Recent Trends and New Medicinal Uses of Withania Somnifera (ashwagandha)
Year: 2025
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Withania somnifera is commonly called as Ashwagandha/Asgand and it belongs to the family Solanaceae. It is a well known medicinal plant widely used in the treatment of many clinical conditions in Indian subcontinent. In traditional medical systems, various parts (leaf, stem, flowers, roots, seeds, bark, and even plants) of the small herb found throughout India, withhania somnifera (known as ashwagandha), are recommended for the treatment of aflogisia, liver tonics, anti-inflammatory patients, and recent aggressive patients. Symptoms, aging, senile dementia, etc. Clinical and animal studies support the therapeutic use of Ashwagandha for anxiety, cognitive and neurological diseases, inflammation, and patient diseases. The chemotherapy properties of Ashwagandha make it a potentially useful addition to patients receiving radiation and chemotherapy. Ashwagandha is also used therapeutically as an adaptogen in patients with stress-induced neurofatigue, insomnia, and immunohistopathy in patients with low leukocytes in the blood. The most important biochemical components of Aschwaganda root are steroidal alkaloids and steroid lactones in the Wemhanolids class. Keywords: Withania somnifera, Withanolides, Medicinal plants, Ashwagandha
Author: Dr. Somesh Kumar Saxena*, Monu Kumar, Dr. Shailesh Jain
Language: English
Subfield: Complementary and alternative medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6949589142
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