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Withania somnifera

About: Withania somnifera is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 2116 publications have been published within this topic receiving 43404 citations. The topic is also known as: Ashwaganda & Indian ginseng.


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01 Jan 2015
TL;DR: Evaluation of Health Biomarkers in Hyperlipidemic Albino Rabbits after Treatment with Withania somnifera and Lactuca scariola finds positive results.
Abstract: RESEARCH ARTICLE Evaluation of Health Biomarkers in Hyperlipidemic Albino Rabbits after Treatment with Withania somnifera and Lactuca scariola Haseeb Anwar 1 * , Zia-ur-Rahman , Muhammad Umar Sohai l , Arslan If t ikhar 1 , Ghulam Hussain , Muhammad Irfan Ullah 1 , Muhammad Amjad Ali 3 and Arslan Shaukat Depar tment of Physiology, Facul ty of Science & Technology, Government College Univers i ty, Faisalabad, Pakis tan Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan Facul ty of Veter inary Sciences, Bahauddin Zakar iya Universi ty, Multan, Pakistan

2 citations

Patent
29 Aug 2013
TL;DR: In this article, a health drinking water is characterized by including a plant extract containing at least an extract from all herbs belonging to the following first group: (1) Emblica officinals, (2) Piper longum, (3) Asparagus racemosus, (4) Withania somnifera and Physalis flexuosa or Ipomoea digitata.
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide health drinking water which can express a synergistic health-promoting effect by the combination of a plurality of herbs, and to provide health drinking water which has a moderated bitter taste and can easily be drunk by anyone.SOLUTION: A health drinking water is characterized by including a plant extract containing at least an extract from all herbs belonging to the following first group. The herbs of the first group: (1) Emblica officinals, (2) Piper longum, (3) Asparagus racemosus, (4) Withania somnifera and Physalis flexuosa or Ipomoea digitata.

2 citations

01 Jan 2010
TL;DR: Significantly highest root yield was recorded with the harvesting at 100% flowering stage over all the treatments except berry ripening stage and the highest fibre content was recorded at maturity stage.
Abstract: A field experiment to study the effect of time of harvest on root yield and quality of Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera Dunal) was conducted at Nagarjun Medicinal Plants Garden, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola (Maharashtra) during 2003-04. The treatments were comprised of five harvesting time viz., T 1 -At flowering initiation, T 2 50% flowering, T 3 -100 % flowering, T 4 -Berry ripening and T 5 -At maturity tried in Randomized Block Design with four replications. Significantly highest root yield was recorded with the harvesting at 100% flowering stage over all the treatments except berry ripening stage. The crude fibre content was also found to increase with the harvesting time and the highest fibre content was recorded at maturity stage. The total alkaloids content was significantly highest at 50% flowering stage followed by 100% flowering stage. The graded root yield was also influenced by harvesting time and significantly highest root yield of A grade was obtained at 100% flowering stage.

2 citations

Journal ArticleDOI
01 Oct 2019
TL;DR: It is concluded that W. somnifera may be beneficial in preventing the PTSD symptoms in response to a traumatic event and considerably restored the behavioral changes and normalized the corticosterone levels.
Abstract: The present study was conducted to explore the role of Withania somnifera in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in mice. Swiss albino mice were subjected to a 2-day electric foot-shock stress of 5 min, which included 15 alternating inescapable foot shocks of 0.8 mA intensity with 10-s duration and 10-s intershock interval on the electrified grid floor. It was followed by 3 week re-exposures (on day 3, 7, and 14) in the same context (as situational reminders) for 5 min without delivering any foot-shocks. Trauma and situational reminders results a significant development of behavioral deficits and reduced serum corticosterone levels, as assessed on the 21st day. A significant development of freezing behavior was also observed in response to situational reminders on 3rd, 7th and 14th days. Repeated administration (for 21 days) of W. somnifera (50 mg/kg and 100 mg/kg) considerably restored the behavioral changes and normalized the corticosterone levels. W. somnifera led to significant reduction in the freezing behavior in response to situational reminders suggesting the inhibition of formation of aversive fear memory. It may be concluded that W. somnifera may be beneficial in preventing the PTSD symptoms in response to a traumatic event.

2 citations


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No. of papers in the topic in previous years
YearPapers
2023114
2022265
202188
2020124
201995
2018111