Withania Somnifera

We offer Withania Somnifera .
Part Used
Root
Habitat
There are over 20 other species of the Withania genus that occur in the dry parts of India, North Africa, Middle East, and the Mediterranean. These include Withania Coagulens and Withania Simonii, the roots of which are sometimes used interchangeably with those of Withania somnifera.
Medicinal Value
Roots have long been in use for hiccup, cough, dropsy, rheumatism, and female disorders, and as a sedative in cases of senile debility. The pharmacological activity is ascribed to the presence of several alkaloids.
It is useful also for inflammatory conditions, ulcers and scabies in the form of external applications. Deserves further trials for arthropathies. Leaves used as a febrifuge and applied to lesions, painful swellings, and sore eyes. Withaferin A is the most important withanolide to which the curative properties of leaves are attributed. Tender shoots used as a vegetable, also used as fodder for goats, but suspected of poisoning stock.