Withania somnifera

Traditional uses

  • Abortifacient

    Tradition: Pakistan

  • Anodyne

    Tradition: India(Punjab)

  • Arthritis

    Tradition: Ethiopia

  • Asthma

    Tradition: India(Ayurvedic)

  • Bronchitis

    Tradition: Iraq

  • Candida

    Tradition: India

  • Contraceptive

    Tradition: Pakistan

  • Cough

    Tradition: Elsewhere

  • Diuretic

    Tradition: Africa

  • Dropsy

    Tradition: Elsewhere

  • Dyspepsia

    Tradition: India(Rajasthan)

  • Eye

    Tradition: Elsewhere

Chemicals

  • ALKALOIDS

    Plant part: Leaf. Amount: 900

  • ANAFERINE

    Plant part: Root

  • ANAHYGRINE

    Plant part: Root

  • CHLOROGENIC-ACID

    Plant part: Leaf

  • CYSTEINE

    Plant part: Fruit

  • 5,20ALPHA-(R)-DIHYROXY-6ALPHA,7ALPHA-EPOXY-1-OXO-(5ALPHA)-WITHA-2,24-DIENOLIDE

    Plant part: Plant

  • 5,6-EPOXY-4,17-DIHYDROXY-1-OXO-2,24-WITHADIENOLIDE

    Plant part: Plant

  • 5,6-EPOXY-4,20-DIHYDROXY-1-OXO-24-WITHENOLIDE

    Plant part: Plant

  • 5,6-EPOXY-20-HYDROXY-1,4-DIOXO-2-WITHENOLIDE

    Plant part: Plant

  • HENTRIACONTANE

    Plant part: Root

  • 14-HYDROXYWITHANOLIDE-D

    Plant part: Plant

  • 27-HYDROXYWITHANOLIDE-D

    Plant part: Leaf