Ashwagandha Root Powder, organic

Ashwagandha Root Powder — Organic

Botanical Name: Withania somnifera
Plant Part: Root
Form: Powdered
Origin: India
Supplier: Starwest Botanicals
Certified: USDA Organic · Kosher

Website Description

Ashwagandha is one of the best-known adaptogenic herbs in traditional Ayurvedic herbalism. Traditionally used as a restorative tonic, it is valued for supporting the body's ability to adapt to everyday stress while promoting balance, resilience, and overall well-being.

Its earthy, slightly bitter flavor works especially well in warm drinks, smoothies, herbal blends, or traditional preparations with milk or plant-based milk.

Why We Keep It on Our Shelves

Ashwagandha is an adaptogenic herb used to help support balance within the body's systems. We especially value it for helping support the body's healthy response to everyday stress. Its long history of traditional use and versatility make it one of our staple herbs at The Black Cat Apothecary.

How to Use

Powdered ashwagandha can be mixed into smoothies, warm milk or plant-based milk, tea, coffee, or other foods and beverages. Because powders don't dissolve completely, some settling is normal.

For customers using ashwagandha specifically as an herbal supplement, I would avoid putting a precise medicinal dose on the bulk-herb page unless you have a dosing standard from Faith/formulary that you want us to follow consistently.

Safety & Contraindications

Ashwagandha should generally be avoided during pregnancy unless specifically recommended by a qualified healthcare professional. Consult a healthcare professional before use if breastfeeding, taking medications, or managing a medical condition, particularly thyroid or autoimmune conditions. Ashwagandha may interact with some medications, including sedatives, thyroid medications, immunosuppressants, and medications affecting blood sugar or blood pressure.

Shopify fields

For this powder jar, I'd use:

Dietary preferences:
✅ Organic
✅ Kosher

Flavor:
✅ Bitter
✅ Earthy
(If Shopify offers Pungent, that's also reasonable.)

Food product form:
✅ Dried
✅ Powder (if multiple selections are allowed; if Shopify makes you choose one, Powder is more useful)

Plant material:
✅ Dried/Preserved
✅ Root
✅ Powdered/Ground

Herbal supplement health goal:
✅ Stress relief
✅ Energy and vitality
✅ Herbal Wellness

I wouldn't select Sleep Support automatically. Ashwagandha gets marketed for sleep constantly, but that's not the central reason you keep it on the shelves, and we're building these fields around the actual product rather than checking every remotely applicable box.

Organic ashwagandha root powder, a traditional Ayurvedic adaptogen used to support resilience, balance, energy, and a healthy response to everyday stress.