Withania coagulans - Rishyagandha

Withania coagulans is a plant in the Solanaceae family. It is native to Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Indian subcontinent. Within the Withania genus W. somnifera (Ashwagandha) and W. coagulans (Paneer booti/Ashutosh booti) are economically significant. It is cultivated in several regions for their use in Ayurveda.

Uses

Diabetes, Kidney problems.

Parts Used

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Chemical Composition

W. coagulans is rich in steroidal lactones, which are known as withanolides. Withanolides are naturally occurring polyhydroxy C28 steroidal lactones.

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	Gunja
English

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Habit

Shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	Alternate	Shoots rigid, greyish-green, stellate-tomentose. Leaves 3-8 x 1.4-3.5 cm, elliptic-ovate to elliptic-lanceolate, obtuse or acute, cuneate, leathery, nerves faint. Petiole 5-10 mm long.

=Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Bisexual	Axillary	Pale yellow		Calyx cupular-campanulate, stellate-tomentose; lobes 1.5-2.5 mm long, acute. Corolla exceeding calyx, campanulate, stellate-tomentose outside, yellowish Within.

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
Berry	10-12 mm broad		Globose, red, included in fruiting calyx	Seeds 2.5 mm broad. reniform, brown, minutely rugose-reticulate to ± smooth	{{{6}}}

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area, Sub Tropical area,