Note: This is a project under development. The articles on this wiki are just being initiated and broadly incomplete. You can Help creating new pages.
Withania somnifera Dunal - Ashvaghandha
This page is a stub. Learn how you can help expanding it.
Ashvagandha consists of dried mature roots of Withania somnifera Dunal. (Fam.Solanaceae), a perennial shrub, found in waste land, cultivated field and open grounds throughout India, widely cultivated in certain areas of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan , roots collected in winter, washed and cut into short pieces.[1]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Angarberu, Hiremaddina-gida |
| Hindi | Asgandh |
| Malayalam | Amukkuram |
| Tamil | Amukkaramkizangu |
| Telugu | Pennerugadda |
| Marathi | Asagandha, Askagandha |
| Gujarathi | Asgandha |
| Punjabi | Asgandh |
| Kashmiri | Asagandh |
| Sanskrit | Hayagandhi, Vajigandha |
| English | NA |
Chemical Composition
Alkaloids and withanolides.
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya
Guna
Laghu (Light)
Veerya
Ushna (Hot)
Vipaka
Madhura
Karma
Rasaayana, Vatakaphapaha, Balya, Vajikaarana
Prabhava
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 20.
See also
External Links
- Pages that are stubs
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in Marathi
- Herbs with common name in Gujarathi
- Herbs with common name in Punjabi
- Herbs with common name in Kashmiri
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Ayurvedic Medicine
