Does Ashwagandha help sleep? (Grade C evidence)
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Ashwagandha may modestly help sleep in specific populations (Grade C, low certainty). Dose range: not specified.
Exact question reviewed
- Population
- not reported
- Intervention
- Ashwagandha
- Comparator
- not reported
- Outcome
- sleep
- Time horizon
- not reported
Bottom line. Ashwagandha may modestly help sleep in specific populations (Grade C, low certainty). Dose range: not specified. [1 other]
- Direction
- benefit
- Magnitude
- small, early-stage effect on sleep
- Grade
- C
- Certainty
- low
- Clinical meaning
- small but potentially useful
- Who it applies to
- —
- Dose / form studied
- not reported
- Safety
- moderate_with_ssri
- The one limitation
- Claim-specific limitation details are not available in this public record.
Reviewed not reported · Evidence last changed · Open evidence record (version 0)
⚠ Safety in context
- moderatewith SSRI: Ashwagandha with an SSRI may carry additive sedative/serotonergic risk; evidence is limited. full interaction →
Grade C / low: hints of benefit in small trials; a well-run RCT could easily push this to B or to null.
Who it works for
The studied population is not reported in this public record.
Evidence
| Study | Design | Role | Cite |
|---|---|---|---|
| Efficacy and Safety of Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) Root Extract in Insomnia and Anxiety: A Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Study | peer-reviewed | not classified | PMID:31728244 · DOI |
Why this grade
Reasoning trace
The current record stores Grade C at low certainty and links 1 publishable source. A claim-specific domain-by-domain grading rationale is not available in this public record, so no reason for upgrading or downgrading is inferred here.
Audit and version
- Claim ID
- ec_ash_sleep
- Claim version
- not reported
- Governance
- legacy, not verified
- Clinician review
- Not yet reviewed by a licensed clinician
- Last evidence search
- not reported
- Last editorial review
- not verified
How it stacks up for sleep
- Ashwagandha vs Melatonin for sleep — Melatonin Grade B
- Ashwagandha vs Magnesium for sleep — Magnesium Grade C
- Ashwagandha vs 5-HTP for sleep — 5-HTP Grade C
- Ashwagandha vs Glycine for sleep — Glycine Grade C
- Ashwagandha vs Valerian for sleep — Valerian Grade C
- Ashwagandha vs L-Theanine for sleep — L-Theanine Grade C
- All interventions graded for sleep →
Grade history
- C → CCorrection by Claude (gold-standard provenance sweep): live Postgres source drift replaced with the verified seed source set [pmid:31728244] details →
Re-review cadence: every 6 months (Grade C+) · methodology v1.
Frequently asked
How long does Ashwagandha take to work for sleep?
This record does not report a studied onset time for Ashwagandha and sleep. Do not assume a typical timeframe.
What dose was used in studies of Ashwagandha for sleep?
No studied dose is recorded for Ashwagandha and sleep in this public record. See the dose block for what, if anything, is reported.
Does Ashwagandha work for sleep if I'm not deficient?
The studied population is not reported for Ashwagandha and sleep, so whether baseline status changes the effect is not known from this record.
Ashwagandha or the next-best alternative for sleep?
See the compare block above for the head-to-head with the most-cited alternative. Grade + certainty differences matter more than any single trial.
Related
- Ashwagandha for stress — Grade C
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- Ashwagandha for energy / fatigue — Grade B
- Ashwagandha for cognition — Grade C
- Ashwagandha for testosterone / hormone levels — Grade D
- Ashwagandha for strength — Grade C
- Full profile: Ashwagandha
- Is Ashwagandha hype?
- Everything graded for sleep
- Ashwagandha with SSRI
What this is — and is not
- Evidence description
- small, early-stage effect on sleep
- Substrate's interpretation
- The current reviewed record assigns Grade C at low certainty. A domain-by-domain rationale is shown only when recorded.
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- If you're on medication or have a condition that changes the calculus, bring the interaction & population blocks above to your pharmacist or prescriber before deciding.
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Plain-text citation
Substrate. Does Ashwagandha help sleep? (Grade C). https://evidencebased.info/interventions/ashwagandha/sleep. Updated 2026-07-16.
BibTeX
@misc{substrate_ionsashwagandhasleep,
author = {Substrate editorial},
title = {Does Ashwagandha help sleep?},
year = {2026},
url = {https://evidencebased.info/interventions/ashwagandha/sleep},
note = {Grade C, evidencebased.info}
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Current source-reported research
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