Ashwagandha is a plant from Southeast Asia that is used as an ancient adaptogen. Although it is not a member of the ginseng family but that of the potato family, it is often referred to as Indian ginseng because it is used in the Ayurvedic medicine in the same way as ginseng in the Chinese medicine. Often we can also come across the name dream berry. The roots and leaves of the plant are most often used in dried and ground form in everyday life, even in shakes, mixed with different pasty foods.