Yea, I found out about it when I was googling lowering cholesterol naturally for my parents in law who are taking statin drugs. I read about the horrific side effects of these drugs

Yes, you are right about statin drugs. They not only damage the liver, but they also increase the risk of heart failure. 

Jiaogulan lowers cholesterol due to its high level of sterols. Sterols have a very high affinity for cholesterol and combine tightly with it to form an insoluble complex that is flushed from the body. This is the same principle that forms the "stones" in the olive oil liver flushes. Olive oil is also high in sterols, which is why it is heart healthy, and these sterols bind with cholesterol from food and from bile salts to form what people think are gallstones.

I forgot to add that another benefit of sterols is that lower blood pressure by dilating blood vessels. This also strengthens the heart and prevents arrhythmias by decreasing cardiac irritability.

 Ive been taking it for a while still think ashwhangda is better at restoring adrenal function though.

It all depends on the case. Ashwagandha is better in cases where a person is more stressed as the ashwagandha has a calming acition due to its effcts on the brain's GABA receptors.

Actually my all time favorite adaptogen is schisandra berry. I also like Chinese licorice root (G. uralensis), not the Amercian variety (G. glabra) that is more stimulating.

Ok I'm planning to buy and try the ashwaganha root ... should I try this tea as well or would consuming both be too much?

You can take both.  Herbs are best taken in formulas anyway.  They can potentiate each other in many cases, and other herbs can address issues that one herb may miss.  For example you can use juniper berry to drop blood sugar, but it will not block sugar absorption.  So if I add gymnema sylvestre to the juniper berry then I have a diabetes formula that will do a better job than either herb itself.

Can Jiaogulan be purchased in other forms besides tea? I love tea, I just wondered.

Yes, it comes in powder, capsules, and tea pills.

Boy buying all this stuff separately is going to be a bit on the expensive side! OY.

Look for bulk cut or powders. Much cheaper.  Take for example a box of mint teabags.  The box will cost $5 to $6 for less than two ounces that will cost less than $0.80 in bulk.