Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha) a plant of many possibilities

Withania Somnifera (ashwagandha)—an Important Medicinal Plant

Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha): a novel source of L-asparaginase.

Different parts of plant species belonging to Solanaceae and Fabaceae families were screened for L-asparaginase enzyme (E.C.3.5.1.1.). Among 34 plant species screened for L-asparaginase enzyme, Withania somnifera L. was identified as a potential source of the enzyme on the basis of high specific activity of the enzyme. The enzyme was purified and characterized from W. somnifera, a popular medic...

Withania somnifera Dunal (Ashwagandha): A Promising Remedy for Cardiovascular Diseases

Withania somnifera Dunal (Ashwangdha), a popular medicinal herb of Ayurveda is used for health, vitality, longevity and rejuvenation properties. It is a common ingredient of polyherbal or herbomineral formulations and used for preventive or therapeutic polypharmaceutical use. Present article emphasized on the studies, which provides the pharmacological basis of its use in cardiovascular disease...

Withanolide A is inherently de novo biosynthesized in roots of the medicinal plant Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera).

Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera Dunal., Solanaceae) is one of the most reputed medicinal plants of Ayurveda, the traditional medical system. Several of its traditionally proclaimed medicinal properties have been corroborated by recent molecular pharmacological investigations and have been shown to be associated with its specific secondary metabolites known as withanolides, the novel group of er...

Induction and identification of autotetraploidy in ashwagandha (Withania somnifera Dunal.)

Seed treatment with aqueous colchicine solution was carried out for induction of autotetraploidy in ashwagandha in four accessions (Shilpa, Acc. 17, Bydyanath and MWS-327). Increased stomatal size and decrease in stomata density aided in detection of autotetraploids. Among four ashwagandha accessions tried, Acc. 17 was more responsive for the induction of autotetraploids. Colchicine at 0.5 per ...