Ashwagandha's cortisol reduction is associated with reduced C-reactive protein, improved cardiovascular health, reduced macular degeneration, reduced heart palpitations, increased thyroid hormones, decreased OCD symptoms, lowered heart rate, reduced insomnia, improved memory, decreased pain, and decreased reaction times.

“See reactive protein, which is a marker of all sorts of negative health effects. Cardiovascular health, even macular degeneration is notably reduced. Heart palpitations notably reduced. serum T3 and T4, our old friends from the thyroid hormones from a previous episode are increased. Symptoms of OCD decreased, both the obsessions and the compulsion's right obsessions are of the mind compulsions are of behavior. So there are a lot of things that are downstream of reducing cortisol. Lowered heart rate, lowered rates of insomnia, slightly improved memory. Why that would be, I don't know, because cortisol in the short term can increase memory, I'm guessing it's from increased sleep. Decreased pain, increased quality of you know... Decreased reaction times, things of that sort.”