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Withania somnifera increases total testosterone

raisesModerate evidenceFinding

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“The increase in testosterone level was significantly greater with ashwagandha supplementation than with the placebo (Placebo: 18.00 ng/dL, 95 % CI, -15.83, 51.82 vs. Ashwagandha: 96.19 ng/dL, 95 % CI, 54.86, 137.53; p = 0.004).”
Quoted verbatim from Examining the effect of Withania somnifera supplementation on muscle strength and recovery: a randomized controlled trial.
This finding among the 12 findings on its endpoint

Withania somnifera

Total testosterone

raises

Who
Healthy men aged 18 to 50 years, both arms undertaking the same 8-week resistance training program; change from baseline
Dose studied
300 mg twice daily

Moderate evidencePMID 26609282 · 2015

02 · The study

Study
RCT
Duration
8 weeks

Evidence, by strength

  • strong
  • moderatethis finding
  • limited
  • very limited
  • insufficient

03 · The paper

Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition
What else it reported1 finding · 0 compounds · 1 endpoint

04 · To cite this finding

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https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M6XZN98Z4WQ71MKV33AS8WJ6