1. Introduction
stressors, depression, anxiety
CORONAVIRUS
The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected almost every individual directly or indirectly, resulting in a substantial increase in stress, anxiety, and depression among people across the globe.Adaptogens are herbal extracts that increase the ability of an organism to adapt to environmental stressors and decrease the damage from such factors. They are safe, non-habit forming, and balance the metabolic systems to potentiate the host response to external factors.In a study using ashwagandha extract containing 5% withanolides, at a dose of 600 mg/day, serum cortisol was found to be reduced with improvement in stress and anxiety symptoms.