Avena Botanicals Ashwagandha is a deeply rejuvenating, adaptogenic herb that is relaxing to the nervous system and calming to the mind. Supports vitality, restful sleep, and a balanced response to stress.*
Ashwagandha is a true blessing to humankind, and is renowned in the ancient Ayurvedic tradition from India. Ayurvedic practitioners often say that if you use Ashwagandha consistently for a year, you will have the strength of a horse for the next ten years! The earthy roots of Ashwagandha are adaptogenic, meaning that they help our bodies navigate the daily stressors of life with increased resilience and grace.
Ashwagandha relaxes and nourishes the nervous system, calms the mind, lessens occasional tension, supports healthy hormone balance, and enhances overall vitality and vivaciousness.
Taste / Energetics: sweet, bitter, warming, pungent, earthy.Actions: adaptogen, nervine, tonic, antispasmodic, rejuvenative.
When to reach for it: You're looking to support self-care. When you feel a bit depleted, lethargic, or cold. During recovery from long periods of stress or increased demands on mind, body, and spirit. To support an exercise or physical practice. To strengthen healthy virility and stamina. Take in the evenings to help calm the mind and promote more restful sleep.
Ingredients: Certified Biodynamic & Organic Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) (dried root) (100% Domestic USA Grown)
Other Ingredients: Certified Organic Pure Grain Alcohol, Spring Water
Suggested Use: Add 20 drops (1ml) to 1 ounce of water 2-3 times/day or as suggested by your healthcare practitioner.
Safety Consideration: Avoid use during pregnancy or acute infections. Avoid use in hyperthyroidism. Please consult your doctor before using it if you have a medical condition or take medications.
Ashwagandha is a member of the Solanaceae (nightshade) family of plants; do not use without first consulting with your health care practitioner if you have a sensitivity or allergies to the nightshade family.
Avena Botanicals values simplicity and the traditional ways of hand-crafting herbal products. They use simple tabletop tools instead of large, mechanized machines and they do not mass-manufacture.
This holistic and spiritually alive system of organic agriculture enlivens the soil, water, and plants along with the soul, spirit, and consciousness of humans. Biodynamic preparations and practices create herbal products that can benefit body, mind, and spirit and connect individuals to the source of their sustenance.
Since their inception in 1985, they have used no synthetic ingreidents, additives, or solvents of any kind in their herbal products or farming practices. Their on-site production facility only uses 100% biodegradable cleaning supplies.
Avena's products are produced on-site in their custom-built facility. You can take an herb walk through their gardens in the summer, while seeing smellIing baskets of herbs and flowers going into the facility, it doesn't get any more local than this.
Creating gentle, organic, high-quality herbal products that promote good health is their goal. They produce their products in small batches to ensure that their freshness and efficacy meet their high standards.
Avena's gardens are open to the public for a few select events each year. They are a peaceful sanctuary for people (and pollinators) to enjoy, learn in, and experience the gifts of nature. They host a handful of herb walks, classes, and retreats each summer, often accompanied by refreshing botanical sun tea.
These values remain constant in their thoughts, words, and actions. They care deeply about the health and well-being of the people and plants they serve and take extra care as they harvest the herbs and create products.
Despite the modern world's technological advances, many people around our planet remain unhappy and disconnected from nature. Avena's peaceful gardens, retreats, and hand-crafted herbal products assist people seeking to live in harmony with nature and with the spirit that connects all living beings.
They aim to create a working environment that embodies balance, health, and wellness. They ring a bell at noon for any staff who chooses to stop and meditate for 5-10 minutes. Their weekly staff meetings are held outdoors in summer and in a room overlooking the garden in winter. As a staff, they share yummy potlucks, birthday cakes, inspiring books, and garden walks.
Avena Botanicals is the first Demeter Certified Biodynamic farm in Maine. Biodynamic agriculture is a holistic and spiritually alive system of organic and ecological practices and philosophies based on the teachings of Dr. Rudolf Steiner. One of the core beliefs and practices of Biodynamic agriculture is to help heal the Earth.
Their hand-gathered herbs come into Avena's drying rooms and are immediately weighed and laid onto large screens. Most of these herbs are grown in Avena's three-acre gardens. They also collect a few herbs from nearby islands and meadows.
Over five hundred pounds of fresh, hand-gathered herbs come into Avena's apothecary annually and are thoughtfully prepared into herbal tinctures, elixirs, glycerites, and oils. Over 70% of these herbs come directly from Avena's Demeter Certified Biodynamic gardens. Their herbs are fresh, aromatic, sweet, bitter, pungent, and beautiful.
Avena's gardens have been purposefully planted with protective hedgerows and flowering plants that offer nectar and pollen to dozens of pollinators. Shimmering ruby-throated hummingbirds and various butterflies, honey bees and native bees fill our gardens with an array of colors, sounds, and personalities. The presence of pollinators fills hearts with joy and gratitude.
FDA Disclaimer: These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.