Multipurpose efficacious medicinal plant Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal (Ashwagandha)
Khanna, P.K.; Arun Kumar; Ashok Ahuja; Kaul, M.K.
Journal of Plant Biology 33(3): 185-192.
2006
ISSN/ISBN: 1226-9239 Accession: 013430252
Ashwaganda (Withania somnifera) is a multi-purpose medicinal plant offering solutions for a number of diseases and for restoration of healthy balance of life. Traditional uses and research results on biological activities of Ashwagandha have been reviewed here.
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