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.

Response of Withania somnifera, (L.) Dunal. to Soils from different locations in Satara district w.r.t Germination and Vegetative Growth

Abstract: KEY WORDS Withania somnifera, Dunal. belongs to family Solanaceae. It is also known as Ashwagandha or Indian Genseng. Withanolides are constituents of roots of Ashwagandha. Withanolide is the major constituent with appreciable quantity of Withanone and traces of Withaferin-A. In Ayurvedic literature, is a “Rasayana” or rejuvenating drug and hence also traditionally known as Avarada which suggests the application of this plant for enhancing longevity. The seeds of Withania somnifera, Dunal. var somnifera were selected and used for following investigations. Different locations from Junnar taluka showed different response to germination and vegetative growth. From present investigation it can be concluded that soil with alkaline properties was more efficient for germination and growth of Withania somnifera, Dunal. than acidic soil. Ashwagandha, Soils, Germination, Growth

Efficacy of Withania somnifera on lipid profile of endosulfan induced toxicity in Swiss albino mice

Abstract: India is an agrarian country with crops cultivated at a huge scale. Pesticides in recent times have caused serious health hazards in the population which are widely used by the farmers for the better yield of crops. Endosulfan is an organochlorine pesticide, which is widely used by the farmers. But, in the present times, it has caused serious health hazards in the exposed population causing various diseases, including cancer. Hence, the present study on animal aims to observe the protective effect of Withania somnifera against endosulfan induced toxicity in Swiss albino mice. Endosulfan at the dose of 3mg/Kg body weight per day was administered orally to Swiss albino mice for 4 weeks. Then after, W. somnifera at the dose of 1000 mg/Kg b.w. was orally administered for 4 weeks. Mice were sacrificed after the completion of the entire treatment. After dissection, the blood samples were collected for biochemical assay, especially for lipid profile analysis. The lipid profile study showed inclination in the Total cholesterol level (117±6.686 mg/dl), Cholesterol (LDL) (78.83±4.151mg/dl), level and Triglycerides level (60.83±2.613mg/dl), while declination in Cholesterol (HDL) (13.50±1.33mg/dl), level after Endosulfan exposure. But, upon W. somnifera treatment to the endosulfan treated group showed significant (p<0.001) normalisation in the lipid profile levels. Therefore, it was concluded that W. somnifera played a vital role to control the endosulfan induced toxicity.

Yield and Quality Parameters of Alkaloids of Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal

Abstract: The yield and quality parameters of Withania somnifera (L) Dunal were studied using Integrated Nutrient management treatments The field experiment was conducted in Research Farm, Co llege of Agriculture, JNKVV, Jabalpur during Kharif season, whereas the laboratory work were carried out in the Quality Laboratory, College of Agriculture, Jabalpur The soil of experimental field was sandy loam in texture with pH 75, EC 018 ds/m and hav ing good drainage Soil analysis revealed that available nitrogen was low (2020kg/ha) whereas available phosphorus (1625kg/ha) and potassium (2360 kg/ha) were in the medium range The aim of the present paper t o determine the quality & yield parameter o f Withania somnifera (L) Dunal under the Integrated Nutrient Management treatments