Comment · Sat, November 7, 2020 · ND Owner
Shoden Ashwagandha
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Berengersbottle · 37 points
I noticed y’all have a new ashwagandha and it looks exciting. For context, I’ve been taking ksm 66 for the better part of two years. It has phenomenal stress-reducing effects.
Would shoden be better? Has anybody on here given it a shot? There’s not a lot of info on this extract.
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MrAudioVisual · 2 points
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Also import to note that in the study which did not show a reduction in cortisol the saliva not plasma cortisol was measured, unlike other studies where plasma cortisol was/is measured; and also the participants were shift-workers wherein shift-working causing increases in cortisol production
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · ND Owner
That's true. The second one I linked actually measured serum cortisol, which is a better methodology.
A morning, fasting (approximately 8 am), venepuncture blood sample was collected from participants at the 2 site locations. Levels of serum cortisol and testosterone were measured with the ADVIAÒ Centaur System using competitive immunoassay direct chemiluminescent technology.