Winter Cherry
Scientific Names:
Withania somnifera
Common Names:
Ashwagandha Root, Indian Ginseng
Active Constituents:
Withanolides (Sitoindosides and Alkaloids)
Common Uses:
Occasional nervousness, nervous tension, and anxiety; depressed mood and mild to moderate mood changes caused by every day stress; mental or physical fatigue
Available In:
ClarocetNRI
Clinical References and Resources
1. Withania Somnifera - Monograph
Thorne Research
Alt. Medicine Review; 2004 V9:N2 211-214 PMID: 15253680 [Read
the Full Text]
2. Studies on the immunomodulatory effects of
Ashwagandha.
Ziauddin M, Phansalkar N, Patki P, Diwanay
S, Patwardhan B.
Medinova Diagnostics Center, Indian Drugs Research Association, Pune, India.
AJ Ethnopharmacol. 1996 Feb;50(2):69-76. PMID: 8866726 [Read
the Abstract]
3. Studies on immunomodulatory activity of Withania
somnifera (Ashwagandha) extracts in experimental immune inflammation.
Agarwal R, Diwanay S, Patki P, Patwardhan B.
Bharati Vidyapeeth's Poona College of Pharmacy, Erandwane, Pune, India.
J Ethnopharmacol. 1999 Oct;67(1):27-35. PMID: 10616957 [Read
the Abstract]
4. New data referring to chemistry of Withania
somnifera species.
Elsakka M, Grigorescu E, Stanescu U, Stanescu
U, Dorneanu V.
Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacognosy, Institute of Medicine and
Pharmacy
Rev Med Chir Soc Med Nat Iasi. 1990 Apr-Jun;94(2):385-7. PMID: 2100857 [Read
the Abstract]
5. Withania somnifera, a plant with a great
therapeutical future.
Elsakka M, Pavelescu M, Grigorescu E.
Rev Med Chir Soc Med Nat Iasi. 1989 Apr-Jun;93(2):349-50. PMID: 2814052 [Read
the Abstract]
6. Systemic administration of defined extracts
from Withania somnifera (Indian Ginseng)
Schliebs R, Liebmann A, Bhattacharya SK, Kumar
A, Ghosal S, Bigl V.
Paul Flechsig Institute for Brain Research, Dept. of Neurochemistry, Univ.
of Leipzig
Neurochem Int. 1997 Feb;30(2):181-90. PMID: 9017665 [Read
the Abstract]
7. Anxiolytic-antidepressant activity of Withania
somnifera glycowithanolides: an experimental study.
Bhattacharya SK, Bhattacharya A, Sairam K,
Ghosal S.
Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University
Phytomedicine. 2000 Dec;7(6):463-9. PMID: 11194174 [Read
the Abstract]
8. Adaptogenic activity of Withania somnifera:
an experimental study using a rat model of chronic stress.
Bhattacharya SK, Muruganandam AV.
Department of Pharmacology, Postgraduate Institute of Basic Medical Sciences,
Calcutta University, India.
Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 2003 Jun;75(3):547-55. PMID: 12895672 [Read
the Abstract]
9. Scientific Basis for the Therapeutic Use of
Withania Somnifera
Mishra, Singh, Danais
Thorne Research
Alternative Medicine Review; V5-N4 334-346 PMID: 10956379 [Read
the Full Text]
10. Search for natural products related to regeneration
of the neuronal network.
Tohda C, Kuboyama T, Komatsu K.
Research Center for Ethnomedicines, Institute of Natural
Medicine, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Japan.
Neurosignals. 2005;14(1-2):34-45 PMID: 15956813 [Read
the Abstract]
11. Neuritic regeneration and synaptic reconstruction induced by withanolide
A.
Kuboyama T, Tohda C, Komatsu K.
Research Center for Ethnomedicines, Institute of Natural
Medicine, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Japan.
Br J Pharmacol. 2005 Apr;144(7):961-71 PMID: 15711595
[Read
the Abstract]
12. Evaluation of the anti-proliferative and anti-oxidative activities
of leaf extract from in vivo and in vitro raised Ashwagandha.
Kaur K, Rani G, Widodo N, Nagpal A, Taira K, Kaul SC,
Wadhwa R.
Cell Proliferation Research Team, Gene Function Research
Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology,
Japan.
Food Chem Toxicol. 2004 Dec;42(12):2015-20 PMID: 15500938
[Read
the Abstract]
13. Nootropic-like effect of ashwagandha (Withania somnifera L.) in
mice.
Dhuley JN.
Laboratory Pharmacology and Toxicology, Research Centre,
Hindustan Antibiotics Ltd, India.
Phytother Res. 2001 Sep;15(6):524-8 PMID: 11536383 [Read
the Abstract]
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