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LiverTox: Ashwagandha

Clinical safety source for ashwagandha-associated liver injury reports, used to counter the assumption that adaptogenic or adrenal-support supplements are automatically low-risk.

Clinical resourceGovernment health research
Source type
Clinical resource
Access type
Official
Publisher
NIDDK LiverTox
Added
2026-07-01
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Trust profile

VV Source Trust Matrix v1.0

VV Source Trust Matrix v1.0 asks whether this source is trustworthy for the claim lane being used, not whether every possible claim from it is equally strong.

91

Government health research

Publisher type
Government research
Bias profile
Low

This source is strongest for safety and clinical outcomes and weaker for consumer context and regulatory status.

VV Source Fit Score 1.0

Fit by use case

Fit scores are role-specific. A source can be excellent for one claim lane and weak for another.

Frameworks ->
Regulatory status
66/100
Context Source
Clinical outcomes
90/100
Primary Anchor
Mechanism
90/100
Primary Anchor
Safety
92/100
Primary Anchor
Consumer context
88/100
Strong Support
Trial discovery
89/100
Strong Support

Best used for

  • Research synthesis
  • Public-health context
  • Safety resources

Weak for

  • Primary endpoint extraction when a study is available

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Claim ledger

Claims supported

Reviewed claim cards that cite this source in the evidence graph.

uncertain72/100

cortisol: Ashwagandha has limited human evidence for stress or anxiety

Ashwagandha has limited human evidence for stress or anxiety outcomes, but that does not make it a universal cortisol fix or risk-free adrenal treatment.

Early human evidence3 sources

Related studies

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GovernmentGovernment health research

NCCIH: Ashwagandha Usefulness and Safety

Government integrative-health source for ashwagandha safety, uncertainty, pregnancy cautions, adverse effects, and rare liver-injury reports; used to keep stress-supplement claims bounded.

Trust score
91
Publisher
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
Access
Official
Usage
5 connections
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GovernmentGovernment health research

CDC: Parasites Diagnosis

Government diagnostic-context source used to keep parasite concern tied to exposure history, organism-specific evaluation, clinical symptoms, and appropriate testing rather than vague wellness symptoms.

Trust score
91
Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Access
Official
Usage
13 connections
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GovernmentGovernment health research

EPA: A Brief Guide to Mold, Moisture and Your Home

Government environmental-health source for the core remediation rule: fix moisture, clean mold, dry water damage quickly, and do not treat testing as the primary intervention.

Trust score
91
Publisher
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Access
Official
Usage
12 connections
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GovernmentU.S. health regulator

FDA drug recall database

Canonical source record for the republished rapid brief amgen-corlanor-sensipar-foreign-matter-recall.

Trust score
94
Publisher
FDA drug recall database
Access
Official
Usage
0 connections
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Topic tags

ashwagandhaliver-injuryconsumer-safety

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