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Ashwagandha


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Date of Review:
July 2008

Common Name:
Ashwagandha

Scientific Name:
Withania somnifera (Solanaceae)

Other Names:
Ajagandha, Amangura, Amukkirag, Asan, Asgand, Asgandh, Asgandha, Ashagandha, Ashvagandha, Ashwaganda, Ashwanga, Asoda, Asundha, Asvagandha, Aswagandha, Avarada, Ayurvedic Ginseng, Clustered Wintercherry, Ghoda Asoda, Hayahvaya, Indian Ginseng, Kanaje Hindi, Kuthmithi, Samm Al Ferakh, Turangi-Ghanda, Vajigandha, Winter Cherry, Withania (1).


Authors:
Yuan Zhou, BScPhm (candidate), Heather Boon, BScPhm, PhD

Reviewers:
Nabeel Ghayur, BPharm, MPhil, PhD, Paul Suanders, ND, PhD



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