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.

Anti-angiogenic property of some plants

Abstract: There is an increasing demand for the herbal drug treatment of various ailments and many plant drugs fromAyurvedic systemare being explored globally. This article acts as a quick reference for extracting the anti-angiogenic properties of the following selected medicinal plants Alliumsativum, Aloe vera, Anacardium occidentale Linn, Ardisia pyramidalis (Cavanilles) Persoon, Bidens pilosa Linn., Boerhaavia diffusa, Bombax ceiba, Camellia sinensis, Clerodendrum serratum (spreng.), Coffea Arabica, Gardenia jasminoides, Glycyrrhiza glabra, Parkia speciosa, Salvia officinalis, Silybum marianum, Tillandsia recurvata L., Withania somnifera.

Effect of Different Types of Organic Source of Nutrition on Growth, Yield and Quality of Ashwagandha Roots (Withania somnifera Dunal.)

Abstract: Ashwagandha or Asgandh (Withania somnifera Dunal.) popularly known as „Indian Ginseng‟ belongs to the family Solanaceae chromosome no. 48. It is found in wild state in the Mediterranean region of North Africa. In India it is mainly cultivated in Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh, adjoining villages of Kota district of Rajasthan, Punjab and Karnataka. It is also found wild in forest grazing grounds in Mandasur and forest land in Bastar district of Chattisgarh, all over the foot hills of Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and western Uttar Pradesh (Nigam and Kandhalkar, 1995).

Effect of Organic Manures and Bio-Inoculants on Growth, Dry Root Yield and Quality in Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera L. Dunal.)

Abstract: Ashwagandha or Asgandh (Withania somnifera L. Dunal.) popularly known as ‘Indian Ginseng’ belongs to the family Solanaceae. It is found in wild state in the Mediterranean region of North Africa. In India it is mainly cultivated in Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh, adjoining villages of Kota district of Rajasthan, Punjab and Karnataka. Ashwagandha roots and occasionally its leaf and seeds are used in ayurvedic and unani medicines preparations (Majumdar, 1955). The total alkaloid content of the Indian ashwagandha roots is reported to vary between 0.13 to 0.31 per cent. Apart from roots, alkaloids have also been reported in leaves and berries (Sreerekha et al., 2004). The roots are prescribed in medicines for hiccup, several female disorders, bronchitis, rheumatism, dropsy and stomach, lung inflammation and skin diseases. They are mostly used for curing general and sexual disabilities. Roots are having anti-aging property (Savitha et al., International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 7 Number 09 (2018) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com

Mycotoxic effect of Medicinal Plants Against Helminthosporium sativum and Aspergillus niger

Abstract: hirty-nine extracts from 10 medicinal plants were tested against Helminthosporium sativum and Aspergillus niger for their fungitoxicity in vitro. Methanol leaves extracts of Lawsonia inermis, Withania somnifera, Datura metel, Datura stramonium and stem bark extract of Bauhinia racemosa significantly inhibited mycelia growth of both target fungi. Some extracts exhibited greater fungitoxicity than that of synthetic fungicide Dithane M-45.

Effect of dietary Withenia somnifera and Commiphora weightii on induced hyperlipidemic wistar rats

Abstract: This study evaluates the whole plant ethanolic extract of two plants’ i.e., Withania somnifera Dunal (Ashwagandha) and Commiphora wightii (Arnott.) Bhandari (Guggul) for their hypolipidemic effects in high fat diet induced hyperlipidemic Wistar rats. After determining lethal dose (LD50), two defined doses of the two extracts i.e., 250 mg and 500 mg of extract per kg rat body weight, serum glucose, total cholesterol, triglyceride as well as plasma creatinine, urea, glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase, aspartate aminotransferase, glutamic pyruvic transaminase and alanine transaminase were evaluated. The main finding of the study demonstrated that both the extract perform effectiveness compared to atorvastatin in a dose dependent manner in prevention of hyperlipidemic condition and could promote a better health conditions. When comparing therapies for hyperlipidemia, the higher dose of W. somnifera and C. wightii plant extracts have shown improvements in body weight, lipid profile, glucose lev¬els, liver and kidney function.