ashwagandha

Asvagandha (Rt.)

AsVAGANDHË

Asvagandh¡ consists of dried mature roots of  Withania somnifera Dunal. (Fam.Solanaceae), a perennial shrub, found in waste land, cultivated field and open grounds throughout India, widely cultivated in certain areas of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan ,roots collected in winter, washed and cut into short pieces.

 

 

SYNONYMS

 

Sanskrit:        Hayagandh¡, V¡jigandh¡

Assamese:   Ashvagandha

Bengali:        Ashvagandha

English:        Winter cherry

Gujrati:          Asgandha

Hindi:            Asgandh

Kannada:      Angarberu, Hiremaddina-gida

Kashmiri:      Asagandh

Malayalam:   Amukkuram

Marathi:        Asagandha, Askagandha

Oriya:           Aswagandha

Punjabi:        Asgandh

Tamil:           Amukkaramkizangu

Telugu:        Pennerugadda

Urdu :          Asgand