Unani Name
Asgand
Common Name
Winter Cherry, Indian ginseng, Poison gooseberry
Temperament of the Drug
(Hot 3° and Dry 3°)
Scientific Name/ Botanical Name
Withania somnifera (Linn.) Dun.
Parts used
Root, Leafs and Berry
Actions/ Therapeutic Uses
Anti-inflammatory, Restorative, General tonic and Aphrodisiac. Useful for the treatment of arthritis, anxiety, insomnia, tumours, tuberculosis, asthma, leukoderma, bronchitis, backache, fibromyalgia, menstrual problems, hiccups, and chronic liver diseases, stress and nervous disorders.
Important Formulations
Halwa-e- Gheekawar, Ma'joon Muqawwi-e- Rahem, Ma'joon Pamba Dana, Ma'joon Samagh, Ma'joon Zanjbil, Habb-e- Asgand, Safoof-e- Asgand
Doses
3-5 gms.
References
http://druginfosys.com/herbal/Herb.aspx
http://www.odishafdc.com/products_medicinal_plants.php
https://books.google.co.in/books?id=njLtCAAAQBAJ&pg=PA326&lpg=PA326&dq#v=onepage&q&f=false
http://www.indiahomeclub.com/botanical_garden/medicinal_plants_uesd_in_ays.html
http://medicinalplantation.blogspot.in/2014/12/herbs-and-their-uses.html
https://books.google.co.in/books?id=CC5cXoOwLPkC&pg=PA48&lpg=PA48&dq#v=onepage&q&f=false
http://herbs.indianmedicinalplants.info/index.php/65-solanum-nigrum-black-nightshade-kakamanchi
http://medicinalpltsinindiamp.blogspot.in/2010/02/medicinal-plants-of-india-introduction_16.html
https://books.google.co.in/books?id=njLtCAAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false
http://applications.emro.who.int/imemrf/Hamdard_Med/Hamdard_Med_2013_55_3_73_78.pdf
