Want Safe, Natural Help for Menopause? Introducing Ashwagandha.

Women going through menopause can experience hot flashes, sweating, loss of

libido, depression, anxiety, insomnia and more. Real help that is safe to take

would be a huge relief. Meet the ancient herb ashwagandha.

The conventional treatment for menopause is hormone replacement therapy and

antidepressants. Given the potential side effects of these powerful drugs, that’s a

lot to ask for a totally normal change.

Nature offers a number of herbs that provide significant relief without the

potential side effects. One of them is the ancient Ayurvedic herb ashwagandha.

This new 56 day, double-blind study compared 300mg of ashwagandha root

extract taken twice a day with a placebo in 60 healthy menopausal women.

The primary outcome measured was improvement on the Menopause Rating

Scale. And the ashwagandha did not disappoint, significantly outperforming the

placebo. While the women on placebo improved only from a score of 30.73 to

30.03, the women on ashwagandha improved remarkably from 31.37 to 18.53.

Ashwagandha produced significant improvement on all subscales, including

psychological, physical and urogenital.

Estradiol and progesterone went up, while follicle stimulating hormone and

luteinizing hormone went down in the herb group; luteinizing hormone and follicle

stimulating hormone went up in the placebo group. While hot flashes did not

significantly improve in either group, they improved significantly and consistently

more in the ashwagandha group.

The 12-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-12) is used to measure quality of life

related to health. It improved significantly more in the ashwagandha group. There

was also significantly greater improvement on the Perceived Stress Scale.

The ashwagandha was remarkably safe: the only adverse event was one woman

reporting cough and cold. None of the adverse events were associated with the

treatment.

This study suggests that ashwagandha safely improves multiple symptoms of

menopause.

Front Reprod Health. 2026 Jan 5;7:1647721.