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'''Withania coagulans''' is a plant in the Solanaceae or nightshade family, 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, and are cultivated in several regions for their use in Ayurveda.
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'''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.
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==Uses==
 
==Uses==
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{{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Kidney problems}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
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==Chemical Composition==
 
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W. coagulans is rich in steroidal lactones, which are known as withanolides. Withanolides are naturally occurring polyhydroxy C28 steroidal lactones.<ref name="Chemical Composition"/>
  
 
==Common names==
 
==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=Gunja|ta=|te=|hi=|en=}}
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==Properties==
 
==Properties==
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
===Leaf===
 
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{{Leaf|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. }}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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{{Leaf|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.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
 
===Flower==
 
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{{Flower|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. Stamens included. Stigma subexserted. Male flowers: stamens ± subexserted. Anthers c. 3.5 mm long; filaments 2.0 mm long. Female flowers: stamens included. Anthers smaller than in male flowers. Style glabrous.}}
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{{Flower|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===
 
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{{Fruit|Berry|10-12 mm broad||globose, red, included in fruiting calyx|Seeds c. 2.5 mm broad. reniform, brown, minutely rugose-reticulate to ± smooth}}
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{{Fruit|Berry|10-12 mm broad||Globose, red, included in fruiting calyx|Seeds 2.5 mm broad. reniform, brown, minutely rugose-reticulate to ± smooth}}
  
 
===Other features===
 
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==How to plant/cultivate==
 
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
{{Commonly seen|Tropical area}}, {{Commonly seen|Sub Tropical area}},
 
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==Photo Gallery==
 
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=242426281 Botonic description]</ref>
 
<ref name="Leaf">[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=242426281 Botonic description]</ref>
 
<ref name="Common names">[ Vernacular names]</ref>
 
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<ref name="Cultivation details">[Cultivation details]</ref>
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<ref name="Chemical Composition">[https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1211/jpp.62.02.0001 Chemical Composition]</ref>
 
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Latest revision as of 10:31, 4 September 2020

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.[1]

Parts Used

[[:Category:Herbs with used in medicine|]]

Chemical Composition

W. coagulans is rich in steroidal lactones, which are known as withanolides. Withanolides are naturally occurring polyhydroxy C28 steroidal lactones.[2]

Common names

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

[3]

Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

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.

[4]

=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}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

[5]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area, Sub Tropical area,

Photo Gallery

References

  1. ↑ [ Uses]
  2. ↑ Chemical Composition
  3. ↑ [ Vernacular names]
  4. ↑ Botonic description
  5. ↑ [Cultivation details]

External Links

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