Table 1. Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) score.

* and ** indicate p < 0.05 and p < 0.001 respectively for Dunnett 2-sided t-test for improvement from baseline being higher than for placebo.

	Ashwagandha 250 mg/day			Ashwagandha 600 mg/day			Placebo
	N	Mean (SD)	95% CI	N	Mean (SD)	95% CI	N	Mean (SD)	95% CI
Baseline	20	22.65 (1.75)	21.83-23.47	20	22.95 (1.57)	22.21-23.69	20	22.70 (2.17)	21.68-23.72
Week 4	19	18.79 (2.20)	17.73-19.85	20	18.85 (2.05)	17.89-19.81	19	19.89 (2.30)	18.78-21.01
Week 8	19	15.00 (2.21) *	13.93-16.07	20	14.15 (2.62) **	12.92-15.38	19	16.63 (3.13)	15.12-18.14