Withania Somnifera: The Indian Ginseng Ashwagandha
Singh, Sandhya & Kumar, Sushil
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Book ID : 15862
ISBN-10 : 81-86943-91-9 / 8186943919
Place
of Publication :
Lucknow
Year
of Publication :
1998
Edition :
Language : English
vi, 293p., Index, 29 cm.
CONTENTS
CONTENTS:- I. Introduction: 1. Folklore of Ashwagandha (Withania Somnifera). 2. Uses in Traditional Systems of Medicine. II. Internatinal Occurrence. III. Botany. IV. Pharmacognosy. V. Chemistry: 1. Chemical Constituents of Ashwagandha. 2. Withanolides of Other Solanaceous Plants. VI. Withanolides of Other Plants. VII. Cultivation: 1. Agronomical Perspectives. 2. Genetics and Crop Improvement. 3. Physiological Manipulations. 4. Cell and Tissue Culturing. 5. Genetic Engineering. VIII. Concluding Remarks.
DESCRIPTION
Ashwagandha is an important tyraditional ancient plant whose roots and leaves have been employed as avaluable drug in Indian traditional systems of medicine ayurveda and Unani . There is now considerable clinical evidence for the effectiveness of ashwagandha constituents in the treatment of rheumatic pain, inflammation of joints ,nervous disorders and epilepsy and as aphrodisac , diuretic restorative and rejuvenate drug.ashwagandha roots are compared with ginseng roots for their restorative properties and have been given the name "Indian Ginseng". This book/monograph comprehensively compiles the substantially amount of scientific information relating to almost all the aspects of ashwagandha that has accumulated in the traditional and present literature, covering more than 585 references.
