Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) Gana or Classification according to Ayurveda: Balya‚ Brahneya and Madhuraskanda. Family: Solanaceae. Botanical name: Withania somnifera (Linn.) Dunal. Synonyms: Asgandha (Hindi)‚ Ashwagandha‚ Avarohaka‚ Balya‚ Gokarna‚ Turangahva‚ Vajikari‚ Varada‚ Varahakarni‚ Vrsa (Sanskrit)‚ Winter cherry (English). Habitat: W. somnifera is found in India. Morphology: W. somnifera is a perennial herb covered with hairs. It has tap root; stem is herbaceous above and woody
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This study was aimed to evaluate the Protective effect of Withania somnifera on forced swimming induced CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) in male albino rats. Withania somnifera i.e.‚ Ashwagandha churna‚ an ayurvedic herbal drug was used in this study. Forced swimming for 15 min for consecutively for a period of 21 days was used to induce the CFS. Imipramine was selected as standard drug. Several parameters like Behavioural (Imobility‚ Anxiety‚ Locomotor activity) and Biochemical (Lipid peroxidation
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Effects of Arnica Montana & Withania Somnifera on cerebral blood circulation and anti-stress Withania Somnifera has great medicinal values like normalizing physiological functions‚ as a sedative‚ and for even address stress related conditions. This plant is commonly found in the sub-tropical regions and its roots and leaves have a medicinal value. Withania Somnifera helps induce weight loss and also lowers the blood pressure. It is also found to enhance physical strength‚ provide clarity in mind
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ginseng Ashwagandha - also known as Indian Winter Cherry has the Botanical name Withania Somnifera -It is a shrub belonging to Solanace family. It is grown in the western India‚ Gujarat‚ MP‚ Punjab and in Himalaya Ashwagandha gets its name because its roots have the odor of horse. ( Ashwa = horse ‚ gandha = odor ). It is called by another name Varaha karni because its leaves resemble pig’s ear. Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) is also known as winter cherry‚ Indian ginseng‚ and a number of other
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there are some natural stress relievers that we can use to help counteract consequences stress can produce. These symptoms include decreased immune function‚ increased anxiety‚ fatigue‚ GI issues‚ and insomnia (Head & Kelly‚ 2009). Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) is an adaptogen that has been used for hundreds of years for its anti-stress and anxiety properties (Singh‚ et al.‚ 2011). Ashwagandha contains withanolides which have a sterol structure. This sterol structure is the component responsible
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Int J Mol Sci. 2009 May; 10(5): 2367–2382. Published online 2009 May 20. doi: 10.3390/ijms10052367 PMCID: PMC2695282 C.R 1. Hypoglycaemic and Hypolipidaemic Effects of Withania somnifera Root and Leaf Extracts on Alloxan-Induced Diabetic Rats Rajangam Udayakumar‚1‚2 Sampath Kasthurirengan‚2 Thankaraj Salammal Mariashibu‚2 Manoharan Rajesh‚2 Vasudevan Ramesh Anbazhagan‚2 Sei Chang Kim‚1 Andy Ganapathi‚1‚2 and Chang Won Choi1‚* In the present study‚ the key gluconeogenic enzyme G6P activity
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AIM - In vitro clonal propagation of Acacia nilotica (L.) - A nitrogen fixing tree KINGDOM: | Plantae | (UNRANKED): | Angiosperms | (UNRANKED): | Eudicots | (UNRANKED): | Rosids | ORDER: | Fabales | FAMILY: | Fabaceae | GENUS: | Acacia | SPECIES: | A. nilotica | THEORY Acacia nilotica (L.) wild ex Del belongs to the family Leguminosae commonly known as Babool or Kikar‚ is a multipurpose legume tree. Acacia nilotica (gum Arabic tree‚ babul‚ Egyptian thorn‚ Sant tree
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buxifolia‚ Otostegia limbata‚ Peganum hermala‚ Periploca aphylla‚ Rhazya stricta‚ Salvadora oloides‚ Salvia santoliniaefolia var. pumila ‚ Solanum surratense‚ Sueda fruticosa‚ Tamarix aphylla‚ Taraxacum officinale‚ Taverniera nummularia‚ Withania coagulans‚ Withania somnifera‚ Zizyphus maurtiana and Zizyphus nummularia. Among these 37 plants are medicinal‚ 19 are browsed by animals‚ 14 are fuel wood species‚ 8 are honey bee species‚ 8 species are used for fencing and hedging‚ 7 species are used as
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2. The member of this family have mucilagenous substance a) Musacae b) Euphorbiaceae c) Malvaceae d) Solanaceae 3. The pink flowered ornamental plant in solanaceae is a) Withania somnifera c) solanum trilobatum b) Petunia hybrida d) cestrum diurnum 4. The inflorescence seen in Acalypha indica is a) captitulum
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Squalene synthases and its application Squalene synthase is a very important enzyme catalyzing the first step of sterol/hopanoid biosynthesis in various organisms. Many studies have been reported on SQS such as in plant (Dioscorea zingiberensis (71)‚ Withania somnifera (22)‚ fungi (Candida tropicalis (38)). Detailed characteristics of squalene synthases are described in Table 1. A Poria cocos – originated SQS was isolated and characterized using degenerate and inverse PCR. Transcriptional level of this
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