bwumubiri nubwenge, iki cyatsi kandi gishyigikira ubuzima bwumutima. Nibura ubushakashatsi bubiri bwerekanye ko Withania somnifera yongera VO2 max. Urwego rwa VO2 rupima urugero rwa ogisijeni ikoreshwa mugihe cy'imyitozo.
Abahanga kandi bakoresha urwego rwa VO2 kugirango bapime kwihanganira umutima. Uru rwego kandi rugaragaza uburyo ibihaha n'umutima bitanga ogisijeni mumitsi mugihe imyitozo.
Kubwibyo, umutima muzima ukora neza mubihe bimwe na bimwe urashobora kugira hejuru-ugereranije VO2 max.
Muri iki gihe, ibintu by'imbere nko gutwika, guhangayika bidakira, no kubura ibitotsi birashobora kugabanya intege nke z'umubiri wawe. Mugutezimbere ibyo bintu byose no kuzamura ubuzima bwiza no kwihangana muri rusange, Ashwagandha yongerera ubudahangarwa bw'umubiri.
Mubyongeyeho, iki cyatsi cya kera giteza imbere ibikorwa byica selile. Ingirabuzimafatizo zica ni selile immunite ishinzwe kurwanya indwara.
Igishishwa cya Ashwagandha cyerekanye kandi ibisubizo bitanga umusaruro ku barwayi barwaye rubagimpande. Umuzi wa Ashwagandha ufite imiti igabanya ubukana, bigatuma ivura neza rubagimpande ya rubagimpande.
Gukoresha ashwagandha nkibintu birwanya inflammatory byatangiye mu binyejana byinshi. Inzobere mu buvuzi bwa Ayurvedic zikora paste ziva mu mizi hanyuma zigashyirwa hejuru kugirango zivure ububabare n’umuriro.
Guhuza ifu ya ashwagandha nundi muti wa Ayurvedic arthritis urashobora gufasha kugabanya ububabare bufatanye kubantu barwaye rubagimpande ya rubagimpande, nkuko ubushakashatsi bwakozwe bubigaragaza. Ubushakashatsi bwakozwe bwerekanye kandi ko kunywa ashwagandha bishobora gufasha kugabanya urugero rwa poroteyine C-reaction (CRP).
CRP ni ikimenyetso cyerekana umuriro utera indwara z'umutima. Nyamara, ubushakashatsi buracyakenewe gukorwa kugirango wumve neza imiti irwanya inflammatory iki cyatsi.
Ashwagandha nicyatsi cyiza gifite inyungu nyinshi mubuzima. Iki cyatsi gitera gusinzira neza, kunoza imikorere yubwenge, no kugabanya ibimenyetso byamaganya no guhangayika. Na none, urashobora gusoma kubyerekeranye nuburyo bwo kuvura amaganya hamwe na ashwagandha cyangwa undi muti kamere wibimera. Mugihe ashwagandha muri rusange ifatwa nkumutekano, iki cyatsi ntabwo kireba bose.
Kurya imizi ya ashwagandha bishobora gutera ingaruka mbi mumatsinda yabantu. Kurugero, abantu bafite ibibazo bya tiroyide bagomba kwirinda iki cyatsi. Niba ufite ibibazo bya tiroyide, ntukoreshe iki cyatsi utabanje kubaza muganga wawe.
Ashwagandha itezimbere imikorere ya tiroyide ihindura T4 kuri T3. T3 ni imisemburo ya tiroyide ikora cyane kandi T4 niyo misemburo ya tiroyide idakomeye. Mugihe ashwagandha ishobora kunoza imikorere ya tiroyide kubantu bakuze bafite ubuzima bwiza, irashobora gutera hyperthyroidism ikabije.
Ubusanzwe iboneka mubantu bafite glande ya tiroyide idakabije. Nkuko byavuzwe, ashwagandha ntishobora kuba umutekano kubabyeyi batwite n'abonsa. Icyatsi kirashobora kandi gutera ingaruka mbi kubantu badafite ubudahangarwa ndetse naba bagiye kubagwa.
Na none, niba ufite allergie yibimera bimwe na bimwe, vugana na muganga wawe kugirango umenye niba icyo cyatsi gifite umutekano. Niba hari kimwe muri ibyo bikureba, vugana na muganga wawe cyangwa inzobere mu by'ubuzima kugirango umenye niba ari byiza gufata ashwagandha.
Byongeye kandi, iki cyatsi kizwiho guca intege cyangwa kongera ingaruka zindi miti. Kubwibyo, niba urimo gufata imiti, nyamuneka menyesha muganga wawe mbere yo kongeramo ashwagandha mubikorwa byawe bya buri munsi. Niba uri muri rimwe muriryo tsinda, ugomba kubaza muganga mbere yo gufata iki cyatsi.
Niba utabikora, gufata ashwagandha bishobora gutera ingaruka nko gusinzira, isesemi, impiswi, no kuribwa mu nda. Abandi bagomba kubaza muganga mbere yo gukoresha ashwagandha ni abantu barwaye ibisebe byo mu gifu, diyabete, na kanseri ya prostate yangiza imisemburo.
Ashwagandha ikungahaye ku binyabuzima birimo flavonoide, alkaloide, lactone ya steroid, glycoside na steroid. Igihingwa kirimo kandi solanolide, icyiciro cya lactone ya steroidal ikekwa ko igira uruhare mu ngaruka nziza z’igihingwa.
Igihingwa cya ashwagandha ni anti-inflammatory na antioxidant. Iyi mico byibuze ishinzwe igice kinini cyingaruka zayo. Ashwagandha irashobora kongera urugero rwimisemburo ya antioxydeant mumubiri.
Ibi birimo imisemburo ya antioxydeant nka superoxide dismutase na glutathione peroxidase. Byongeye kandi, iki cyatsi kibuza neza lipide peroxidisation, ninyungu zingenzi. Ku rundi ruhande, Ashwagandha, igira ingaruka kuri hypothalamic-pitoitar-adrenal axis, ishobora kuba imwe mu ngaruka zayo zo kurwanya stress.
Bitewe nubushobozi bwikimera cyo kugabanya urugero rwa cortisol, binagira uruhare runini mugukemura ibibazo byumubiri. Byongeye kandi, ashwagandha bigaragara ko ihindura ibimenyetso bya neurotransmitter zitandukanye zidakora neza mumaganya no guhangayika.
Ingaruka nziza yiki cyatsi ku bitotsi irashobora guterwa nubushobozi bwayo bwo kongera ibimenyetso binyuze muri reseptor ya GABA. Ku rundi ruhande, Ashwagandha, irashobora kugufasha kongera kwihangana kwawe mu kongera urugero rwa hemoglobine.
Hemoglobine ni poroteyine mu maraso atukura (erythrocytes) itwara ogisijeni mu mubiri. Nyamara, ubushakashatsi burakenewe kugirango hemezwe neza. Ku rundi ruhande, imikorere ya ashwagandha ku buzima bw'imyororokere iterwa na antioxydeant ndetse n'ubushobozi bwo kongera umusaruro wa testosterone.
Ingaruka zagaragaye cyane kubagabo bafite ubugumba ndetse na testosterone nkeya. Nyamara, ubushakashatsi bwibanze bwerekana ko ashwagandha ishobora no kongera urugero rwa testosterone kubagabo bazima.
Imbuto n'imizi by'igihingwa cya Ashwagandha bifite imiti, bityo birashobora gusarurwa no kuribwa.