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Studies on the immunomodulatory effects of Ashwagandha.

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Treatment with Ashwagandha was accompanied by significant increases in hemolytic antibody responses towards human erythrocytes, which prevented myelosuppression in mice treated with all three immunosuppressive drugs tested.
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This article is published in Journal of Ethnopharmacology.The article was published on 1996-02-01. It has received 360 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Withania somnifera & White blood cell.

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Immunomodulatory activity of Withania somnifera.

TL;DR: The results confirm the immunomodulatory activity of W. somnifera extract, which is a known immunosorbent in indigenous medicine, and Administration of Withania extract inhibited delayed type hypersentivity reaction in mice.
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Immunomodulatory activity of alcoholic extract of Mangifera indica L. in mice

TL;DR: It is concluded that test extract I is a promising drug with immunostimulant properties.
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Ayurvedic medicine. Core concept, therapeutic principles, and current relevance.

TL;DR: To understandAyurvedic medicine, it would be necessary to first understand the origin, basic concept and principles of Ayurveda.
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Ethnopharmacology and drug discovery.

TL;DR: The ethnopharmacology knowledge, its holistic and systems approach supported by experiential base can serve as an innovative and powerful discovery engine for newer, safer and affordable medicines.
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Studies on immunomodulatory activity of Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha) extracts in experimental immune inflammation.

TL;DR: The immunomodulatory activities of an Indian Ayurvedic medicinal preparation, i.e. WST and WS2, were studied in mice for immune inflammation: active paw anaphylaxis and delayed type hypersensitivity (DTH), revealing a significant increase in white blood cell counts and platelet counts.
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The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics

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A comparative pharmacological investigation of Ashwagandha and Ginseng.

TL;DR: The aqueous suspensions of roots of an Indian drug Ashwagandha and the Korean drug Ginseng were tested comparatively for 2 pharmacological activities, namely the anti-stress activity by the 'mice swimming endurance test' and anabolic activity by noting gain in body weights and levator ani muscle in rats.
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