DNA-barcoding, SCoT and SRAP Based Somaclonal Variation in Micropropagated Withania somnifera Plantlets

Of withania somnifera pdf

Gate the properties of ashwagandha in an attempt to authenticate its use as a.Asgand consists of the roots of Withania somnifera which has various therapeutic actions such as. Withania somnifera Dunal belongs to the family solanaceae.Withania somnifera is a medicinal plant extends over a large area, from the.

Immunomodulatory activity of Withania somnifera.

Administration of an extract from the powdered root of the plant Withania somnifera was found to stimulate immunological activity in Babl/c mice. Treatment with five doses of Withania root extract (20 mg/dose/animal; i.p.) was found to enhance the total WBC count (17125 cells/mm(3)) on 10th day. Bone marrow cellularity (27x10(6) cells/femur) as well as alpha-esterase positive cell number (1800/...

Withania Somnifera (ashwagandha)—an Important Medicinal Plant

Cholinesterase inhibiting withanolides from Withania somnifera.

A total of two new (1, 2) and four known (3-6) withanolides were isolated from the whole plant of Withania somnifera. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic techniques and were characterized as 6alpha,7alpha-epoxy-3beta,5alpha,20beta-trihydroxy-1-oxowitha-24-enolide (1), 5beta,6beta-epoxy-4beta,17alpha,27-trihydroxy-1-oxowitha-2,24-dienolide (2), withaferin-A (3), 2,3-di...

Antioxidant activity of glycowithanolides from Withania somnifera.

Antioxidant activity of active principles of Withania somnifera, consisting of equimolar concentrations of sitoindosides VII-X and withaferin A, was investigated for their effects on rat brain frontal cortical and striatal concentrations of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GPX). Results were compared with effects induced by deprenyl, an agent with well docu...