Plant |
Family | Potato Family (Solanaceae) |
English |
Indian ginseng, Ashwagandha, Asgand, Ashvaganda, Ashvagandha, Clustered wintercherry, Ground cherry, Indian ginseng, Mediterranean withania, Poison gooseberry, Poisonous gooseberry, Winter cherry, Withania |
Latin |
Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal, Physalis somnifera L., Withania somnifera L., Physalis somnifera, Withania somniferum |
Plantparts | Aerial part, foliage, Plant stem, Roots, Stem, Unspecified |
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Ungrouped Diseases & Uses |
Adaptogen, Adaptogenic, Adstringent, Anti-asthmatic, Antibacterial, antibiotic, Anti-hypertensive, Aphrodisiac, Arterial hypertension, asthma, Astrigent, Astringent, Calmative, Calming of nerves, cough, Coughing, Coughs, Deobstruent, disease of the eye, Diuretic, Eye complaints, Eye disease, eye diseases, Herbal tonic, High bloodpressure, Hypertension, Hyper tensive, Increases sexual desire, Love drug, Lowers bloodpressure, nerve tonic, Nervine tonic, ophthalmic disease, Ophthalmic problems, opthalmic disease, reduce blood pressure, reduce high bloodpressure, relaxes the nervous system, sedative, Smallpox, soothe, soothes nerves, Soothing, Tonic, Tranquilizer, Tranquilliser, tranquillizer, Used in the treatment of cough, Varíola |
Cancer |
Anti-cancer, Anticancer (Prostate), Anti-Cancer (Skin), Anti-carciogenic, Anti-cariogenic, cancer, Cancer of the Oesophagus, Carcinoma of the prostate, Esophageal cancer, Malignant neoplasm, Malignant tumor, Oesophageal cancer, Prostate cancer, Prostrate cancer, Skin cancer |
Women's diseases |
Abortifacient, Abortion, Abortive, induce abortion |
Other uses |
Narcotic, narcotic effect, Soap, Soap Substitute, soap substitutes |
TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine |
TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin |
Local (Geographical) use |
Phytomedical used in northern India, Phytomedical used in Showbak, Jordan, Phytomedical used in the south of Kerman, Iran, Phytomedical used in West Bank, Palestine, Phytomedical use in Cyprus |
Ingredients |
| | 2,4-Methylene-Cholesterol, alkaloid, Beta-Sitosterol, Calcium, Campesterol, Chlorogenic acid, choline, Chromium, Copper, Cysteine, Cystine, Daucosterol, Hentriacontane, iron, Isopelletierine, linoleic acid, magnesium, manganese, N-Hentriacontane, Nickel, nicotine, pelletierine, potassium, potassium nitrate, Quercetin, rutin, saponin, Scopoletin, sodium, starch, Stearic acid, Steroid lactones, Stigmasterol, Sucrose, Tropine, Withanolide, zinc |
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