Aśvagandhā

Formulation nameFormulation identifierIngredient namePlant partReferences
AśvagandhāAPI000010Withania somniferarootISBN:9788190115131|ISBN:9789357373180

Dosage (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India): 3-6 g of the drug in powder form


Ayurvedic principles of drug action

Rasa (Taste)
RasaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
tiktaBitter tasteC0235290
kaṣāyaAstringent tasteC5780096

Guna (Quality)
GunaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
laghuLight (weight)C0332264

Virya (Potency)
ViryaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
uṣṇaHotD006358, C2350229

Vipaka (Post-digestive effect)
VipakaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
madhuraSweet tasteC1537081

Karma (Therapeutic action)
KarmaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
vātakaphaharaAlleviates vitiated vāta and kapha
balyaIncreases energy and staminaC0424581
rasāyanaHas rejuvenative propertyD012060, C0035016
vājīkaraṇaPotency and fertility enhancerC0870557

Phytochemicals associated with the plant ingredient of Aśvagandhā


Ingredient namePlant partPhytochemical nameReferences
Withania somniferarootbeta-SitosterolISBN:9788171360536
Withania somniferarootNicotineISBN:9788171360536
Withania somniferarootGalactitolStandardization of Single Drugs of Unani Medicine Part - III
Withania somniferarootTropineISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788185042053, ISBN:9788190648912, Standardization of Single Drugs of Unani Medicine Part - III
Withania somniferarootCuscohygrineISBN:9788185042053, ISBN:9788190648912, Standardization of Single Drugs of Unani Medicine Part - III
Withania somniferarootHygrineISBN:9788185042053
Withania somniferarootWithanolide DISBN:9788185042084, ISBN:9788190648912
Withania somniferarootWithanolide SISBN:9788190115131, ISBN:9788190648912, ISBN:9788190648943
Withania somniferarootSomniferineISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9789327275590
Withania somniferarootWithasomidienoneISBN:9788190648912
Withania somniferarootWithaferin AISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788185042145, ISBN:9788190648912, ISBN:9788190648943, Standardization of Single Drugs of Unani Medicine Part - III
Withania somniferarootWithanoneISBN:9788190648912, ISBN:9788190648943
Withania somniferarootAnahygrineISBN:9788185042053, ISBN:9788190648912, Standardization of Single Drugs of Unani Medicine Part - III
Withania somniferarootWithasomnineISBN:9788185042053
Withania somniferarootWithanolide GISBN:9788190648912
Withania somniferarootWithanolide JISBN:9788190648912
Withania somniferarootWithanolide EISBN:9788190648912
Withania somniferaroot(2R)-2-[(1S)-1-[(8R,9S,10R,13S,14R,17S)-14,17-dihydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-1-oxo-4,7,8,9,11,12,15,16-octahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl]-1-hydroxyethyl]-4,5-dimethyl-2,3-dihydropyran-6-oneISBN:9788190648912
Withania somniferarootWithanolide LISBN:9788190648912
Withania somniferarootWithanolide MISBN:9788190648912
Withania somniferarootWithanolide PISBN:9788190648912
Withania somniferarootSitoindoside IXISBN:9788172363093, ISBN:9788185042138
Withania somniferaroot4-Hydroxy-1,26-dioxo-5,6:22,26-diepoxyergosta-2,24-dien-27-yl 6-o-hexadecanoylhexopyranosideISBN:9788185042138
Withania somniferarootWithanolide CISBN:9788190648912

Therapeutic uses associated with Aśvagandhā


Formulation nameTherapeutic useTherapeutic use (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India)IMPPAT identifierMapping to other databases
Aśvagandhāanti-inflammatory agentsśothaIMPPAT3_TPUID000101D000893, C0003209, XM4KS4
Aśvagandhāemaciation kṣayaIMPPAT3_TPUID000519D004614, C0013911, 5B51
Aśvagandhāfatigue daurbalyaIMPPAT3_TPUID000570D005221, C0015672, MG22
Aśvagandhādisorders due to vitiation of vāta doṣa vātarogaIMPPAT3_TPUID000471
Aśvagandhāinfertility, male klaibyaIMPPAT3_TPUID000808D007248, C0021364, DOID:12336, GB04