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Submitted By:

Name : C.Elammariya
&
D. Madhumitha
Dept : III-BSc.Biochemistry
Subject : Pharmaceutical Biochemistry
Topic:

Ashwagandha
(Ayurveda & Siddha)
Picture:
Scientific
Classification:
 Other Names:

Botanical name: Withania somnifera

Local names :
✤Clustered Winter Cherry
✤Indian Ginseng Strychnos
✤Winter cherry
✤Peyette Asgandha ✤poisonous
gooseberry
 Regional Names:

Bengali : Ashwagandha
Gujarati : Asandha
Hindi : Asgandha
Kannada : Ashwagandhi
Tamil : Amukara
Telugu : Penneru
English : Winter cherry
Part - Used:

The part of the plant that

used in Ashwagandha is

“Root”.
 Pharmacological Uses:

🌟It might be help with pain relief and sleep

🌟It may act as a diuretic (expelling urine from the body)
🌟It may act as an astringent (constricting body tissues)
🌟It may be an antihelminthic (acting against parasitic worms)
🌟It may be thermogenic (heat-producing). 1
🌟It might have anti-inflammatory (reduces swelling) potential
🌟It may be an anti-pyretic (reducing fever)
🌟It may have depurative (detoxifying) properties.
🌟It may be heart-protective
🌟It might act as a sedative (inducing sleep)
🌟It may be thyroprotective (protecting the thyroid gland)
🌟It might have hypoglycemic (blood sugar lowering) property.
Major uses:
 Bioactive
Compounds:

The biologically active chemical

constituents of Withania somnifera
.. (Ashwagandha) include alkaloids
(isopelletierine, anaferine, cuseohygrine,
anahygrine, etc.), steroidal lactones
(withanolides, withaferins) and saponins
 In Ayurveda:

In Ayurvedic medicine, It is useful

for different types of diseases
like Parkinson, dementia, memory
loss, stress induced diseases,
malignoma and others.
 Ayurvedic uses:

🧿Relieves Stress and Anxiety.

🧿Ashwagandha is perhaps best known for its
stress- relieving properties.
🧿Lowers Blood Sugar and Fat.
🧿Increases Muscle and Strength.
🧿Improves Sexual Function in Women.
🧿Boosts Fertility and Testosterone Levels in Men.
🧿Sharpens Focus and Memory.
🧿Supports Heart Health.
In Siddha:

In Siddha, the root of ashwagandha is

used as an anti-inflammatory agent
by an Ayurvedic physician for
dealing with tumours, swellings,
scrofula (a type of tuberculosis), and
rheumatoid arthritis (a condition
affecting joints and bones).
Thank you...