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Withania somnifera
{{Infobox
|title = Ashwagandha
|label1 = Section/Chapter
|data1 = Herb database/Ashwagandha
|label2 = Botanical name(s)
|data2 = Withania somnifera
|label3 = Contributors
|data3 = --
|label4 = Year of publication
|data4 = 2023
|label5 = Publisher
|data5 = [[Charak Samhita Research, Training and Skill Development Centre]]
|label6 = DOI
|data6 = Awaited
}}
==English name==
Winter cherry
==Therapeutic Use==
Swelling (Sotha), Tuberculosis (Ksaya), Generalised weakness (Dourbalya), Vataroga, Impotency (Klaibya)
==Other varieties / Other botanical names==
* Alicabon somniferum (L.) Raf.
* Larnax morrisonii (Dunal) Miers
* Physalis alpini J.Jacq.
* Physalis flexuosa L.
* Physalis scariosa Webb & Berthel.
* Physalis somnifera L.
* Physaloides somnifera (L.) Moench
* Withania arborescens Dunal
* Withania chevalieri A.E.Gonç.
* Withania kansuensis Kuang & A. M. Lu
* Withania microphysalis Suess
* Withania morisonii Dunal
* Withania mucronata Chiov.
* Withania obtusifolia Täckh.
* Withania sicula Lojac.
==Identification Characters==
* '''Gandhapatri''' – Leaves too have the smell of horse.
* '''Varahakarni''' – Leaves resembles pig’s ears.
* '''Ashvakanda''' – The root smells like horse or on consuming it imparts sexual power like horse.
==Types==
* Aswagandha (Withania somnifera)
* Nagauri Aswagandha (Withania ashwagandha)
==Synonyms in Charak Samhita==
Ashwagandha
==Synonyms in Bhavaprakasha Nighantu==
Vaji(the roots emit smell of horse urine), Hayahvaya(synonyms of house may be attributed to this drug), Varahakarni(Leaves resembles pig’s ears), Varada, Balada(it imparts strength), Kusthagandhini
== Ayurvedic pharmacological properties ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
Properties
|'''Sr.no.'''
|'''Pharmacological criteria'''
|'''Properties'''
|-
|1
|Taste (rasa)
|Bitter (tikta), Pungent (katu) and Sweet (madhura)
|-
|2
|Potency (veerya)
|Hot (ushna)
|-
|3
|Post digestion effect (vipaka)
|Sweet (madhura)
|-
|4
|Qualities (guna)
|Light (laghu), Unctous (snigdha)
|-
|5
|Actions (karma)
|Pacify Kapha and Pitta
|}
==Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
Herbs and their activities
|'''Sr.no.'''
|'''Reference in Charak Samhita'''
|'''Activity'''
|-
|1
|Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]]. 4/9(2)
|Bruhaniya mahakashaya(ingredient of group of herbs for promoting strength)
|-
|2
|Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]]. 4/9(7)
|Balya mahakashay(ingredient of group of herbs for promoting bala (tonic))
|-
|3
|Cha.Sa.[[Vimana Sthana]].8/136
|Virechana Dravyani(List of medicines used in therapeutic purgation)
|-
|4
|Cha.Sa.[[Vimana Sthana]].8/139
|Madhur skanda(group of sweet drug)
|-
|5
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 2/1/34
|Ingredient in Vajikaran Ghrit
|-
|6
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]].13/109
|In treatment of Udara roga (for lepa)
|-
|7
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]].14/50
|Dhupan yoga in arsha roga
|-
|8
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]].17/117
|Kshara mixed with madhuk ghrit used in hikka svasa.
|-
|9
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]].18/75
|As an ingredient of dhumapan yoga.
|-
|10
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]].21/123
|For pradeha prayoga in granthi visarpa.
|-
|11
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]].23/70
|As an ingredient of Gandha hasti agada.
|-
|12
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]].23/80
|As an ingredient of Maha -Gandha hasti agada.
|-
|13
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]].23/244
|As an ingredient of Amruta ghrita.
|-
|14
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]].27/43
|As an ingredient of Kusthadi Taila
|-
|15
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]].22/50
|As an ingredient of Utsadana Yoga
|-
|16
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]].28/166
|As an ingredient of Ashwagandha Taila paka
|-
|17
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]].28/170
|As an ingredient of Vrushamuladi taila.
|-
|18
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]].28/173
|As an ingredient of Mulaka taila.
|-
|19
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]].29/73
|As an ingredient of Jeevakadi mahasneha.
|-
|20
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]].30/260
|As a paniya yoga, in the treatment of Stanya dosha.
|}
==Dose==
3 – 6 gm of the drug in powder form.
==Important Formulations==
* Ashwagandhadyarishta
* Ashwagandhadi Leha
* Balashvagandha Lakshadi Taila
==Current availability ==
Available
In India – Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Assam
Out of India – Nepal, Sri Lanka, China, Pakistan, Australia, Afghanistan, Morocco, Spain
==Current researches ==
[[Category: Database of herbs and minerals | Herbs]]
This article is under development ..
