Table 2.
Characteristics of the interventions.
| RCT | Ashwagandha Group | Control Group | Dose (mg) | Duration of the Study |
Daily Frequency |
Total Dose (g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of Supplementation | Type of Supplementation | |||||
| Shenoy 2012 | Ashwagandha in gelatin capsules | Capsules containing starch powder | 500 | 8 weeks | twice | 56 |
| Malik 2013 | Roots of WS | Sugar power was filled in gelatin capsules | 500 | 8 weeks | once | 28 |
| Choudhary 2015 | One capsule of KSM-66 Ashwagandha | Identical capsules containing sucrose | 300 | 12 weeks | twice | 50.4 |
| Tripathi 2016 | WS aqueous extract in the capsule form | Maize starch capsule | 330 | 2 weeks | once | 4.62 |
| Sandhu 2010 | WS filled in gelatin capsules | Capsules filled with flour | 500 | 8 weeks | once | 28 |
RCT: randomized controlled trial; KSM-66: commercial name of an Ashwagandha extract; WS: Withania Somnifera. Total dose was calculated as: total dose (g) = (dose (mg) × daily frequency × study duration (days))/1000.