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Withania somnifera
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==English name==
Winter cherry

==Therapeutic Use==
Swelling (Sotha), Tuberculosis (Ksaya), Generalised weakness (Dourbalya), Vataroga, Impotency (Klaibya)<ref>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</ref>

==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 Charaka 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<ref>Shri Bhavamishra, Bhavaprakash Nighantu, guduchyadi Varga, Verse no. 161 - 162,
Edited by Padmashree Pro. Krushnachandra Chunekar, Reprint Edition,
Chaukhambha Bharati Academy, 2015;</ref>

== 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  Ghrita
|-
|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.<ref>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</ref>

==Important Formulations==
As per A.P.I.<ref>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</ref>
* 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==
# 	Shri Bhavamishra, Bhavaprakash Nighantu, guduchyadi Varga, Verse no. 161 - 162, Edited by Padmashree Pro. Krushnachandra Chunekar, Reprint Edition, Chaukhambha Bharati Academy, 2015;
# 	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
# 	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
# 	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