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Withania coagulans - Rishyagandha

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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.

Uses

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

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

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

How to plant/cultivate

[5]

Commonly seen growing in areas

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References

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

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