==References==
1. Shri Bhavamishra, Bhavaprakash Nighantu, guduchyadi Varga, Verse no. 161 - 162, Edited by Padmashree Pro. Krushnachandra Chunekar, Reprint Edition, Chaukhambha Bharati Academy, 2015;
2. Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume I:10
3. Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume I:10
4. Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume I:10
{{Infobox
|title = Ashwagandha
|label1 = Section/Chapter
|data1 = Herb database/Ashwagandha
|label2 = Botanical name(s)
|data2 = Withania somnifera
|label3 = Contributors
|data3 = --
|label4 = Year of publication
|data4 = 2023
|label5 = Publisher
|data5 = [[Charak Samhita Research, Training and Skill Development Centre]]
|label6 = DOI
|data6 = Awaited
}}
==English name==
Winter cherry
==Therapeutic Use==
Swelling (Sotha), Tuberculosis (Ksaya), Generalised weakness (Dourbalya), Vataroga, Impotency (Klaibya)
==Other varieties / Other botanical names==
* Alicabon somniferum (L.) Raf.
* Larnax morrisonii (Dunal) Miers
* Physalis alpini J.Jacq.
* Physalis flexuosa L.
* Physalis scariosa Webb & Berthel.
* Physalis somnifera L.
* Physaloides somnifera (L.) Moench
* Withania arborescens Dunal
* Withania chevalieri A.E.Gonç.
* Withania kansuensis Kuang & A. M. Lu
* Withania microphysalis Suess
* Withania morisonii Dunal
* Withania mucronata Chiov.
* Withania obtusifolia Täckh.
* Withania sicula Lojac.
==Identification Characters==
* '''Gandhapatri''' – Leaves too have the smell of horse.
* '''Varahakarni''' – Leaves resembles pig’s ears.
* '''Ashvakanda''' – The root smells like horse or on consuming it imparts sexual power like horse.
==Types==
* Aswagandha (Withania somnifera)
* Nagauri Aswagandha (Withania ashwagandha)
==Synonyms in Charak Samhita==
Ashwagandha
==Synonyms in Bhavaprakasha Nighantu==
Vaji(the roots emit smell of horse urine), Hayahvaya(synonyms of house may be attributed to this drug), Varahakarni(Leaves resembles pig’s ears), Varada, Balada(it imparts strength), Kusthagandhini
== Ayurvedic pharmacological properties ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
Properties
|'''Sr.no.'''
|'''Pharmacological criteria'''
|'''Properties'''
|-
|1
|Taste (rasa)
|Bitter (tikta), Pungent (katu) and Sweet (madhura)
|-
|2
|Potency (veerya)
|Hot (ushna)
|-
|3
|Post digestion effect (vipaka)
|Sweet (madhura)
|-
|4
|Qualities (guna)
|Light (laghu), Unctous (snigdha)
|-
|5
|Actions (karma)
|Pacify Kapha and Pitta
|}
==Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
Herbs and their activities
|'''Sr.no.'''
|'''Reference in Charak Samhita'''
|'''Activity'''
|-
|1
|Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]]. 4/9(2)
|Bruhaniya mahakashaya(ingredient of group of herbs for promoting strength)
|-
|2
|Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]]. 4/9(7)
|Balya mahakashay(ingredient of group of herbs for promoting bala (tonic))
|-
|3
|Cha.Sa.[[Vimana Sthana]].8/136
|Virechana Dravyani(List of medicines used in therapeutic purgation)
|-
|4
|Cha.Sa.[[Vimana Sthana]].8/139
|Madhur skanda(group of sweet drug)
|-
|5
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 2/1/34
|Ingredient in Vajikaran Ghrit
|-
|6
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]].13/109
|In treatment of Udara roga (for lepa)
|-
|7
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]].14/50
|Dhupan yoga in arsha roga
|-
|8
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]].17/117
|Kshara mixed with madhuk ghrit used in hikka svasa.
|-
|9
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]].18/75
|As an ingredient of dhumapan yoga.
|-
|10
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]].21/123
|For pradeha prayoga in granthi visarpa.
|-
|11
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]].23/70
|As an ingredient of Gandha hasti agada.
|-
|12
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]].23/80
|As an ingredient of Maha -Gandha hasti agada.
|-
|13
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]].23/244
|As an ingredient of Amruta ghrita.
|-
|14
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]].27/43
|As an ingredient of Kusthadi Taila
|-
|15
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]].22/50
|As an ingredient of Utsadana Yoga
|-
|16
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]].28/166
|As an ingredient of Ashwagandha Taila paka
|-
|17
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]].28/170
|As an ingredient of Vrushamuladi taila.
|-
|18
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]].28/173
|As an ingredient of Mulaka taila.
|-
|19
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]].29/73
|As an ingredient of Jeevakadi mahasneha.
|-
|20
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]].30/260
|As a paniya yoga, in the treatment of Stanya dosha.
|}
==Dose==
3 – 6 gm of the drug in powder form.
==Important Formulations==
* Ashwagandhadyarishta
* Ashwagandhadi Leha
* Balashvagandha Lakshadi Taila
==Current availability ==
Available
In India – Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Assam
Out of India – Nepal, Sri Lanka, China, Pakistan, Australia, Afghanistan, Morocco, Spain
==Current researches ==
[[Category: Database of herbs and minerals | Herbs]]
This article is under development ..
==References==
1. Shri Bhavamishra, Bhavaprakash Nighantu, guduchyadi Varga, Verse no. 161 - 162, Edited by Padmashree Pro. Krushnachandra Chunekar, Reprint Edition, Chaukhambha Bharati Academy, 2015;
2. Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume I:10
3. Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume I:10
4. Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume I:10